Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GARCES-RIVERA, ANGEL L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2639 2663 2698

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+19.6% vs TC avg
650
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
839
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 631 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
60.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18355599 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18053280 GAZE-BASED CAMERA AUTO-CAPTURE Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18294093 Exposure Control for Image-Capture Final Rejection Google LLC
18435372 FLICKER CORRECTION FOR IMAGE FRAMES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18800636 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AUTO-EXPOSURE OF IMAGE FRAMES DEPICTING SIGNAL CONTENT AGAINST A DARKENED BACKGROUND Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18014467 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DISCOUNTING AN OBJECT WHILE MANAGING AUTO-EXPOSURE OF IMAGE FRAMES DEPICTING THE OBJECT Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18210951 LENS DRIVING APPARATUS INCLUDING MAGNET FIXING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS DRIVING APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

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