Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TARKO, ASMAMAW G

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2482 4100

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Asmamaw G. Tarko has resolved 421 cases in Art Unit 2482. The allowance rate is 72.7 percent, which is a favorable rate for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1031, providing a clear expectation for the duration of prosecution. This 1031-day figure is a key timing metric in Tech Center 4100.

The interview lift of 9.0 percent is modest but positive. This suggests that direct communication can provide a small boost to the 72.7 percent probability of success. Practitioners can rely on the baseline allowance rate as a primary indicator of the examiner's tendencies. With 421 cases resolved, the 9.0 percent lift is a stable metric. The 1031-day median provides a realistic timeline for reaching a grant. Direct engagement is a recommended strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+12.7% vs TC avg
448
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 421 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
60.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18744686 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOVING BODY, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
19310047 IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18889730 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND MOVING BODY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18854645 DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF INSTALLING DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
19122254 VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION
19162609 INTRA CIIP MODE Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19343947 Scene Classification and Learning for Video Compression Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19264706 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19180922 SENSOR LAYOUT OF VEHICLES Final Rejection Beijing Tusen Zhitu Technology Co., Ltd.

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