Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael Mario Sofroniou, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SOFRONIOU, MICHAEL MARIO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2661 2672 3791

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

SOFRONIOU, MICHAEL MARIO works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2661. The profile contains 4 resolved cases, a 100.0% allowance rate, and a median of 885 days to allowance. Interview lift is 0.0%, so the available record does not show an interview effect.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Arashi Vision Inc. are the listed companies. Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP, Xsensus, and Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. are the listed firms. Because the case volume is limited, practitioners should treat the allowance result as preliminary and rely on application-specific review rather than broad assumptions about future prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+30.0% vs TC avg
32
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
885
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.4%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
32.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18910410 DETAIL PRESERVING DENOISER FOR SHORT EXPOSURE IMAGES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18950624 VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Arashi Vision Inc.
18878996 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18878683 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18879621 MODEL TRAINING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18803323 GEOMETRIC UPSAMPLING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18839298 REGISTRATION OF DEFORMABLE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18680579 ROBUST AND CONSISTENT VIDEO INSTANCE SEGMENTATION Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
19044134 Driver Monitoring Device and Monitoring Program Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation
18982956 INTEGRATED TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON GENERATIVE MODEL Non-Final OA GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael Mario Sofroniou's allowance rate?

100.0% of resolved applications examined by Michael Mario Sofroniou were allowed (4 resolved cases), compared with 72.7% across Art Unit 2661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael Mario Sofroniou?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael Mario Sofroniou take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael Mario Sofroniou took 885 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael Mario Sofroniou work in?

Michael Mario Sofroniou examines applications in Art Unit 2661 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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