Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MOREHEAD III, JOHN H

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

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
615
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 590 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18849522 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18981909 LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18937209 FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18849542 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH DIFFERENCING CIRCUIT FOR FRAME DIFFERENCING Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18293042 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17850898 LIQUID CRYSTAL POLARIZERS FOR IMAGING Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18939767 IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
18926705 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, POSITION-INFLUENCING INTERACTION METHOD FOR FLOATING WINDOW AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Getac Technology Corporation
18139902 Managing Efficiency of Image Processing Non-Final OA Motional AD LLC
18740052 VERTICALLY MOUNTED ADD-ON CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS

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