Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: SHIN, ANDREW

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2612 2628 2677

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew Shin is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611, where he has overseen 365 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 75.9 percent indicates a relatively high probability of success for applications in his portfolio. This rate suggests that a majority of applications reaching a final disposition result in a grant, providing a favorable outlook for practitioners.

The data highlights the effectiveness of direct communication, as the interview lift is 16.3 percent. This metric shows that engaging in an interview significantly improves the chances of allowance compared to the baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should also prepare for a prosecution timeline that typically lasts 1019 days, which is the median time to allowance for his cases. With 365 resolved cases recorded, these statistics offer a reliable basis for strategic planning during the patent examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

75.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
375
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
1019
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 365 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18991166 IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18794170 SURGICAL HUB SPATIAL AWARENESS TO DETERMINE DEVICES IN OPERATING THEATER Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18975485 THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINT GENERATION METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINT GENERATION DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING METHOD, AND ENCODING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19015028 Object Filtering and Information Display in an Augmented-Reality Experience Non-Final OA Google LLC
18970097 SYSTEM(S) AND METHOD(S) FOR GENERATIVE MODEL PROCESSING OF IMAGE DATA INCLUDING OBJECT(S) HAVING PARTICULAR FEATURE(S) AND/OR CLASSIFICATION(S) Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19012750 Methods For Generating Soil Maps And Application Prescriptions Non-Final OA CLIMATE LLC
19030834 TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING VIRTUAL REALITY SITE STATE AND REAL-WORLD SITE STATE AND PERFORMING TRACKING OPTIMIZATION BASED ON DYNAMIC OBJECT IMPORTANCE Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18981829 MULTI-STYLE TRANSFORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18976902 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI-VIEW VIDEO AI-BASED STUDIO PLATFORM Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
19032910 Native Artificial Reality System Execution Using Synthetic Input Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18921899 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY STABILIZATION Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18320530 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18980891 MULTI-VIEW AUGMENTED REALITY Non-Final OA Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.
18453676 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

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