Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CUTLER, ALBERT H

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

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
1,059
Total Applications
+21.2%
Interview Lift
961
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1035 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
76.8%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18981876 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18925450 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH IMAGE ACQUISITION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17839838 SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18944915 CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT, CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE DRIVING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18911335 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18954853 IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18847851 SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18557298 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18634063 INTENSITY AND CONTRAST CHANGE DETECTION CAPABLE PIXELS WITH SHARED PHOTODETECTOR Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18944684 MODULE DRIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
18652355 DEFECTIVE PIXEL ENCODING FOR CAMERA PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18685715 IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
17599853 IMAGE CAPTURE ELEMENT AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18027730 OPTICAL SENSOR Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18067447 MEMS Spacer Assembly Non-Final OA MEMS DRIVE (NANJING) CO., LTD
18545859 PERIPHERAL CIRCUITS FOR PROCESSING IN-PIXEL Non-Final OA University of Southern California
18925421 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Renesas Electronics Corporation

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