Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Brian P Yenke, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YENKE, BRIAN P

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2422 2622

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

YENKE, BRIAN P is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2422. His record includes 935 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 63.4%, and a median of 1065 days to allowance. Interviews show a 13.2% lift, supporting a positive association with allowance outcomes.

Honda Motor, Google, and NEC are the listed companies. OLIFF PLC, AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP are the listed firms. The allowance rate and median timing suggest that practitioners should plan for substantive prosecution while considering interviews as a useful intervention.

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

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
955
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1065
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 935 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
65.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18534152 VERIFICATION OF A MULTI-CAMERA CALIBRATION Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19396457 IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19317215 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19333943 GAZE DETECTION APPARATUS, GAZE DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19160486 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19423015 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO TEN Limited
19122609 DISPLAY SYSTEM, REMOTE DRIVING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18977936 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NONTRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19208736 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brian P Yenke's allowance rate?

63.4% of resolved applications examined by Brian P Yenke were allowed (935 resolved cases), compared with 64.2% across Art Unit 2422 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brian P Yenke?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brian P Yenke take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brian P Yenke took 1,065 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brian P Yenke work in?

Brian P Yenke examines applications in Art Unit 2422 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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