Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHANKAR, VIJAY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2615 2622 2624 2629 2697 3664

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

Vijay Shankar has handled 1126 resolved cases in Art Unit 2615. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 90.9 percent. This figure provides a baseline for applicants to understand the probability of a grant in Tech Center 3600. The data shows an interview lift of 8.6 percent. This lift represents the difference in allowance rates between cases with and without interviews. Practitioners should consider this 8.6 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in direct communication.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 806. This duration represents the timeline for reaching a final resolution for the 1126 resolved cases. Applicants in Art Unit 2615 can use this 806-day metric to plan their prosecution schedules. The 90.9 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for this profile. With an interview lift of 8.6 percent, the role of the interview is a documented factor in the examiner's history. These metrics provide a view of the prosecution environment for this profile in Tech Center 3600.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

90.9%
Allow Rate
+38.9% vs TC avg
1,140
Total Applications
+8.6%
Interview Lift
806
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1126 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
45.5%
§102 Novelty
12.9%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19047828 Representing Traffic Along A Route Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19079154 Systems and Methods for Optimization of Graphics Processing for Machine Learning Inference Non-Final OA Google LLC
19202305 USING EYE-TRACKING / EYE METRICS TO DETECT VR EYE-STRAIN-LEVELS, THEN USING ADAPTIVE RENDERING TO LOWER LEVELS OF EYE-STRAIN Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
19041128 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING SHADER OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18875944 VIRTUAL SPACE PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18869928 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18727330 DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM THAT CREATE 3D MODELS Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18978270 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL PARALLELIZATION FOR HETEROGENEOUS GPU CLUSTER Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18081548 DYNAMIC MODIFICATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTATIONS USED IN A VR COLLABORATION SESSION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19064477 COMPOSITIONAL TEXT-TO-VIDEO GENERATION WITH DENSE BLOB VIDEO REPRESENTATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19056523 Wearable Heads Up Displays Non-Final OA DigiLens Inc.

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