Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Emily C Terrell, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TERRELL, EMILY C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2612 2662 2664 2666 2681 2689 2884

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

TERRELL, EMILY C is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and art unit 2612. The profile includes 551 resolved cases, a 58.6% allowance rate, and a median of 1032 days to allowance. The interview lift is 36.0%, indicating a meaningful positive association with interviews relative to the profile's baseline allowance outcome.

The listed companies are Canon Inc., Apple Inc., and DENSO TEN Limited. The listed firms are CANTOR COLBURN LLP, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Am, and HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. The moderate allowance rate and extended timeline support early issue identification, while the interview figure makes direct discussion a useful part of a broader prosecution plan.

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

Performance Statistics

58.6%
Allow Rate
-9.4% vs TC avg
582
Total Applications
+36.0%
Interview Lift
1032
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 551 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
67.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18422713 TECHNIQUES FOR VISUAL LOCALIZATION WITH IMPROVED DATA SECURITY Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18654044 ENCODING SYSTEM, POINT CLOUD ENCODING DEVICE, ENCODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18064586 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18122929 ONBOARD CAMERA CALIBRATION APPARATUS Final Rejection DENSO TEN Limited
18007692 AUTOMATED VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO ACCOUNTS WITHIN A SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18892740 METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA OF THE HEART FOR A DEFORMATION ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18185791 CONDITIONED SMART IMAGE CROPPING Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18563739 TEACHING DATA GENERATION DEVICE, TEACHING DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection KYOCERA CORPORATION
18035556 RECOGNITION SYSTEM, RECOGNITION METHOD, PROGRAM, LEARNING METHOD, TRAINED MODEL, DISTILLATION MODEL AND TRAINING DATA SET GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18892866 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED LIVENESS DETECTION AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION Non-Final OA ID R&D Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Emily C Terrell's allowance rate?

58.6% of resolved applications examined by Emily C Terrell were allowed (551 resolved cases), compared with 70.3% across Art Unit 2612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Emily C Terrell?

This examiner's interview lift is +36.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Emily C Terrell take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Emily C Terrell took 1,032 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Emily C Terrell work in?

Emily C Terrell examines applications in Art Unit 2612 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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