Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ZHOU, ZHIHAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+21.8% vs TC avg
1,039
Total Applications
+0.6%
Interview Lift
837
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1015 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19131816 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18989760 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18884549 REPROJECTION PLANE GENERATION USING DIGITAL EFFECT POSITIONING Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18806723 VIDEO ENCODER WITH ENHANCED CABAC DECODING Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19290183 SIGNALING PRESENCE OF CHROMA COMPONENT IN VIDEO BITSTREAM Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19000518 USE OF EMBEDDED SIGNALLING FOR BACKWARD-COMPATIBLE SCALILNG IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPER-RESOLUTION SIGNALLING Non-Final OA V-NOVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
19022908 REFINEMENT MODE PROCESSING IN VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING Final Rejection InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
19182897 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEBLOCKING FILTERING Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19021315 CODING SCHEME FOR DEPTH DATA Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18818137 ENCODER AND BITSTREAM FOR ADAPTIVE RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT PREDICTION RESCALING Final Rejection DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
18777526 VISUAL DATA PROCESSING IN A GRAPHICS PROCESSOR Non-Final OA Arm Limited

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