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Last updated: October 26, 2026

John H Morehead III, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MOREHEAD III, JOHN H

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2482 2622 2637 2638 2639 2664 2697 2699

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

MOREHEAD III, JOHN H handles applications in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2482. His record covers 617 resolved cases, with an 85.7% allowance rate and a median of 812 days to allowance. Interviews show a 12.1% lift in allowance outcomes.

The recurring applicants are Canon Inc., Sony Group Corporation, and Fujifilm Corporation. The leading firms are Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. The combination of the allowance rate and disposition timing gives practitioners a useful baseline for docket planning.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+23.7% vs TC avg
644
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
812
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 617 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19025265 DIGITAL CAMERA Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19019489 LENS DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19263519 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE BY APPLYING EFFECT TO SUBJECT AND BACKGROUND Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18421020 MOTION SENSOR INTEGRATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19294824 DISPLAY APPARATUS, FINDER APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19267044 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19064131 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19025267 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ACCESSORY APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19108792 PHOTODETECTION ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18849542 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH DIFFERENCING CIRCUIT FOR FRAME DIFFERENCING Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
19170257 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18420349 PERSPECTIVE-CORRECT PASSTHROUGH ARCHITECTURES FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John H Morehead III's allowance rate?

85.7% of resolved applications examined by John H Morehead III were allowed (617 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John H Morehead III?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John H Morehead III take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John H Morehead III took 812 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John H Morehead III work in?

John H Morehead III examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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