Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KO, TONY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2878

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.9%
Allow Rate
+19.9% vs TC avg
904
Total Applications
+2.5%
Interview Lift
880
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 890 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
45.6%
§102 Novelty
29.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18990000 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 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
19043224 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, MOVABLE OBJECT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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.
18780495 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18708851 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY VALIDATING THE RESPONSE COMPLIANCE OF A PENETRANT TESTING LINE Non-Final OA SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
19053479 VERTICALLY STACKED LIGHT SENSORS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19065981 Resettable Photon Number Resolving Detector Non-Final OA PsiQuantum Corp.

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