Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Steven Daniel Barry, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BARRY, STEVEN DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2637 2638

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.6%
Allow Rate
+26.6% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
-10.0%
Interview Lift
790
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
62.7%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19139535 FOCUSING A CAMERA CAPTURING VIDEO DATA USING DIRECTIONAL DATA OF AUDIO Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19272164 IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF IMAGING ELEMENT, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19292053 FLICKER-CORRECTED VIDEO GENERATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19244326 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19250671 IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19201549 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT, AND MOVABLE BODY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18999529 Electronic Device with Centrally Located Under-Display Image Sensor Non-Final OA Google LLC
18689949 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18995610 AN OPTOMECHANICAL SYSTEM AND AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID OPTOMECHANICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18722141 PERSONAL CARE DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18602810 MONOTONIC REGULARIZATION FOR ROBUST NEURAL LIGHT ESTIMATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19225989 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION RECOGNITION Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18873845 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Steven Daniel Barry's allowance rate?

88.6% of resolved applications examined by Steven Daniel Barry were allowed (35 resolved cases), compared with 81.3% across Art Unit 2637 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Steven Daniel Barry?

This examiner's interview lift is -10.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Steven Daniel Barry take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Steven Daniel Barry took 790 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Steven Daniel Barry work in?

Steven Daniel Barry examines applications in Art Unit 2637 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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