Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
+10.3%
Interview Lift
882
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 625 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
36.3%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18442237 CAMERA CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CAMERA CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18487212 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18355599 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18465055 Gaze-Based Exposure Final Rejection Apple Inc.
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 Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
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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