Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GARCES-RIVERA, ANGEL L

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

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Angel L. Garces-Rivera is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2622. He has managed 635 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 81.6 percent. This 81.6 percent allowance rate indicates a high probability of success for applications assigned to his docket. The 635 resolved cases provide a strong statistical foundation for evaluating his examination patterns.

The data shows an interview lift of 10.5 percent. This 10.5 percent lift suggests that conducting an interview with Garces-Rivera is associated with a higher likelihood of allowance compared to cases without an interview. While the 81.6 percent allowance rate is already high, the 10.5 percent lift indicates that direct communication can be a helpful tool for resolving remaining issues. Practitioners should consider an interview as a useful tactic for advancing prosecution in Art Unit 2622.

The median time to allowance is 840 days. This 840 day period is the typical duration for an application to move from filing to a grant. This 840 day median suggests a relatively efficient prosecution cycle. Applicants can use this metric to forecast their pendency and plan their intellectual property budgets accordingly.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+19.6% vs TC avg
654
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
840
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 635 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
34.3%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18668369 IMAGE PIXEL SUPPORTING GLOBAL SHUTTER AND ROLLING SHUTTER, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD OF IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18294093 Exposure Control for Image-Capture Non-Final OA Google LLC
18423447 DISTANCE IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, DISTANCE IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
19234529 LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO, LTD.
18053280 GAZE-BASED CAMERA AUTO-CAPTURE Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19069550 CAMERA CONTROL DEVICE, CAMERA CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA amnimo Inc.
19028780 Systems and Methods for Stitching Sequential Images of an Object Final Rejection COGNEX CORPORATION

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