Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHAO, CHRISTINE NMN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2677

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.1%
Allow Rate
-0.9% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+58.3%
Interview Lift
1095
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 18 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
58.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17888056 APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DRIVING CONTROL Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18513046 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE VISION CALIBRATION Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17894250 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18167701 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRAINING A NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18249160 IMAGE COLLECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18021219 IMAGE RESTORATION SYSTEM AND IMAGE RESTORATION METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18462422 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
17886392 TECHNIQUES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF SPACES Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18577795 WELDING PHENOMENON BEHAVIOR MEASURING METHOD, MEASURING DEVICE, WELDING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
17852029 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD TO GENERATE A PANORAMIC IMAGE Non-Final OA See Through S.R.L.

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