Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Timothy J Henn, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HENN, TIMOTHY J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2639 2662 2697 2698

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

HENN, TIMOTHY J works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2622. The record includes 1,091 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 85.8%. The median time to allowance is 865 days, while interviews correspond with an 11.6% lift. The profile combines a high allowance rate with a median timing that supports attention to prosecution efficiency.

Google LLC, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Canon Inc. are the represented companies. The listed firms are Alley IP, HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, and IPSILON USA. Practitioners may focus on preserving commercially useful scope through concise responses, using interviews to clarify technical issues while relying primarily on the written record.

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

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
1,115
Total Applications
+11.6%
Interview Lift
865
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1091 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19217306 CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING DAMPER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18815303 IMAGE PICKUP SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18834070 ROUTING TO EXPERT SUBNETWORKS IN MIXTURE-OF-EXPERTS NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Google LLC
18630604 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18977996 SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MOTION BLUR Final Rejection Adeia Media Holdings Inc.
18554672 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONVERSION METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18281777 IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18870734 PICTURE RECORDING ARRANGEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PICTURE RECORDING ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA ams International AG
18671054 METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING FLOW FIELD PARAMETER OF OBJECT Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Timothy J Henn's allowance rate?

85.8% of resolved applications examined by Timothy J Henn were allowed (1,091 resolved cases), compared with 70.9% across Art Unit 2622 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Timothy J Henn?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Timothy J Henn take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Timothy J Henn took 865 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Timothy J Henn work in?

Timothy J Henn examines applications in Art Unit 2622 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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