Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Geoffrey E Summers, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SUMMERS, GEOFFREY E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2669

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Summers, Geoffrey E is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2669. The record contains 365 resolved cases and reports a 71.5% allowance rate. Practitioners have a meaningful body of data for assessing how applications may progress and for calibrating claim scope before filing.

The interview lift is 35.8%, making interview preparation a significant consideration in prosecution planning. The median time to allowance is 882 days. The listed companies are Canon, Sony Group, and Toyota. The listed firms are Ascent Intellectual Property Law, COOLEY, and Dinsmore & Shohl. Counsel may use these relationships as context when reviewing prior prosecution approaches.

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

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
396
Total Applications
+35.8%
Interview Lift
882
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 365 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18890853 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18806745 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18734914 Whole Person Association with Face Hallucination and Screening Final Rejection Google LLC
18716327 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18193150 ADAPTIVE TILE BASED SUPER RESOLUTION Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18104245 IMAGE ALIGNMENT KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
19061037 DATA GENERATION DEVICE, DATA GENERATION METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, AND TRAFFIC SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18430242 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING VIDEO ANALYTIC OUTPUT Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18659411 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18821791 IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18574935 PROCEDURAL VIDEO ASSESSMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18802615 METHOD FOR LOADING DISHES Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18948239 IMAGE FORGERY DETECTION VIA PIXEL-METADATA CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
18090447 PATTERN SEGMENTATION FOR NUISANCE SUPPRESSION Final Rejection KLA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Geoffrey E Summers's allowance rate?

71.5% of resolved applications examined by Geoffrey E Summers were allowed (365 resolved cases), compared with 71.2% across Art Unit 2669 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Geoffrey E Summers?

This examiner's interview lift is +35.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Geoffrey E Summers take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Geoffrey E Summers took 882 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Geoffrey E Summers work in?

Geoffrey E Summers examines applications in Art Unit 2669 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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