Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2878 2899 3725 4100
This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases
Thanh X. Luu handles cases in Art Unit 2878 within Tech Center 4100. With 1380 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 78.2 percent. This high rate suggests a strong likelihood of success for applicants in this unit. Practitioners can use the 78.2 percent figure to communicate a positive outlook to clients regarding the probability of securing a patent grant.
The interview lift is 10.2 percent. This indicates that interviews are a helpful tool for moving cases toward an allowance, providing a double-digit increase in the chances of success. Practitioners should consider the 10.2 percent lift as a reason to engage the examiner when rejections are encountered, as verbal discussion can effectively supplement written arguments.
The median days to allowance is 909. This timeline represents the typical duration for successful applications, lasting about two and a half years. The efficiency of this unit is reflected in both the 78.2 percent allowance rate and the 909-day median pendency. These metrics provide a reliable basis for setting expectations about the speed and success of the prosecution process.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18421468 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18727712 | ENCODER, MOTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENCODER | Final Rejection | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18951132 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. |
| 18650988 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND RANGING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18547451 | CONTACT CLEANING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| 19068166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING BORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A HOLE | Non-Final OA | The Boeing Company |
| 19005510 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PHOTODETECTOR, PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOBILE BODY | Non-Final OA | SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
| 18867964 | RANGING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
| 19236021 | AUTO-EXPOSURE OCCLUSION CAMERA | Final Rejection | Waymo LLC |
| 19060006 | INSPECTION APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
| 18873731 | DATA PROCESSING ALGORITHM EVALUATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | The University of Tokyo |
| 18970542 | REDUCED FLUCTUATIONS AND INCREASED BRIGHTNESS UNIFORMITY OF LASER SUSTAINED PLASMA SOURCES | Non-Final OA | KLA Corporation |
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