Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PYO, KEVIN K

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871 2872 2878

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+19.1% vs TC avg
894
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
812
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 879 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18947891 OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18805166 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING AN IMAGE USING A PHOTON COUNTING IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18775406 SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18786342 SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18805801 DETECTION SYSTEM AND DETECTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18742298 PIXEL ARRAY INCLUDING OCTAGON PIXEL SENSORS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18729609 SURFACE-PROTECTIVE FILM AND OPTICAL MEMBER WITH SURFACE-PROTECTIVE FILM Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
19021614 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING SHADING FOR SOLAR TRACKERS Non-Final OA Nextpower LLC

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