Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KHAN, USMAN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2662 2669 2696 2697 2698 2855

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Usman A. Khan is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2622, with 893 resolved cases. He has an allowance rate of 74.9 percent and a median days to allowance of 1035. These figures indicate a relatively favorable environment for applicants with a predictable timeline for grant, where three-quarters of cases are successful.

The interview lift is 11.7 percent, which is a positive indicator for the effectiveness of direct communication. While the 74.9 percent baseline allowance rate is already strong, the lift from interviews provides an additional path to success. Practitioners can expect a professional and efficient prosecution process, with interviews serving as a useful tool for resolving rejections and clarifying claim scope.

Strategy for this examiner should focus on the 1035 median days to allowance as a baseline for planning. The 74.9 percent allowance rate is encouraging, and the 11.7 percent interview lift suggests that verbal engagement is beneficial. Practitioners should use interviews to resolve any technical disagreements, as this approach statistically improves the likelihood of a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+6.9% vs TC avg
917
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
1035
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 893 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19247745 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19217508 ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19300634 PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18915371 DISPLAY METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19228844 IMAGING APPARATUS AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18436101 DIMMING APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19188168 ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18969636 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18675919 VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18836793 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18596523 SCALABLE VOXEL BLOCK SELECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19130113 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOFOCUS FOR IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18666546 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SYNTHETIC TRAINING DATA Non-Final OA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
18507011 USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO PROVIDE OBSERVABILITY INTO RADIO-BASED NETWORKS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18837011 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18649027 COUNTERFACTUALS GENERATION USING PROBABILITY DISTANCE Non-Final OA Intuit Inc.
19259289 IMAGING UNIT Non-Final OA MAXELL, LTD.
18506723 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CAPTURING INTERFACE SUPPORTING EFFECT PREVIEW Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
19073612 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18734380 NONLINEAR DRAM DIGITAL EQUALIZATION Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19010521 AUTOMATED MUTLI-MODAL SENSING SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18083764 MOBILE CAMERA FOR VALIDATION OF SKUs OF A STACK OF PRODUCTS Final Rejection Rehrig Pacific Company

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