Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2638 2664 2697 2699 2877

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
760
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
921
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 738 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
89.9%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18943501 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING ENHANCED MEDIA IN REAL-TIME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18868769 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18899987 IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18779673 FILMING PARAMETER CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18780711 ACCESSORY Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18364871 SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING CORRECTION COEFFICIENTS Non-Final OA Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
18963044 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA HANWHA VISION CO., LTD.
18962859 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INSPECTION APPARATUS, REVIEW APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INSPECTION METHOD, AND REVIEW METHOD Non-Final OA Lasertec Corporation
18963185 CHIP, DYNAMIC VISION SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING PIXEL INFORMATION Non-Final OA Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences
18959988 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TAKING PICTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA STUDIO LAB CO., LTD
18536605 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SLANTED CONDUCTIVE LAYERS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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