Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SOHN, SEUNG C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2878 2893

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.0%
Allow Rate
+19.0% vs TC avg
836
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
896
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 813 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
50.1%
§102 Novelty
24.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18916107 VEHICLE HEADLIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE HEADLIGHT CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE HEADLIGHT CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18911323 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18800458 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING SEALING PORTION DISPOSED IN BONDED MEMBERS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17998303 LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, DRIVE CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18855640 SURFACE INSPECTION DEVICE AND SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18396297 DEPTH IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18722149 SEAL INSPECTING DEVICE AND CONTAINER INSPECTING METHOD Non-Final OA SEEGENE, INC.
18798234 BEAM TRACKING AND FIBER COUPLING USING DUAL FOCUS DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18438355 Sorption-Induced Tunable Fiber Optic Plasmonic Gas Sensing Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18918224 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIBRATION REDUCTION IN ENCODER-BASED GALVANOMETERS Non-Final OA Novanta Corporation
18905955 INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR OBJECTS Non-Final OA ANTARES VISION S.P.A.
18883443 SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM SUPPORT DEVICES Non-Final OA ARRAY TECH, INC.
18795291 SMART SENSOR DEVICES FOR MEASURING AND VERIFYING SOLAR ARRAY PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONAL METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Non-Final OA PowerOwners, LLC
18669307 Photon Number Resolving Superconducting Detector Non-Final OA PsiQuantum Corp.
18735308 FLUORESCENT FILTER BLOCK ASSEMBLY COMBINED WITH MULTI-CHANNEL FLUORESCENT FILTER SET AND LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA CURIOSIS INC.
18204170 DETECTION APPARATUS, DETECTION METHOD, AND LIDAR Non-Final OA HESAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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