Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LUU, THANH X

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2878 2899 3725 4100

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+18.1% vs TC avg
1,393
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
910
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1369 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18421468 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18650988 IMAGING ELEMENT AND RANGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19005510 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PHOTODETECTOR, PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOBILE BODY Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18895575 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18785540 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
19057022 FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE, FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18498010 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING IN LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
19068166 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING BORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A HOLE Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
19053335 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18792573 OPTICAL DEPTH SENSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18970542 REDUCED FLUCTUATIONS AND INCREASED BRIGHTNESS UNIFORMITY OF LASER SUSTAINED PLASMA SOURCES Non-Final OA KLA Corporation

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