Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FOSSELMAN, JOEL W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2639 2662 2696 2697

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+16.4% vs TC avg
919
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
941
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 911 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
67.9%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18988075 IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18601553 HYPERSPECTRAL SENSOR WITH DIFFRACTIVE FOCUSING PIXEL AND NEURAL NETWORK SPECTRAL RECOVERY Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19223266 AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGE CAPTURE PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18636050 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18896509 CAMERA MODULE Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

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