USPTO Art Unit 2486 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2486
Group: 2480
Tech Center: 2400
Total Cases: 9,342
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19307137REUSING PIXEL-ACCURATE GRAPHICS RASTERIZATION IN MULTISCOPIC DISPLAYSAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19289820SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE DETECTIONAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19133561CAMERA MIRROR SYSTEM WITH DARK DOCKING IR LEDMay 2025January 2026Allow800YesNo
19203026CONCEPT FOR PICTURE/VIDEO DATA STREAMS ALLOWING EFFICIENT REDUCIBILITY OR EFFICIENT RANDOM ACCESSMay 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
19201161TRACKING SYSTEMMay 2025December 2025Allow710YesNo
19188000INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL, USER TERMINAL AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODApril 2025October 2025Allow520YesNo
19097518CONCEPT FOR TRUSTWORTHINESS CHECK OF VIDEO DATA STREAMSApril 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19084090Panorama Generation with Mobile CameraMarch 2025February 2026Allow1110NoNo
19080697THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO IMAGING DEVICEMarch 2025September 2025Allow600NoNo
19074009DECODING METHOD, ENCODING METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICEMarch 2025March 2026Allow1200NoNo
19105607CAMERA HEAD AND IMAGING SYSTEMFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610NoNo
19056769OUTSIDE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROLLER, TRAVEL PATH RECOGNITION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1300YesNo
19050517ENTROPY DECODING METHOD, AND DECODING APPARATUS USING SAMEFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1300YesNo
19047984SLICE TYPE-BASED IMAGE/VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1300NoNo
19045027DISPLAY HAVING CONTROLLABLE LASER LIGHT SOURCES AND CONTROLLABLE LIGHT GUIDEFebruary 2025August 2025Allow700NoNo
18998301Method and Apparatus of Entropy Coding for Scalable Video CodingJanuary 2025June 2025Allow400NoNo
19034074ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING DEPTH MAPJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1210YesNo
19030043IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAMJanuary 2025November 2025Allow920YesNo
19030756ENTROPY DECODING METHOD, AND DECODING APPARATUS USING SAMEJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1400YesNo
19024393Full-Rotation Dash Cam Camera AssemblyJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19018169PICTURE HEADER PREDICTIONJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1200NoNo
19016157PIPELINE ENDOSCOPIC MECHANISMJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
19010361APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING OBJECT-BASED STEREOSCOPIC IMAGESJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1110NoNo
18879415UNIFIED CROSS-COMPONENT MODEL DERIVATIONDecember 2024December 2025Allow1200NoNo
19002980METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SURROUND VIEW MONITORING IMAGE FOR SHIPDecember 2024August 2025Allow810NoNo
18991269METHODS FOR ACQUIRING IMAGES OF CELLS WITHIN A SPECIMEN ON A SLIDEDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18980081PASS-THROUGH ZOOM MODE FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYSDecember 2024November 2025Allow1110YesNo
18873512ADAPTIVE REGIONS FOR DECODER-SIDE INTRA MODE DERIVATION AND PREDICTIONDecember 2024December 2025Allow1200NoNo
18963989SIGNALING GENERAL CONSTRAINTS INFORMATION FOR VIDEO CODINGNovember 2024February 2026Allow1510NoNo
18961211SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSNovember 2024February 2026Allow1510NoNo
18959685OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION IN A SCANNING FOLDED CAMERANovember 2024January 2026Allow1430NoNo
18959628ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMENovember 2024March 2026Allow1610NoNo
18957436METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL USING MULTIPLE TRANSFORM KERNELSNovember 2024February 2026Allow1400NoNo
18954870METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE SIGNAL BASED ON TILE INDEX DIFFERENCE VALUES, AND DEVICE FOR SAMENovember 2024December 2025Allow1300YesNo
18950677IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, MOVABLE APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2024January 2026Allow1410NoNo
18949496INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ADAPTIVE FILTERING ON REFERENCE PIXELNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400NoNo
18945590STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2024December 2025Allow1410YesNo
18940455INTER PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18863399PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHODNovember 2024October 2025Allow1100YesNo
18932915NEURAL NETWORK COMBINING VISIBLE AND THERMAL IMAGES FOR INFERRING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA OF AN AREA OF A BUILDINGOctober 2024March 2026Allow1610NoNo
18933965VIDEO ENCODING USING RECONSTRUCTION OF SPATIALLY DECIMATED FRAMESOctober 2024November 2025Allow1200NoNo
18927178ENCODING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE ENCODING DEVICEOctober 2024January 2026Allow1500NoNo
18924182OPERATION MODES FOR AN IN-VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEMOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18924265VEHICLE SECURITY DEVICEOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18922546Tile Group Signaling In Video CodingOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18918879IMAGE CODING METHOD BASED ON TRANSFORM AND APPARATUS THEREFOROctober 2024March 2026Allow1610NoNo
18918728METHOD FOR SCANNING TRANSFORM COEFFICIENT AND DEVICE THEREFOROctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18918796SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING PICTURE TYPES OF PICTURES INCLUDED IN CODED VIDEOOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18919157SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PANEL DESIGN IN FLOW CYTOMETRYOctober 2024January 2026Allow1500NoNo
18917598RESIDUAL CODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAMEOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710YesNo
18917891IMAGE FILE FORMAT FOR MULTIPLANE IMAGESOctober 2024October 2025Allow1200NoNo
18916676Scalable Nesting SEI Messages For Specified LayersOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18914217System and method for newsgathering with an autonomous aerial vehicleOctober 2024January 2025Allow310YesNo
18914228BIDIRECTIONAL INTER PREDICTION METHOD AND TERMINAL BASED ON MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCE REDUCTIONOctober 2024October 2025Allow1200NoNo
18913778Multi-View Distance Measurement Method and Electronic DeviceOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18909092Neural Network-Based Post Filter For Video CodingOctober 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18909156METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BIT STREAMOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18909663VIDEO ENCODING, DECODING METHOD AND DECODEROctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18907710PICTURE HEADER PRESENCEOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18905712LIDAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF OBJECTSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18905779INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INSPECTING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAMEOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18853293DEPTH-COLOR ALIGNMENT WITH ASSISTANCE METADATA FOR TRANSCODING OF VOLUMETRIC VIDEOOctober 2024July 2025Allow1000NoNo
18902265PROCESSING THE IN-BETWEEN POINTS OF A POINT CLOUDSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18852475A METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VIDEO CODINGSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18899686WEARABLE SENSING DEVICES FOR ROBOTSSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300NoNo
18899462METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING INTERMEDIARY PICTURES OUTPUT IN A NEURAL-NETWORK POST-FILTER GROUP IN SEI MESSAGE FOR CODED BITSTREAMSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18898740ENCODING AND DECODING USING TILINGSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1310NoNo
18899400SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18899842DECODING/ENCODING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FOR IMAGESeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18899403Encoding Method and Apparatus, Storage Medium, and Computer Program ProductSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18895959ARITHMETIC ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD BASED ON SEMANTIC SOURCE AND RELATED DEVICESeptember 2024November 2024Allow210NoNo
18896376SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AN ADAPTIVE RESOLUTION CHANGE IN VIDEO CODINGSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610YesNo
18895269HISTORY-BASED IMAGE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18850258IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18894294Emulating a Mirror With a Lenticular DisplaySeptember 2024July 2025Allow1000NoNo
18893586MOTION ESTIMATION AND MOTION COMPENSATION (MEMC) SYSTEM WITH CORRECTION FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING PARAMETERS THEREOFSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1200NoNo
18849327Thermal Imaging Module and Electronic DeviceSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18890813IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING METHODSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18890826IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING METHODSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18889093INTERACTIVE METHOD TO GUIDE A HUMAN TO A PRECISE LOCATION BASED ON A WIDER IMAGE OF THE AREA AROUND THE LOCATIONSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1200NoNo
18847532ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS AND APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES THEREFORSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18884380Encoding Method and Electronic DeviceSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18883013Signaling of Picture Header in Video CodingSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18883696ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION FOR NEURAL NETWORK WEIGHTS FOR CONVOLUTION NEURAL NETWORK FILTERS IN VIDEO CODINGSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18882635METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL BASED ON HISTORY BASED MOTION VECTOR PREDICTIONSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1300YesNo
18882291USING LOCAL ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION AND DELTA MOTION VECTOR REFINEMENT TOGETHER IN VIDEO CODINGSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710YesNo
18828954METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA PREDICTIONSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18829199UNDERCARRIAGE INSPECTION ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18829218APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MOVING VEHICLESSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1810YesNo
18828174ADAPTIVE BORESCOPE INSPECTIONSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18828890METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VISUAL DATA PROCESSINGSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18827343EXTENDED SCENE VIEWSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1410NoNo
18827406Hypothetical Reference Decoder For Gradual Decoding RefreshSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18825546METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE WITHIN A LANESeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18824118METHODS AND APPARATUS ON PREDICTION REFINEMENT WITH OPTICAL FLOWSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18843480DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2024September 2025Allow1200NoNo
18821525IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING BDOF, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAMAugust 2024November 2025Allow1510NoNo
18820598SELECTION OF PROJECTED MOTION VECTORSAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710YesNo
18821373APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CODING BASED ON FILTERINGAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18821000CHROMA CODING ENHANCEMENT IN CROSS-COMPONENT CORRELATIONAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo

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
304
Examiner Affirmed
173
(56.9%)
Examiner Reversed
131
(43.1%)
Reversal Percentile
86.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 43.1% 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
687
Allowed After Appeal Filing
232
(33.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
455
(66.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
57.6%
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, 33.8% 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 9,342 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 71.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2486's allowance rate of 71.3% places it in the 35% 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 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 68% percentile). The median prosecution time is 32 months (in the 43% 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.