Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 19/547,344

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

Nov 16, 2018 — JP 2018-215381 +4 more

Examiner

PHAM, QUAN L

Art Unit

Tech Center

SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Assignee

Sony Group Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +28.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 70% grant rate with +28.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 489 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 70% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

342 granted / 489 resolved

+9.9% vs TC avg

Strong +28% interview lift

Without

With

+28.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 4m

Avg Prosecution

31 currently pending

Career history

529

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.3%

-39.7% vs TC avg

§103

78.1%

+38.1% vs TC avg

§102

7.2%

-32.8% vs TC avg

§112

8.6%

-31.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 489 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 13, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 23, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 30, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/580,784

Patent 12671900

CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/701,752

Patent 12671885

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/546,498

Patent 12634591

POINT LIGHT SOURCE IMAGE DETECTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

2y 9m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/462,199

Patent 12627896

IMAGE PROCESSING FOR EXPOSURE BRACKETING

2y 8m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/856,513

Patent 12621563

LENS APPARATUS, DETACHABLE ATTACHED TO AN IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, HAVING A CONTROLLER FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION WITH THE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH RESPECT TO DRIVING AN OPTICAL

3y 10m to grant Granted May 05, 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

70%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+28.0%)

2y 4m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 489 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.