Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: YAMAMOTO, JOSEPH JEREMY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2656 2857 2863

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Jeremy Yamamoto is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2656. The profile includes 53 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 71.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 974, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution phase. This 974 day timeline helps practitioners set expectations for the time required to reach a final disposition for applications in this unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 31.1 percent. This is a substantial figure, suggesting that interviews have a strong positive correlation with the likelihood of allowance. With 53 resolved cases as the basis, the 31.1 percent lift indicates that practitioners should consider interviews to improve upon the 71.7 percent baseline allowance rate. Engaging in an interview may be a key tactic to navigate the 974 day median process more successfully.

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

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+3.7% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
974
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.5%
§101 Eligibility
6.5%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18970347 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING VOICE SIGNALS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19026344 AUDIO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19010324 SENTENCE GENERATION DEVICE, SENTENCE GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18472941 PROCESSING SENSOR DATA USING LANGUAGE MODELS IN MAP GENERATION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation

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