Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Amy R Hsu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HSU, AMY R

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2638 2664 2697 2699

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
901
Total Applications
-1.1%
Interview Lift
848
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 874 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
31.4%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19289633 IMAGING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND IMAGING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19208071 ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19215169 Combined Variable Aperture and Shutter Device for Camera Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19197321 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS SYSTEM THAT ENABLE USE OF HANDLE AND ACCESSORY TOGETHER AND ARE CAPABLE OF ENSURING GOOD ATTACHMENT OF THE ACCESSORY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19180359 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18815095 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19123204 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19104312 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18847600 IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19277726 IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19237320 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Actutek Corporation
18835907 CAMERA DEVICE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19072304 TECHNIQUES FOR CONCEALED OPTICAL SENSORS AND RELATED APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Amy R Hsu's allowance rate?

86.6% of resolved applications examined by Amy R Hsu were allowed (874 resolved cases), compared with 70.9% across Art Unit 2622 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Amy R Hsu?

This examiner's interview lift is -1.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Amy R Hsu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Amy R Hsu took 848 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Amy R Hsu work in?

Amy R Hsu examines applications in Art Unit 2622 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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