Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2878
This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases
Tony Ko is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2872. The examiner has 897 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 87.8%. This baseline rate reflects a favorable environment for applicants, with the vast majority of cases reaching issuance. The 897 resolved cases provide a high degree of statistical confidence in these performance metrics.
The median days to allowance is 879. This 879-day median indicates the typical timeframe for successful prosecution. Practitioners can expect a predictable path to allowance based on these historical figures.
The interview lift is 2.6%. This lift is relatively small compared to the 87.8% allowance rate. This suggests that while interviews provide a slight benefit, most applications are successfully allowed through standard written prosecution steps without the need for direct verbal engagement.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19040058 | INSPECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF INSPECTION USING THE INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURED USING THE INSPECTION APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Samsung Display Co., LTD. |
| 18727845 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING A VISUAL RANGE DEGRADATION OF A LIDAR SYSTEM AS WELL AS A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18820946 | DETECTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Magnolia White Corporation |
| 19043224 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, MOVABLE OBJECT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18976649 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | NIKON CORPORATION |
| 19217867 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Yokogawa Electric Corporation |
| 19079287 | COHERENT DETECTION FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SCATTERED LASER LIGHT IN A BRIGHT INCOHERENT BACKGROUND | Non-Final OA | University of Southern California |
| 18914985 | OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE | Final Rejection | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
| 19186135 | OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 19204690 | WAVELENGTH DETECTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
| 19110202 | Oral Health Monitoring Device | Non-Final OA | Colgate-Palmolive Company |
| 19065981 | Resettable Photon Number Resolving Detector | Non-Final OA | PsiQuantum Corp. |
| 19073073 | SINGLE-PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE-BASED IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME | Non-Final OA | XO SEMICONDUCTOR INC. |
| 18855497 | MILK MEASURING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | COWEALTHY TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI |
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