Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael J Vanchy Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VANCHY JR, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2666 2668

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

VANCHY JR, MICHAEL J has resolved 613 cases in technology center 2600 and art unit 2624. The allowance rate is 66.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1211 days. Interviews are associated with a 20.0% lift in the allowance rate. The record therefore combines a meaningful case volume with an allowance rate above half of resolved cases.

Sony Group Corporation, Screen Holdings Co., Ltd., and Robert Bosch GmbH are the listed leading companies. Rimon PC - MWE, Blueshift IP LLC, and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP are the listed leading firms. Counsel can use these participants as indicators of recurring work in the docket and treat the interview lift as a practical signal when deciding whether examiner interviews merit emphasis.

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

Performance Statistics

66.9%
Allow Rate
+4.9% vs TC avg
647
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
1211
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 613 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
63.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18838616 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18348002 FRAME-ANOMALY BASED VIDEO SHOT SEGMENTATION USING SELF-SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING (ML) MODEL Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19027308 INTER PREDICTION CODING FOR GEOMETRY POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18950987 HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING CALIBRATION FOR PROCESS MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection General Electric Company
18873871 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
19004870 FOLDABLE MOBILE DEVICE CAMERA AND FACE DETECTION Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC
18355788 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH FRAME CLASS IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
19016440 ANALYSIS METHOD AND EVALUATION METHOD Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18838336 IMAGE STANDARDIZATION METHOD AND OBSERVATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael J Vanchy Jr.'s allowance rate?

66.9% of resolved applications examined by Michael J Vanchy Jr. were allowed (613 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael J Vanchy Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael J Vanchy Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael J Vanchy Jr. took 1,211 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael J Vanchy Jr. work in?

Michael J Vanchy Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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