Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BARRY, STEVEN DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2638

This examiner grants 96% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

95.7%
Allow Rate
+33.7% vs TC avg
34
Total Applications
+5.0%
Interview Lift
851
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
33.0%
§102 Novelty
65.1%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18849541 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18275164 VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
18816393 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SMOOTHLY ALLOCATING USER-INTENDED FUNCTION TO OPERATION TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18617456 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18602810 MONOTONIC REGULARIZATION FOR ROBUST NEURAL LIGHT ESTIMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18530088 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DISTANCE-MEASURING IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18771165 MODIFICATION METHOD OF IMAGE BRIGHTNESS OF PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ALPHA NETWORKS INC.

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