Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2486 2667 3648

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Robert Cammarata is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2486. He has 325 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 69.8%, and the interview lift is 34.5%. This 34.5% lift indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. Practitioners can use the 69.8% allowance rate to estimate the probability of success for applications in his docket.

The median days to allowance is 858 for the 325 resolved cases. This 858-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 34.5% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a useful tool for reaching the 69.8% allowance rate. With 325 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 858-day duration of prosecution in Art Unit 2486.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

69.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
361
Total Applications
+34.5%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 325 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18623381 MOBILE UNIT CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
18632317 ALGAE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ALGAE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18946585 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18920134 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18748548 VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, POSTURE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18061358 MAIN OBJECT DETERMINATION APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MAIN OBJECT DETERMINATION APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18673855 OBJECT POSITION DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
18465447 DETERMINING ESTIMATES OF HEMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES BASED ON AN ANGIOGRAPHIC X-RAY EXAMINATION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19104512 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18970827 COMPUTATIONAL REFOCUSING-ASSISTED DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA Washington University
18674921 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING FOREIGN MATTER IN LIQUID PRODUCT, AND METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IMPROVING FOREIGN MATTER DETECTION THROUGH CHANNEL MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA SK Planet Co., Ltd.
18632327 ANOMALY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection SK Planet Co., Ltd.
18645391 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING FOLDING PORTION OF POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
16043492 Neighborhood Proximity Media Capture For Life Safety Alarm Events Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18482018 POSE CALIBRATING METHOD, HOST, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HTC Corporation
18675327 METHOD, DEVICE, AND PRODUCT FOR DETECTING CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18526007 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EYE-GAZE BASED DATA LABELING Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18537693 AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF AN IMAGE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN AND USAGE IN METROLOGY Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month