Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TABA, MONICA TERESA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2872 2877 2878 3619

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+36.2% vs TC avg
234
Total Applications
+2.3%
Interview Lift
773
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 211 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19082766 IMAGE SENSOR WITH 3X3 ARRAY PIXELS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18962545 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18949205 SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18852179 SEMICONDUCTOR RELAY AND SEMICONDUCTOR RELAY MODULE PROVIDED WITH SAME Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19104270 LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18812076 LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18575188 PHOTODETECTION DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19073319 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, MOVING BODY, AND EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19055303 DISPLAY LIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS AND LIGHT MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
18774620 MOTOR APPARATUS WITH ENCODERS Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18725067 MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED STRESS-ENGINEERED OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
18313459 FLAT OPTICS CAMERA MODULE FOR HIGH QUALITY IMAGING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18062517 ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A DISPLAY SCREEN AND A PROXIMITY SENSOR Final Rejection STMICROELECTRONICS (ALPS) SAS

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