Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lindsay Jane Kile Uhl, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2481 2482

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE works in USPTO technology center 2400 and art unit 2481. The profile includes 426 resolved cases, with an 80.0% allowance rate and a 9.0% interview lift. Median time to allowance is 892 days, supplying a defined timing expectation for matters in this assignment.

Top company entries are LG Electronics Inc., Google LLC, and Bytedance Inc. The listed firms are Astute IP Law Group, IP LEGAL SERVICES, LLC, and Bayes PLLC. The profile supports a conventional prosecution approach informed by the observed allowance and interview measures.

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

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+22.0% vs TC avg
473
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
892
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 426 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
6.5%
§102 Novelty
67.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18998834 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18879598 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREIN Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18704756 POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18768820 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19105267 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING TEXT INTERPRETATION TO MULTIPLE CO-WATCHING DEVICES Final Rejection Google LLC
18981093 SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTEXT-AWARE MODIFICATION OF MEDIA CONTENT DURING DEVICE CASTING Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
19173577 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18607244 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18567324 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance INC.
19166448 METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
16088464 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDUCING MOTION PREDICTION INFORMATION Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19354759 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION
19353499 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION
19338760 VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19472649 Methods and Apparatus for Intra Mode Fusion in an Image and Video Coding System Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lindsay Jane Kile Uhl's allowance rate?

80.0% of resolved applications examined by Lindsay Jane Kile Uhl were allowed (426 resolved cases), compared with 66.0% across Art Unit 2481 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lindsay Jane Kile Uhl?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lindsay Jane Kile Uhl take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lindsay Jane Kile Uhl took 892 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lindsay Jane Kile Uhl work in?

Lindsay Jane Kile Uhl examines applications in Art Unit 2481 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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