Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 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

83.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
770
Total Applications
+15.6%
Interview Lift
917
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 752 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
68.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18778428 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING IMAGE SENSOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18868769 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19092640 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18408236 NANOROD LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE NANOROD LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE NANOROD LIGHTEMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18187782 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING LAYOUT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18521088 FLASH MEMORY INCLUDING SELF-ALIGNED FLOATING GATES Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19001419 METHOD OF DETECTING A DEFOCUS OF AN IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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