Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GARBER, ERIN R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1798 2877 2878 2899 3645

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+30.0% vs TC avg
237
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
927
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 206 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18756899 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18610413 IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING DEVICE ISOLATION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18730880 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18580112 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18898049 OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY METHOD AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18874751 Optical System Having a Filter Carrier Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18946223 DRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18671231 DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
19001537 OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
19102468 DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18517486 OPTICAL METROLOGY FOR A PLURALITY OF PROCESS CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18638618 REFLECTIVE OPTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA Dexerials Corporation
18116187 INTERFACE-BASED THIN FILM METROLOGY USING SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION Final Rejection KLA Corporation
18302349 SYSTEM FOR IMAGING SUBSTRATE SURFACE AND RELATED METHOD Final Rejection GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18394280 Methods And Systems For Implementing Single Photon Avalanche Diodes For Flow Cytometry Final Rejection Life Technologies Corporation
17646386 HYPERSPECTRAL SENSOR MODULE HAVING A PLURALITY OF FILTER LAYERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection Spectricity

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