Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, WAYNE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2672 3796

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.0%
Allow Rate
-14.0% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1081
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18895777 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18905154 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
17943055 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND POSITIONING METHOD Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18925395 IMAGE ANNOTATION USING LOCALIZED EMBEDDINGS Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18438551 ANATOMICALLY AWARE VISION-LANGUAGE MODELS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING ANALYSIS Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18960852 DEEP LEARNING BASED IMAGE GEOREGISTRATION Non-Final OA BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18995142 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18142726 PLANE SELECTION USING LOCALIZER IMAGES Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18857314 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR X-RAY IMAGE QUALITY ASSURANCE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18173630 OPTIMIZED VISUALIZATION STREAMING FOR VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
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 Final Rejection Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
18005846 VALIDATION OF PROCEDURES IN A DECONTAMINATION PROCESS Final Rejection Tristel PLC

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