Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2639 2899

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.6%
Allow Rate
-19.4% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+35.2%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
87.9%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18925220 IMAGE SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18150010 ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LENSES AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18393276 COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18172725 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18557466 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18476971 IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18251310 IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18668720 Light Source Module with Adaptive Illumination Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18850604 SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
18505351 IMAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection SigmaStar Technology Ltd.
18302133 AUTOFOCUS METHOD AND ASSOCIATED OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH
18465578 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA VisEra Technologies Company Limited

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