Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HENN, TIMOTHY J

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

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
1,087
Total Applications
+11.5%
Interview Lift
869
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1069 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18752361 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING A VIDEO IN A USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18957029 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18931890 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18582302 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18842434 PHOTODETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18281777 IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18959360 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18591360 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18929240 DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICES Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18774900 ACTION CAMERA, SELFIE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, MOVABLE PLATFORM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18918250 IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS INCLUDING THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL HEAT SINKS Non-Final OA GoPro, Inc.
18970809 Piezoelectric Motion Limiters for MEMS Autofocus Actuator Non-Final OA MEMS DRIVE (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
18928185 IMAGING UNIT Non-Final OA NIDEC PRECISION CORPORATION
18923109 CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ARKRAY, Inc.
18388158 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL IMAGE Non-Final OA Duelight LLC

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