USPTO Art Unit 2486 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2486
Group: 2480
Tech Center: 2400
Total Cases: 10,189
Last Active: January 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18998301Method and Apparatus of Entropy Coding for Scalable Video CodingJanuary 2025June 2025Allow400NoNo
18991269METHODS FOR ACQUIRING IMAGES OF CELLS WITHIN A SPECIMEN ON A SLIDEDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18924265VEHICLE SECURITY DEVICEOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18924182OPERATION MODES FOR AN IN-VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEMOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18914217System and method for newsgathering with an autonomous aerial vehicleOctober 2024January 2025Allow310YesNo
18899400SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18895959ARITHMETIC ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD BASED ON SEMANTIC SOURCE AND RELATED DEVICESeptember 2024November 2024Allow210NoNo
18890826IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING METHODSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18890813IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING METHODSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18829199UNDERCARRIAGE INSPECTION ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18793704Determining a location of a shopping container within a storeAugust 2024February 2025Allow710YesNo
18780325SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18767812SMART CAMERA SUBSTRATEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18753216SIGNALING GENERAL CONSTRAINTS INFORMATION FOR VIDEO CODINGJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18748730INPUT PARAMETER BASED IMAGE WAVESJune 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18746205SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING DEBLOCKING FILTERS TO RECONSTRUCTED VIDEO DATAJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18743536CODING AND DECODING METHODS OF A PICTURE BLOCK, CORRESPONDING DEVICES AND DATA STREAMJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18742676IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING MAXIMUM TRANSFORM SIZE RESTRICTION OF CHROMA COMPONENT ENCODING BLOCK, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAMJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18738814IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODJune 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18738612NN-BASED IN LOOP FILTER ARCHITECTURES WITH SEPARABLE CONVOLUTION AND SWITCHING ORDER OF DECOMPOSITIONJune 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18737754IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNALING INFORMATION RELATED TO SUB PICTURE AND PICTURE HEADER, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAMJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18734752AFFINE MOTION PREDICTION-BASED VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING SUBBLOCK-BASED TEMPORAL MERGE CANDIDATE IN VIDEO CODING SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18732576METHODS AND APPARATUS OF MOTION VECTOR ROUNDING, CLIPPING AND STORAGE FOR INTER PREDICTIONJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18680597METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A TREE OF BLOCKS OF VIDEO SAMPLESMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18680520METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A TREE OF BLOCKS OF VIDEO SAMPLESMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18680483METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A TREE OF BLOCKS OF VIDEO SAMPLESMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18680564METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A TREE OF BLOCKS OF VIDEO SAMPLESMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18680442METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A TREE OF BLOCKS OF VIDEO SAMPLESMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18679142SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ANGLE OF REPOSE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE GRANULAR MATERIALMay 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18678794SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSMay 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18676866Method and Device for Encoding/Decoding Image, and Recording Medium Storing Bit StreamMay 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18676945Method and Device for Encoding/Decoding Image, and Recording Medium Storing Bit StreamMay 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18676997Method and Device for Encoding/Decoding Image, and Recording Medium Storing Bit StreamMay 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18714209SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING LATENCY IN DECODING OF CODED VIDEO DATAMay 2024June 2025Allow1300YesNo
18675853Handling of Decoder-Side Motion Vector Refinement (DMVR) Coding Tool for Reference Picture Resampling in Video CodingMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18670611SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESHAPING AND ADAPTATION OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE VIDEO DATAMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18670216SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING A RECONSTRUCTION ERROR IN VIDEO CODING BASED ON A CROSS-COMPONENT CORRELATIONMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18667917VIDEO COMPRESSION AND TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUESMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18666025CONCEPT FOR PICTURE/VIDEO DATA STREAMS ALLOWING EFFICIENT REDUCIBILITY OR EFFICIENT RANDOM ACCESSMay 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18665970CONCEPT FOR PICTURE/VIDEO DATA STREAMS ALLOWING EFFICIENT REDUCIBILITY OR EFFICIENT RANDOM ACCESSMay 2024November 2024Allow610NoNo
18665493CONCEPT FOR PICTURE/VIDEO DATA STREAMS ALLOWING EFFICIENT REDUCIBILITY OR EFFICIENT RANDOM ACCESSMay 2024November 2024Allow610NoNo
18663498MOVING IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODINGMay 2024July 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18662281METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CODING AND DECODING A DATA STREAM REPRESENTATIVE OF AT LEAST ONE IMAGEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18662932DETERMINING THE RELATIVE LOCATIONS OF MULTIPLE MOTION-TRACKING DEVICESMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18658566SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY POSITIONING A CAMERA OF A SEWER INSPECTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE SYSTEMMay 2024May 2025Allow1300YesNo
18656795IMAGE CODING METHOD BASED ON MOTION VECTOR AND APPARATUS THEREFORMay 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18656189ENCODERS, DECODERS, METHODS, AND VIDEO BIT STREAMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR HYBRID VIDEO CODINGMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18654889MULTI-DIELECTRIC COAXIAL PUSH-CABLES AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSMay 2024April 2025Allow1100YesNo
18654620OPTIMIZING MULTI-CAMERA MULTI-ENTITY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRACKING SYSTEMSMay 2024June 2025Allow1400NoNo
18651957METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERISING STRUCTURES THROUGH A SUBSTRATEMay 2024June 2025Allow1420NoNo
18650424Pixel Filtering for ContentApril 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18650538IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUSApril 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18648083METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING MOTION VECTORApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18647777RESTRICTIONS ON MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCEApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18647472DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF MULTI-SENSOR DATA STREAMApril 2024June 2025Allow1330NoNo
18646408DETECTING OBJECTS NEAR THE CARTApril 2024June 2025Allow1400NoNo
18646462METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUTONOMOUSLY DETECT THERMAL ANOMALIESApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18646616IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAMApril 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18644726ENTROPY-CODING FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODINGApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18644343ENTROPY-CODING FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODINGApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18644648ENTROPY-CODING FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODINGApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18644591ENTROPY-CODING FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODINGApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18643562METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING INTRA-PREDICTION MODEApril 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18643494METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING INTRA-PREDICTION MODEApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18644027UPSAMPLING OF DISPLACEMENT FIELD IN MESH COMPRESSIONApril 2024June 2025Allow1400NoNo
18643444METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING INTRA-PREDICTION MODEApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18643526METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING INTRA-PREDICTION MODEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18638841Apparatus, A Method And A Computer Program For Video Coding And DecodingApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18638763SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING INTRA PREDICTION CODING IN VIDEO CODINGApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18637227METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING 3D PANORAMIC VIEW MODEL, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024May 2025Allow1300NoNo
18635069RECEPTION DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR PROGRAM CONTENT TYPEApril 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18634332INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION APPARATUSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18633276IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND A TRANSMISSION METHOD USING MOTION VECTORApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18630834METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGES USING A MOTION VECTORApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18630786SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18627695Smart windowing for reducing power consumption of a head-mounted camera used for detecting facial expressionsApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18627673Controlling reading of a head-mounted sensor according to facial expressionsApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18625860OPTICAL GAS IMAGING CAMERA WITH NAVIGATION AND TARGETING CONTROL, LEARNING AND OPERATING METHODS FOR THE CAMERA, AND COMPLIANCE AUDITING SYSTEMApril 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18623158Scale-Down Capture Preview for a Panorama Capture User InterfaceApril 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18623846METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING THE CODING LATENCY OF DECODER-SIDE MOTION REFINEMENTApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18622771SECONDARY TRANSFORM APPLICATION FOR VARIOUS BLOCK SIZESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18622819GENERAL CONSTRAINTS INFORMATION FOR TRANSFORM SKIPMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18617986SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING A RECONSTRUCTION ERROR IN VIDEO CODING BASED ON A CROSS-COMPONENT CORRELATIONMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18616608INTRA PREDICTION METHOD, CODER, DECODER, AND CODING AND DECODING SYSTEMMarch 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18616959SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18616937METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A DATA STREAM REPRESENTING AT LEAST ONE IMAGEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18616972METHOD FOR PERFORMING TRANSFORM INDEX CODING ON BASIS OF INTRA PREDICTION MODE, AND DEVICE THEREFORMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18614223METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING A VIDEO USING A MOTION COMPENSATIONMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18614268METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING A VIDEO USING A MOTION COMPENSATIONMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18611214VIDEO CODING METHOD ON BASIS OF SECONDARY TRANSFORM, AND DEVICE FOR SAMEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18610386SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING LEVEL INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODINGMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18609408IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18607757OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION IN A SCANNING FOLDED CAMERAMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18604697METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO DATAMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18690287SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERPOLATION OF RECONSTRUCTED FEATURE DATA IN CODING OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATAMarch 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18596790AUTHENTICATION DATA GENERATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18595710CCLM PREDICTION-BASED IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18592502LIDAR CONTROLLING METHOD AND DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18687077PIXELATED MONOLITHIC PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC SENSOR HAVING SPIKING NEURAL NETWORK STRUCTURE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18586959OPTICAL INSPECTION OF A WAFERFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2486.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
290
Examiner Affirmed
164
(56.6%)
Examiner Reversed
126
(43.4%)
Reversal Percentile
87.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 43.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
664
Allowed After Appeal Filing
231
(34.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
433
(65.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
60.1%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 34.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 2486 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2486 is part of Group 2480 in Technology Center 2400. This art unit has examined 10,189 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 73.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2486's allowance rate of 73.4% places it in the 36% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2486 receive an average of 2.01 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 67% percentile). The median prosecution time is 30 months (in the 45% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With more office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.