Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2662 2672

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
139
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 124 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
47.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18799180 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18551195 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18443206 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPRESENTING RELATIONAL AFFECT IN HUMAN GROUP INTERACTIONS Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18055761 DOCUMENT SECURITY PATTERN RE-IDENTIFICATION USING DEEP LEARNING BASED CANDIDATE LOCALIZATION Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc.
18961479 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18604279 MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLE COCKPIT ASSEMBLIES WITH CAMERAS Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18034452 ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOT ARM, END EFFECTOR, AND ADAPTER Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18692428 MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18776010 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING STEPWISE INCREMENTAL PRE-TRAINING FOR INTEGRATING DISCRIMINATIVE, RESTORATIVE, AND ADVERSARIAL LEARNING INTO AN AI MODEL Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
18784675 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL RETICLE DEFECT SMART REPAIR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17998037 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING A TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT USING PATHOLOGICAL IMAGES Final Rejection The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
18892095 SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING TO PROCESS AN IMAGE OF A MOBILE DEVICE TO DETERMINE A MOBILE DEVICE INTEGRITY STATUS Non-Final OA Assurant, Inc.
17957445 DATA TRIAGE IN MICROSCOPY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA FEI COMPANY
18608983 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR INTRAORAL IMAGES Final Rejection The University of Hong Kong

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