Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Wesley Jason Chiu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHIU, WESLEY JASON

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2639 2663 2698

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHIU, WESLEY JASON works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2639. The profile covers 492 resolved cases, a 62.6% allowance rate, and a median of 962 days to allowance. The interview lift is 26.3%, indicating a meaningful positive association with allowance outcomes.

Canon Inc., NIKON Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the listed leading companies. OLIFF PLC, BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C., and CROWE & DUNLEVY - ST are the listed leading firms. Interviews warrant consideration in prosecution planning, particularly where claim amendments or examiner concerns can be addressed directly.

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

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
+0.6% vs TC avg
527
Total Applications
+26.3%
Interview Lift
962
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 492 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19035719 IMAGING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19089530 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CHANGING SETTING OF CAMERA Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18189349 IMAGE SENSOR USING METHOD OF DRIVING HYBRID SHUTTER AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19257727 FOCUSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, FOCUSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19057441 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18974406 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF OBTAINING PLURALITY OF IMAGES WITH DIFFERENT SLOW SHUTTER EFFECTS WITH ONE PHOTOGRAPHING INSTRUCTION, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18296121 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18643830 IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
19279427 ELEMENT, SYSTEM HAVING THE ELEMENT, AND JUDGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18637923 IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
17010099 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19237202 NOISE ESTIMATION USING USER-CONFIGURABLE INFORMATION Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19111604 CAMERA DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19069855 IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE AND CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19178138 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18342512 Adaptive Depth of Field for a Noncircular Aperture Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC
18396479 DISPLAY DEVICE FOR WORK MACHINE AND WORK MACHINE Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18395484 METHOD FOR LENS BREATHING COMPENSATION IN CAMERA SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Wesley Jason Chiu's allowance rate?

62.6% of resolved applications examined by Wesley Jason Chiu were allowed (492 resolved cases), compared with 88.6% across Art Unit 2639 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Wesley Jason Chiu?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Wesley Jason Chiu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Wesley Jason Chiu took 962 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Wesley Jason Chiu work in?

Wesley Jason Chiu examines applications in Art Unit 2639 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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