Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MONK, MARK T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2661 2696

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
603
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
823
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 588 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18894783 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18669619 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, MOVABLE APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18656467 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18577704 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18918194 DRIVE-SENSE IMAGING ARRAY FOR HANDHELD DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Non-Final OA SigmaSense, LLC.
18813411 IMAGING DEVICE WITH DRIVE SENSE CIRCUITRY AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Non-Final OA SigmaSense, LLC.
18908368 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A CAMERA COMPONENT IS DAMAGED Non-Final OA BLANCCO TECHNOLOGY GROUP IP OY
18970894 MULTIPLE READ IMAGE SENSORS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18673171 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Brillnics Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18601419 TIME DELAY INTEGRATION SENSOR WITH INCREASED APERTURE AREA Non-Final OA Taiwan Space Agency

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