Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, FAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2674 2682

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.4%
Allow Rate
-7.6% vs TC avg
635
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 592 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
65.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18643168 STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE IMAGE PROCESS ON IMAGE DATA TO GENERATE OUTPUT DATA RELATED TO DEFECT IN APPEARANCE OF OBJECT Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18224932 Selecting a Printer Based on Proximity Non-Final OA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18466832 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18509525 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17899451 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PANOPTIC SEGMENTATION OF POINT CLOUDS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18611842 RELAY SERVER, PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18501973 TECHNIQUES FOR UTILIZING GAIN MAPS TO MANAGE VARYING STATES OF AN IMAGE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18431429 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC VOLUME OF INTEREST PRESCRIPTION FOR MULTI-VOXEL BRAIN PROTON SPECTROSCOPY ACQUISITION AND POST PROCESSING Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18651858 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT DECIDES IMAGE QUALITY Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18603596 INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT METHOD THAT PERFORMS PEER-TO-PEER DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF PRODUCTION PRINTING BASED ON LICENSES ON AVAILABLE DATES AND TIMES Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18105476 Implant With Identification Feature For Medical Imaging Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
18324997 IMAGE READING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18190041 PRINT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND PRINT MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18398861 SEQUENCE RECOGNITION IN VIDEO Non-Final OA Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
18692552 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING DEPTH INFORMATION RELATING TO A SCENE ON THE BASIS OF STRUCTURED LIGHT GENERATED BY MEANS OF AT LEAST ONE PARALLEL RADIATION SOURCE Non-Final OA OQMENTED GMBH
17095251 VISUAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SCADA SYSTEMS Non-Final OA AVEVA SOFTWARE, LLC
18405435 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL BIRDS Non-Final OA Bird Buddy Inc.
18575592 Method for Recognizing Posture of Human Body Parts To Be Detected Based on Photogrammetry Non-Final OA MirEye Imaging Inc.
17948409 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DIAGNOSTICALLY RELEVANT SECTIONAL PLANE Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH

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