Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GARBER, ERIN R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2877 2878 3645

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+29.1% vs TC avg
225
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 190 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
53.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18795467 IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING AN ANTI-REFLECTION ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18756899 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18548882 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18922942 AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18730880 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18517486 OPTICAL METROLOGY FOR A PLURALITY OF PROCESS CHAMBERS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18898049 OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY METHOD AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18287670 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING HEIGHT PROPERTIES OF SURFACES Final Rejection Nikon Corporation
18039056 OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE FOR COLOR DEPENDENT LIGHT FOCUSING Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17424882 AIR PURGE UNIT FOR REMOVING LENS CONTAMINATION Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18795866 SURFACE SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE AND SURFACE SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
18574517 DEVICE FOR IMAGING THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM TO BE TESTED, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection TRIOPTICS GmbH
18561832 STABILIZED AND MODULATED 2-CHANNEL BROAD-BAND LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA trinamiX GmbH
18844295 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING IGNITION-INDUCING PHENOMENA Non-Final OA Fagus-GreCon Greten GmBh & Co. KG
18394280 Methods And Systems For Implementing Single Photon Avalanche Diodes For Flow Cytometry Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation
18116187 INTERFACE-BASED THIN FILM METROLOGY USING SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18809489 METHOD AND SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING A PROTECTIVE FIELD Non-Final OA ELESTA GmbH Ostfildern (DE) Zweigniederlassung Bad Ragaz
18302349 SYSTEM FOR IMAGING SUBSTRATE SURFACE AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18709984 SENSOR MODULE FOR A MODULAR TOY CONSTRUCTION SET Non-Final OA LEGO A/S
18293540 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING DEFECTIVE BEVERAGE CANS Final Rejection Canpack S.A.
17149829 DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTAL ACCURACY DATA Non-Final OA Magik Eye Inc.
18100716 LIGHT SENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SENSORTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.

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