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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CUTLER, ALBERT H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2661 2696 2837

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.4%

Allow Rate

+11.4% vs TC avg

1,070

Total Applications

+21.1%

Interview Lift

961

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1045 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%

§101 Eligibility

28.6%

§102 Novelty

50.4%

§103 Obviousness

13.4%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19177909	CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19094249	IMAGE SENSOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING CAPACITOR STRUCTURE	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19074893	DESIGN METHOD OF IMAGE SENSOR	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19054332	UNIT PIXEL AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18981876	IMAGE SENSOR	Final Rejection	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18925450	METHOD AND DEVICE WITH IMAGE ACQUISITION	Final Rejection	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18954853	IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS	Final Rejection	Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18701955	SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS	Non-Final OA	SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18557298	SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS	Final Rejection	SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18440057	IMAGE SENSOR, CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Non-Final OA	VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
19094135	IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS HAVING MOVABLE IMAGE SENSOR	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19083216	DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND APPARATUS	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19022140	PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND MOVING BODY	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18972555	IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Final Rejection	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18944915	CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT, CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE DRIVING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS MANUFACTURING METHOD	Final Rejection	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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