Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Courtney J Windsor, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WINDSOR, COURTNEY J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661 2668

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

WINDSOR, COURTNEY J has resolved 293 cases in tech center 2600 and art unit 2661. The allowance rate is 86.3%, with a median of 910 days to allowance. The interview lift is 9.0%, indicating a positive association with interviews.

The listed companies are NEC Corporation, Hologic Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar, and Merchant & Gould Hologic. Practitioners have a profile showing a high allowance rate, a positive interview signal, and a median timeline that warrants advance prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+24.3% vs TC avg
326
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
910
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 293 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18902823 IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18934744 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH DATA PROCESSING USING NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18803056 OBSTACLE DETECTION FOR TRAILER TURNS Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18855465 VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18771114 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18902810 IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATIC LAYER DECOMPOSITION Final Rejection Lemon Inc.
19021643 SEARCH ASSISTANCE DEVICE, SEARCH ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, SEARCH ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18880746 SATELLITE IMAGING DATA FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF PLANT PROPAGATION MATERIAL Non-Final OA BASF SE
19080852 METHOD FOR GENERATING A COLORED IMAGE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A COLORED IMAGE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Courtney J Windsor's allowance rate?

86.3% of resolved applications examined by Courtney J Windsor were allowed (293 resolved cases), compared with 72.7% across Art Unit 2661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Courtney J Windsor?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Courtney J Windsor take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Courtney J Windsor took 910 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Courtney J Windsor work in?

Courtney J Windsor examines applications in Art Unit 2661 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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