Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jose Torres, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TORRES, JOSE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2664 2667

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

TORRES, JOSE is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2624. The record includes 656 resolved cases, an 82.0% allowance rate, and a median of 1092 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 12.2% lift, giving examiner interaction a measurable role in prosecution planning.

Representative companies are NEC Corporation, Light AI Inc., and NVIDIA Corporation. The listed firms are FENWICK & WEST LLP, 2SPL Patent Attorneys, and CALDWELL LLC. The company mix points to electronics and computing activity, while the substantial resolved-case record supports using the profile as a meaningful reference for applicants in related technologies.

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

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
679
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
1092
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 656 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18763606 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18729157 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18289304 OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS, LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18904682 IMAGE CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18691094 DARK-FIELD AND PHASE-CONTRAST TOMOGRAPHY RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18609662 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FAIL-SAFE OF CAMERA IMAGE RECOGNITION Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18610895 PROVIDING A RESULT DATASET Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18905192 ITERATIVE INPUT REFINEMENT FOR MULTI-MODAL LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18882629 DUAL FORMULATION FOR A COMPUTER VISION RETENTION MODEL Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jose Torres's allowance rate?

82.0% of resolved applications examined by Jose Torres were allowed (656 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jose Torres?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jose Torres take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jose Torres took 1,092 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jose Torres work in?

Jose Torres examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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