Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ZONG, HELEN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2672 2673 2676 2677 2681 2682 2683

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Helen Zong handles applications in Art Unit 2625 within Tech Center 2600. With 734 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 79.2 percent. This high rate suggests a consistent path toward patent grants for most applicants. The median days to allowance is 796, reflecting a relatively efficient timeline for reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 8.6 percent, which is a modest but positive indicator of the value of examiner interviews. While the 79.2 percent allowance rate is already robust, the 8.6 percent lift provides an additional margin for success. The 734 resolved cases offer a broad statistical base, ensuring that these metrics are representative of the examiner's long-term habits. Practitioners can expect a predictable prosecution experience where the 796 days to allowance is paired with a high likelihood of success. The 8.6 percent lift suggests that while interviews are helpful, the examiner often reaches an allowance through standard written prosecution.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+17.2% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+8.6%
Interview Lift
796
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 734 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
69.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18639493 IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18352354 PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
19014987 Reading Device, Reading Method, And Non-Transitory Recording Medium Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18931892 CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS TO/FROM PRINTING DEVICES Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18631553 IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18923978 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19033909 PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19014934 INSPECTING APPARATUS AND INSPECTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18983188 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS PRESENTING ERROR SOLUTION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18923038 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18906249 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18887668 PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18885916 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING METHOD OF PROPERLY SETTING SHEET ON SHEET TRAY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18811537 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18786233 INSPECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND INSPECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18774394 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18732135 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18520966 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM CAPABLE OF STORING ELECTRONIC FILE INCLUDING MASK REGION WITH APPROPRIATE NAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18401327 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPECTRAL IMAGING Final Rejection SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18777551 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND TASK MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18342021 Method and device for identifying and extending the input context of a user, to make contextualized suggestions regardless of the software application used Non-Final OA ORANGE
19034478 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD CAPABLE OF EXECUTING PRINT JOB HELD IN PRINT SERVER Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18687498 NOTIFICATION DISPLAY WITH THUMBNAIL OF PRINT Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18311489 QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND OPTIMIZATION IN CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18570102 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING, COUNTING AND DISPENSING ITEMS Final Rejection DATA DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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