Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PHAM, QUAN L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2637 2662 2696 2697

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
529
Total Applications
+28.4%
Interview Lift
871
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 494 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19219369 IMAGING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18474123 Sensor Shift Assembly for Camera Module Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18724891 IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
19172034 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18103919 DASHBOARD CAMERA, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DASHBOARD CAMERA, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection JVCKENWOOD Corporation
19242148 APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19214422 OPTICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19024310 IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18957533 WEARABLE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, PORTABLE DEVICE AND CALIBRATOR THAT COMMUNICATE WITH IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIA STORING CONTROL PROGRAMS THEREFOR Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18948255 PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18943100 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18941773 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18184126 OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING TWO OPTICAL SYSTEMS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18155596 IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN OBSERVATION UNIT INCLUDING A DISPLAY DEVICE AND AN OBSERVATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROGRAM USED IN AN IMAGING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18572203 IMAGING DEVICE AND LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
17905308 CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18408379 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18667390 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING IMAGE FOR MOBILITY Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18291472 IMAGING SYSTEM FOR IMAGING A TRANSPARENT OBJECT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18601362 AUTOFOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND CAMERA DEVICE USING SAME Final Rejection HANWHA VISION CO., LTD.
19038931 VEHICLE INTERIOR MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18316753 Signal Processing for Infra-Red Imaging Technology (SPIRIT) Architecture for Small, Mid-size, and Large format Focal Plane Arrays Non-Final OA Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18164870 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING AN IMAGE SECTION ON A DISPLAY UNIT OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED

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