Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WOLFSON, ETHAN NOAH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2673 3666

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ethan Noah Wolfson is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2673. He has 7 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 85.7 percent. This 85.7 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants seeking patent grants in this art unit. The median days to allowance of 953 provides a timeline for the duration of the prosecution process for successful cases. Practitioners should use this timing metric to plan their patent strategy and manage expectations in Tech Center 3600.

The interview lift of 50.0 percent suggests that conducting an interview significantly increases the probability of a grant. This 50.0 percent lift is a key metric for practitioners deciding whether to engage in direct communication with the examiner to resolve rejections. With 7 resolved cases, the data reflects an early but positive examination history. The median days to allowance of 953 is a useful figure for managing the expected timeline of a patent application. Utilizing the interview process appears to be a helpful component for navigating Art Unit 2673.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+33.7% vs TC avg
30
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
75.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18876656 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD, BITSTREAM TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19028171 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF A VIDEO Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19012561 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) POSE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19038664 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18817161 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, LEARNING PROGRAM, AND DISCRIMINATIVE MODEL Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18817148 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, LEARNING PROGRAM, AND DISCRIMINATIVE MODEL Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18749235 OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18696292 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGET NODULE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18950593 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING REFLECTED ARTIFACTS IN AN IMAGE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18935359 SCENARIO REPRESENTATIONS FOR ONLINE SAMPLING OF SCENARIOS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18726153 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18876650 IMAGE SUPER-RESOLUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18876645 IMAGE SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION MODEL OPTIMIZATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18729732 EXPANSION FUNCTION SELECTION IN AN INVERSE TONE MAPPING PROCESS Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
18511397 Camera-Based Vehicle Occupant Sensing Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18905280 AUTOMATIC MULTI-MODALITY SENSOR CALIBRATION WITH NEAR-INFRARED IMAGES Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18910186 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILWAY FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18639037 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF OBJECT SENSED BY RADAR USING SPATIAL VOXELIZATION Final Rejection KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

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