Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TSAI, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2612 2624 2656 2663 2667 2668 3796

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Tsai-Tsung Yin operates within Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2612, where they have managed 1008 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 81.4 percent. For practitioners, the interview lift of 11.7 percent suggests that engaging in direct dialogue with the examiner may improve the likelihood of securing an allowance. This 11.7 percent lift indicates that verbal communication can clarify technical nuances that written responses might not fully address.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1034. This timeline provides a baseline for applicants to set expectations regarding the duration of the prosecution process. With 1008 resolved cases, the examiner has an established record of dispositions in this specific technical area. Practitioners should consider the 81.4 percent allowance rate as a strong indicator of success, while the 1034-day median helps in planning long-term patent strategy. The interview lift remains a key tactical consideration for any application assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
1,023
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1008 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.5%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18910715 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18884782 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18542547 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARPENING MEDICAL IMAGES Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18758345 METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING GEOFENCE, REAL-TIME DETECTION METHOD, AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18924747 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18904791 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18629421 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18849915 MOVING OBJECT, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18849721 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18839739 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18838845 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18845432 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGE CONVERSION METHOD, AI NETWORK GENERATION APPARATUS, AI NETWORK GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18704105 SELECTING AND RENDERING A TRANSITION BETWEEN LIGHT SCENES BASED ON LIGHTING DEVICE ORIENTATION AND/OR SHAPE Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18542589 VIEWFINDER IMAGE SELECTION FOR INTRAORAL SCANNING Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18916458 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS ELECTRONIC IMAGES TO DETERMINE SALIENT INFORMATION IN DIGITAL PATHOLOGY Non-Final OA PAIGE.AI, Inc.
18904571 LANGUAGE-BASED OBJECT DETECTION AND DATA AUGMENTATION Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
17374384 IMAGE ANNOTATION USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18282679 PREDICTING VELOCIMETRY USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Final Rejection BROWN UNIVERSITY

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