Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2488

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
967
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
940
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 920 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
43.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18461984 IMAGE SENSOR FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19320750 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19317148 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19296481 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19273908 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19266175 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19045242 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18971561 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18971573 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18523855 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18769103 Sequence-level HRD Parameters Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18630245 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING OVERLAP FOR A NEURAL NETWORK POST-FILTER IN VIDEO CODING Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18760731 ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18357259 QUANTUM GRAPH TRANSFORMERS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18749181 VIDEO CODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
18130840 OPTOELECTRONIC MEASURING DEVICE HAVING SCANNING FUNCTIONALITY Non-Final OA HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
17859565 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHARING A CANDIDATE LIST Non-Final OA University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
18368209 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL PROTECTION Non-Final OA Irdeto B.V.
17121722 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEBRIS DETECTION AND INTEGRITY VALIDATION FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY BASED INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA LINDSEY FIRESENSE, LLC

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