Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: 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

John H. Morehead III is in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2482, with 613 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 85.8%, and the median days to allowance is 809. The interview lift is 12.0%, which is a helpful boost for applicants.

The 85.8% allowance rate and 809-day median pendency indicate a favorable and efficient prosecution environment. With 613 resolved cases, the data is robust. The 12.0% lift suggests that interviews are a useful way to resolve any remaining issues. Practitioners can expect a high probability of success and a relatively fast timeline. Using the 12.0% lift to supplement the 85.8% allowance rate is a sound strategy for ensuring that applications move smoothly through the 809-day process.

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

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
632
Total Applications
+12.0%
Interview Lift
809
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 613 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19174421 IMAGE SENSORS INCLUDING PHASE DETECTION PIXEL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18421020 MOTION SENSOR INTEGRATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19025265 DIGITAL CAMERA Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19184758 TRIMMING VIDEO IN ASSOCIATION WITH MULTI-VIDEO CLIP CAPTURE Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
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
18940219 CAMERA SYSTEM Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19170257 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
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
18420349 PERSPECTIVE-CORRECT PASSTHROUGH ARCHITECTURES FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18139902 Managing Efficiency of Image Processing Final Rejection Motional AD LLC

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