Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, WAYNE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2672

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-12.0% vs TC avg
38
Total Applications
+43.6%
Interview Lift
1205
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18648915 Super-Resolution Image Upscaling With Compression Artifact Restoration Non-Final OA Google LLC
18142726 PLANE SELECTION USING LOCALIZER IMAGES Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18334069 METHOD OF BAGGAGE IDENTIFICATION AND BAGGAGE RECONCILIATION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT Final Rejection AMADEUS S.A.S.
18334566 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND METHODS Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18437278 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR ADJUSTING A FIRST AND A SECOND MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL AND FOR PROCESSING A SET OF IMAGES, IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
18173615 UNDER VEHICLE RECONSTRUCTION FOR VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT VISUALIZATION Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18173630 OPTIMIZED VISUALIZATION STREAMING FOR VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT VISUALIZATION Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18274357 ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ASSISTANCE METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection OMRON CORPORATION
18394714 INSPECTION METHOD, INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR DISK-SHAPED GRADUATION PLATE Non-Final OA MITUTOYO CORPORATION
18031972 METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING AN INPUT IMAGE REPRESENTING A PARTICLE IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA BIOASTER
17971920 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING LIVE AND SCAN IMAGES Non-Final OA Erbe Vision GmbH

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