Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MOREHEAD III, JOHN H

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

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+23.9% vs TC avg
629
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
811
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 601 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19174421 IMAGE SENSORS INCLUDING PHASE DETECTION PIXEL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19029791 ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING AUTO EXPOSURE CONTROL, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19016542 IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18304295 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHUTTER CONTROL Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18849522 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP 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
18293042 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions 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
18420349 PERSPECTIVE-CORRECT PASSTHROUGH ARCHITECTURES FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19170257 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18139902 Managing Efficiency of Image Processing Final Rejection Motional AD LLC
18926705 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, POSITION-INFLUENCING INTERACTION METHOD FOR FLOATING WINDOW AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Getac Technology Corporation

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