Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WASSUM, LUKE S

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2167 3992

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.9%
Allow Rate
+6.9% vs TC avg
190
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
1369
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 172 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17712841 MAPPING IN A STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
18624558 Channel Access Method for Very High Throughput (VHT) Wireless Local Access Network System and Station Supporting the Channel Access Method Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18238136 METHOD FOR ENCODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR DECODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER, ENCODER, DECODER AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18238111 METHOD FOR ENCODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR DECODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER, ENCODER, DECODER AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18238143 METHOD FOR ENCODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR DECODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER, ENCODER, DECODER AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18238089 METHOD FOR ENCODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR DECODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER, ENCODER, DECODER AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18238126 METHOD FOR ENCODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR DECODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER, ENCODER, DECODER AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18238102 METHOD FOR ENCODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR DECODING A SYMBOL, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER, ENCODER, DECODER AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A SYMBOL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18502611 MULTIPLE METADATA PART-BASED ENCODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18735542 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION AND STORAGE MEDIUM COMPRISING DOT PER INCH RESOLUTION FOR SCAN OR COPY Final Rejection Ricoh Company, Ltd.
18371525 PERIODIC-COMBINED-ENVELOPE-SEQUENCE GENERATING DEVICE, ENCODER, PERIODIC-COMBINED-ENVELOPE-SEQUENCE GENERATING METHOD, CODING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NTT, Inc
18406616 Material Flow Monitoring System and Method Non-Final OA Precision Planting LLC
18640631 MULTIMEDIA PLAYER DISPLAYING OPERATION PANEL DEPENDING ON CONTENTS Final Rejection Maxell, LTD.
18830457 Statistical Projection for Controlling BLER Non-Final OA Parallel Wireless, Inc.

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