Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SELBY, GEVELL V

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2622 2638 2664 2697 2699 2817 2871

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.3%
Allow Rate
+22.3% vs TC avg
1,191
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
830
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
44.3%
§102 Novelty
38.0%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614478 METHOD OF OBTAINING A USER-SELECTED ANGLE OF VIEW FROM AMONG A PLURALITY OF ANGLES OF VIEW OF RESPECTIVE CAMERAS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19050163 Image-sensing array with sparse autofocus pixels Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
19078643 ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO WHICH COOLING DEVICE IS DETACHABLY ATTACHABLE, COOLING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18970635 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18950822 CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19225420 IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR SETTING DIFFERENT EXPOSURE CONDITIONS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19177722 FOCUS DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19169404 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19173502 CAMERA MODULE ENCLOSURE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19083982 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18473659 BLACK MASK ON GLASS SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC

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