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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Antoinette T Spinks, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2639 2663 2698

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T handles cases in USPTO Technology Center 2600, Art Unit 2622. The profile reports 947 resolved cases and a 72.0% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1005 days, and interview lift is 20.0%. Interviews thus provide a notable secondary signal in a record whose primary outcome measure is already favorable.

The leading companies are Canon Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc. The leading firms are CANTOR COLBURN LLP, FENWICK & WEST LLP, and Fideli Law PLLC. Counsel can use the substantial case history to frame prosecution expectations, with particular attention to the relationship between a high allowance rate and the additional lift associated with interviews.

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

Performance Statistics

72.0%
Allow Rate
+10.0% vs TC avg
988
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
1005
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 947 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18798771 FOCUS CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, FOCUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19250495 CAMERA CALIBRATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18394992 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18543583 READOUT CIRCUIT SUPPORTING BINNING MODE AND DYNAMIC VISION SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19230316 IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19182416 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19092451 IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19039650 IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS DRIVING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM DRIVING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18801889 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOVABLE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18767246 IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18644469 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR GENERATING DISPLAY IMAGE DATA FOR LIVE VIEW DISPLAY Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19020643 Method for Providing Color Correction for a Specific Camera Sensor Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19028609 VARIABLE APERTURE DESIGN FOR DEVICE Z-HEIGHT REDUCTION Non-Final OA Google LLC
18861399 PHOTODETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18707444 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19084699 CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILITY AUGMENTATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18919937 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18923021 IMAGE DATA OBTAINMENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Antoinette T Spinks's allowance rate?

72.0% of resolved applications examined by Antoinette T Spinks were allowed (947 resolved cases), compared with 70.9% across Art Unit 2622 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Antoinette T Spinks?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Antoinette T Spinks take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Antoinette T Spinks took 1,005 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Antoinette T Spinks work in?

Antoinette T Spinks examines applications in Art Unit 2622 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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