Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: XU, XIAOLAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2483 2488

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Xiaolan Xu is an examiner in Art Unit 2482 of Tech Center 2400. She has 349 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 74.2%. The median days to allowance is 1054, which is a standard duration for the computer and network technologies handled in this unit. These figures suggest a generally favorable prosecution environment where success is likely for well-supported applications. Practitioners should find the 74.2% allowance rate to be a solid benchmark for their planning.

The interview lift is 13.2%. This data indicates that interviews provide a consistent benefit for resolving outstanding issues and advancing the case toward allowance. The 349 resolved cases show that the examiner has a steady and predictable track record. Applicants should factor the 1054 days to allowance into their prosecution strategy. The 13.2% lift suggests that the examiner is open to dialogue, which can be helpful for clarifying technical points. Overall, the metrics point to a positive and professional prosecution experience with a high probability of a successful outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
388
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1054
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 349 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
53.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19258276 IN-LOOP FILTERING-BASED IMAGE CODING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18551137 POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18899188 IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19056938 Video Encoder, Video Decoder, and Corresponding Method Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19096771 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18755293 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR CONCURRENT DEPTH AND MOTION ESTIMATION USING INDIRECT TIME OF FLIGHT IMAGING Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18648940 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL REALITY SCENES Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18546095 METHODS OF HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION WITH PHASE RECOVERY AND AUTOFOCUSING USING RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18766977 ENCODER, DECODER AND DATA STREAM FOR GRADUAL DECODER REFRESH CODING AND SCALABLE CODING Final Rejection FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
18821694 INDEX REORDERING OF BI-PREDICTION WITH CU-LEVEL WEIGHT (BCW) BY USING TEMPLATE-MATCHING Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19215297 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection KT Corporation
19027651 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PICTURE ENCODING AND DECODING USING ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
19184957 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18976455 EXTENDED TAPS USING DIFFERENT SOURCES FOR ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19199870 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, CODE STREAM, ENCODERS, DECODERS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19024510 UNI-DIRECTIONAL DIAGONAL SCAN FOR TRANSFORM COEFFICIENTS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18447132 Visible Background Rejection Techniques for Shared-Camera Hardware Non-Final OA SIM IP HXR LLC
19275553 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND VERIFYING THAT A VEHICLE IS GENUINE Non-Final OA Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
19254929 TRANSFORM COEFFICIENT CODING Non-Final OA DOLBY VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

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