Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/019,489

LENS DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 14, 2025

Priority

Jan 16, 2024 — JP 2024-004536

Examiner

MOREHEAD III, JOHN H

Art Unit

2639

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Fujifilm Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 86% grant rate with +11.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 600 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MOREHEAD III, JOHN H View full profile →

Grants 86% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

515 granted / 600 resolved

+23.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+11.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

19 currently pending

Career history

627

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

§103

67.1%

+27.1% vs TC avg

§102

10.8%

-29.2% vs TC avg

§112

14.7%

-25.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 600 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 14, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 22, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 01, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 01, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/467,327

Patent 12682489

OBJECT DETERMINING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND OBJECT DETERMINING METHOD

2y 10m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/588,125

Patent 12666127

Display Device Having an Integrated Wide Angle Camera System

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/808,159

Patent 12652458

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/316,181

Patent 12632919

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCALABLE PROCESSING

3y 0m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/988,486

Patent 12634410

MEMORIES AND MOMENTS IN AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)

1y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

86%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+11.8%)

2y 2m (~8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 600 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.