Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SHEN, SAMUEL

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2141 2171 2179

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.7%
Allow Rate
-12.3% vs TC avg
149
Total Applications
+20.6%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 124 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17774822 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTERING AN INSTRUMENT TO AN IMAGE USING POINT CLOUD DATA Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18090479 CONTENT EDITING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18103986 GESTURE TYPING IN MESSAGING APPLICATIONS WITH CONTEXTUAL DATA Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18217756 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTELLIGENT END-TO-END USER INTERFACE PLATFORM Final Rejection JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18329677 ACCUMULATING A TAG CACHE FROM A PROFFERED DATASET Non-Final OA Truist Bank
18653394 PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF NAVIGATING DISPLAYED INFORMATION Non-Final OA BlackBerry Limited
18676244 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINING SHARED PLAYBACK SESSIONS Non-Final OA Spotify AB

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