Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: VARNDELL, ROSS E

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2611 2631 2634 2666 2668 2674 2877

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
662
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
832
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 628 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
67.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18679253 QUANTUM WATERMARKING OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIERS Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18945107 MULTI-CAMERA DEVICE AND METHODS FOR REMOVING SHADOWS FROM IMAGES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18829909 ROBUST FRAME REGISTRATION FOR MULTI-FRAME IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18809990 FEATURE POINT REGISTRATION DEVICE, FEATURE POINT REGISTRATION METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18227701 Image-Assisted Segmentation of Object Surface for Mobile Dimensioning Final Rejection ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18833505 CLASSIFICATION APPARATUS, CLASSIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18940720 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SUBSURFACE HYDROGEN ACCUMULATION Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18801852 IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18810313 LESION DETECTION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING LESION DETECTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited

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