Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VOLENTINE, REBECCA A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2483

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.2%
Allow Rate
+18.2% vs TC avg
545
Total Applications
+17.3%
Interview Lift
940
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 526 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828087 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18900600 Adaptive Bilateral Filtering Using Look-Up Tables Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19103809 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF VIDEO DECODING WITH DYNAMIC NOISE RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18677997 REVERSING ASSIST SYSTEM FOR A MINING TRUCK Non-Final OA Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
19048737 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19013978 SUPPLEMENTAL ENHANCEMENT INFORMATION (SEI) MESSAGE FOR FILM GRAIN SYNTHESIS EXTENSION Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19059476 POINT CLOUD DECODING DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA KDDI CORPORATION
18820560 VEHICULAR SURROUND-VIEW VISION SYSTEM WITH SINGLE CAMERA Non-Final OA Magna Electronics Inc.
18632543 VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM INCLUDING INTEGRATED INFOTAINMENT MODULE AND CAMERA Final Rejection Magna Electronics Inc.
19012264 CODING METHOD AND CODING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sun Patent Trust
18919277 MICROSCOPE-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE-GUIDED MICROSCOPIC ILLUMINATION Non-Final OA Academia Sinica

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