Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YAO, JULIA ZHI-YI

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2666

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Julia Zhi-Yi Yao is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2666. The profile includes 84 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 63.1 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1192. These figures offer a view into the typical results and timing for applications in this art unit. The 1192 day median provides a specific benchmark for practitioners to estimate the duration of the examination process from filing to grant.

The interview lift for this examiner is 48.3 percent. This is a very high figure, suggesting that interviews are associated with a much higher probability of allowance. With 84 resolved cases, the 48.3 percent lift and the 63.1 percent allowance rate are key data points for practitioners to consider when planning their strategy. Engaging in an interview may be a highly effective tactic to navigate the 1192 day median timeline for applications assigned to Art Unit 2666.

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

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
107
Total Applications
+48.3%
Interview Lift
1192
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 84 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18027912 MULTI-CAMERA BIOMETRIC IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18926835 PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18926634 PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18623305 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18505523 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING VEHICLE IMAGES BASED ON CRITERIA Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18855943 RESOLUTION-SWITCHABLE SEGMENTATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18882615 Method and apparatus for inspecting containers provided with fittings Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18910779 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18421211 OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18763581 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW COMPUTE HIGH-RESOLUTION DEPTH MAP GENERATION USING LOW-RESOLUTION CAMERAS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18562784 ADAPTIVE OBJECT DETECTION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18999753 VEHICLE CLONING DETERMINATION USING GEO-LOCATION DISPARITY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18248322 METHOD FOR SIMULATING THE EFFECTS OF THE OPTICAL DISTORTIONS OF A WINDSHIELD ON THE IMAGE RECORDING QUALITY OF A DIGITAL IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE
18363088 IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
18364699 GENERATING A PARALLAX FREE TWO AND A HALF (2.5) DIMENSIONAL POINT CLOUD USING A HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE Final Rejection FARO Technologies, Inc.

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