Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SELBY, GEVELL V

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2615 2622 2638 2664 2697 2699 2817 2871

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gevell V. Selby is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2615. He has managed 1188 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 90.4 percent. This 90.4 percent rate provides a measure of how often applications result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 1188-case history to understand the examiner's general tendencies.

The interview lift is 4.9 percent. This 4.9 percent figure represents the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. A positive value like 4.9 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. This suggests that requesting an interview is a helpful strategy for this docket.

The median days to allowance is 830. This 830-day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. For applicants, this 830-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 90.4 percent allowance rate with the 830-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for Art Unit 2615.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

90.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
1,192
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
830
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1188 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
44.5%
§102 Novelty
37.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19086091 CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19225480 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19078643 ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO WHICH COOLING DEVICE IS DETACHABLY ATTACHABLE, COOLING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM 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.
19257819 CONFIGURATION OF A VISIBLE LIGHT SENSOR Non-Final OA Lutron Technology Company LLC

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