Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FLOHRE, JASON A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2661 2696 2699 4100 4117

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+9.0% vs TC avg
761
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
885
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 729 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19184639 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19179620 VISION SENSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19094060 ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA MODULE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19027222 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19059117 Hybrid Image Sensor with Both Split Photodetection and Square Photodetection Pixels Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19144763 IMAGING DEVICE AND SHADING CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
19105357 IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18863337 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18237891 OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM AND LIGHT GATING LAYER Non-Final OA PixArt Imaging Inc.
19244978 CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19038455 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18894446 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, MOVING BODY, AND EQUIPMENT Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19090348 SHAKE CORRECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19031029 DIGITAL CAMERA AND DIAL OF DIGITAL CAMERA Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18893987 IMAGING METHOD, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18729040 LENS SHADING CORRECTION (LSC) IN VARIABLE APERTURE (VA) CAMERA SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18728438 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18953857 ADJUSTABLE-FOCUS LENS ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18862572 DETECTION DEVICE, CAMERA SYSTEM, DETECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DETECTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18954041 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.

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