Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BARRY, STEVEN DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2637 2638

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
52
Total Applications
-9.3%
Interview Lift
804
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
26.1%
§102 Novelty
67.2%
§103 Obviousness
0.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
19177641 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA ARASHI VISION INC.
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
18722141 PERSONAL CARE DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18602810 MONOTONIC REGULARIZATION FOR ROBUST NEURAL LIGHT ESTIMATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18849541 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
19225989 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION RECOGNITION Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18853283 MULTI-DEVICE PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD AND VR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19139535 FOCUSING A CAMERA CAPTURING VIDEO DATA USING DIRECTIONAL DATA OF AUDIO Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18873845 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19263495 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.

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