Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T

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

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.0%
Allow Rate
+10.0% vs TC avg
963
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 933 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19075068 CAMERA DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18394992 IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18460976 METHOD OF CONTROLLING CAMERA DEVICE BY POLLUTION DETECTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18976130 Camera Module with Variable Lens Aperture with Soft Membrane Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18871492 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18863200 IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18861399 PHOTODETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
19028609 VARIABLE APERTURE DESIGN FOR DEVICE Z-HEIGHT REDUCTION Non-Final OA Google LLC
18986591 CAMERA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19092451 IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18669610 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, MOVABLE APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18644469 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR GENERATING DISPLAY IMAGE DATA FOR LIVE VIEW DISPLAY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18797955 IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
19092636 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER EFFICIENT IMAGE ACQUISITION USING SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODES (SPADS) Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18922671 ACTUATOR FOR CAMERA Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18767590 ACTUATOR FOR OPTICAL IMAGING STABILIZATION AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
19255350 REMOVING OBJECTS AT IMAGE CAPTURE TIME Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.

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