Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: YIP, KENT

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2672 2676 2681

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
561
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 548 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.7%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18005192 DYNAMIC JOINT ANALYSIS FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18938711 PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING UNDESIRED CANCELLATION OF RECEIPT OF PRINT JOB Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18780751 IMAGE FORMING DEVICE ISSUING NOTIFICATION REGARDING PRICE PLAN BASED ON CONSUMPTION AMOUNT OF CONSUMABLE MATERIAL Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18787764 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO INSTRUCT EXECUTION OF CALIBRATION USING TEST CHART, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO EXECUTE CALIBRATION USING TEST CHART Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19014858 OPERATION INFORMATION GENERATING APPARATUS AND OPERATION INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18778958 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS EXECUTING METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18757508 MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18323349 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WINDSHIELD WETTING DETECTION AND AUTO WIPING Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18725722 VIDEO SUPER-RESOLUTION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18157855 CONTROLLING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AT SHARED PRINTERS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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