Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BARRY, STEVEN DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2637 2638

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
47
Total Applications
-8.5%
Interview Lift
800
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
27.4%
§102 Novelty
67.0%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19018084 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18849541 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18853283 MULTI-DEVICE PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD AND VR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18995610 AN OPTOMECHANICAL SYSTEM AND AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID OPTOMECHANICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19221707 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19201549 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT, AND MOVABLE BODY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18602810 MONOTONIC REGULARIZATION FOR ROBUST NEURAL LIGHT ESTIMATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19225989 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION RECOGNITION Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
19263495 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19201546 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18998712 CAMERA ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE, WITH AN LED DIRECTLY MOUNTED TO A PLUG ELEMENT OF A CONNECTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
19177641 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA ARASHI VISION INC.

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