Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: THIRUGNANAM, GANDHI

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2624 2662 2666 2667 2668 2672 2673

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gandhi Thirugnanam is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611. With 578 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 73.4%. This rate suggests a specific path to grant for applicants working within this unit. The median days to allowance is 1253, which indicates a prosecution timeline that practitioners should account for in their long-term planning.

The data highlights an interview lift of 13.3%. This figure demonstrates that engaging in direct dialogue with the examiner improves the probability of reaching an allowance compared to the 73.4% baseline. Given the 1253-day median pendency, interviews might be a tool to navigate the process. Practitioners should consider the 13.3% lift as an indicator that verbal communication can resolve outstanding issues that written responses alone might not address. The 578 resolved cases provide a statistical basis for these metrics in Art Unit 2611.

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

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
611
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1253
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 578 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
37.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18039915 POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18351585 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT BLEEDING VESSELS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18229945 ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18695718 TEXT RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17174987 Method, System and Apparatus for Dynamic Inventory Guidance and Mapping Final Rejection ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18845295 PROCESSING VIDEO AND TEXT INPUTS USING CO-TOKENIZATION Non-Final OA Google LLC
18268354 LOCATING VASCULAR CONSTRICTIONS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18191110 METHOD FOR CORRECTING ARTIFACTS IN A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE DATA SET, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FACILITY, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ELECTRONICALLY READABLE DATA CARRIER Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18859536 Systems, Method, And Computer Program Product For Associating Injector And Imager Protocols Non-Final OA Bayer Healthcare LLC
18659394 TISSUE PHASIC CLASSIFICATION MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18963722 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18472474 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
18585663 GENERATING MAPPING INFORMATION BASED ON IMAGE LOCATIONS Final Rejection DOORDASH, INC.

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