Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHOU, ZHIHAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+21.4% vs TC avg
1015
Total Applications
+1.3%
Interview Lift
843
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 987 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18818831 IMAGE ENCODING, DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, CODER-DECODER Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18684369 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEATURE ENCODING/DECODING ON BASIS OF CORRELATION BETWEEN CHANNELS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREIN Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18955578 Avoidance of Redundant Signaling in Multi-Layer Video Bitstreams Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18806723 VIDEO ENCODER WITH ENHANCED CABAC DECODING Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18806342 CUSTOMIZED DIGITAL HUMANS AND PETS FOR METAVERSE Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
18620827 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18930164 Block-Based Adaptive Resolution Management Non-Final OA OP Solutions, LLC
18756282 SIGNALING OF LOW DYNAMIC RANGE FOR IMAGE AND VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18497778 SIGNALED TRANSFORM SET Final Rejection Tencent America LLC
18797260 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING LUMA AND CHROMA SIGNALS Non-Final OA ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
19043080 SMART WALL FOR FENCE PROTECTION Non-Final OA Magna BSP Ltd.
18809144 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19012002 PANORAMIC CAMERA Non-Final OA ImmerVision, Inc.
18924612 ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
18923132 VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING CORRELATION IN YCbCr Non-Final OA SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
18923372 VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING CORRELATION IN YCbCr Non-Final OA SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
18923254 VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING CORRELATION IN YCbCr Non-Final OA SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
18923195 VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING CORRELATION IN YCbCr Non-Final OA SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
18835121 DIGITAL HARMONY VISUALIZATION OF COLOR PROPERTIES BETWEEN OBJECTS Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.

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