Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2638 2661 2696 2697

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.9%
Allow Rate
+27.9% vs TC avg
661
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
714
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 643 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
64.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18939694 IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18576552 FOCUS CONTROL DEVICE, FOCUS CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18504387 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18249356 IMAGING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18583873 IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING TERMINAL, AND SERVER Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18943873 OPTICAL BLACK PIXEL REFERENCE TO REMOVE IMAGE BIAS NOISE FOR WESTERN BLOT IMAGING Non-Final OA Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
18951284 IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18366267 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROCESSOR FOR AUTONOMOUSLY MAKING IMAGE MODIFICATIONS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18918288 OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Sensing Technology Corporation

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