Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SIMPSON, LIXI CHOW

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2626 2627 2689 2695

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+11.9% vs TC avg
875
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
969
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 861 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.7%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
14.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18883424 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD WITH BIRDS-EYE-VIEW IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18883557 RANGE ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC METADATA GENERATION FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
18914698 Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Adaptively Providing Audio Outputs Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19252954 PROJECTION DISPLAY METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18965902 IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18661727 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING DETECTION SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DETECTION SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18864057 Optimizing a Reference Group for Visual Inspection Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18980318 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
19003014 Video Surveillance System and Methods for Tracking Vehicles Including Trailers Non-Final OA Eagle Eye Networks, Inc.
18902283 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D OBJECT DETECTION BY AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS USING MULTIMODAL FUSION Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18867657 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18910271 INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INSPECTION IMAGE Non-Final OA NuFlare Technology, Inc.
18029240 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH A USER INTERFACE Final Rejection ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG

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