Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2639 2899
This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases
Surafel Yilmakassaye works in Art Unit 2639 within Tech Center 2800. He has 47 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 57.4 percent. The median days to allowance is 944. The 57.4 percent allowance rate indicates a moderate level of difficulty for applicants in this art unit.
The interview lift is 37.1 percent. This high lift suggests that interviews are particularly effective for this examiner, potentially overcoming initial rejections. With a median pendency of 944 days, proactive engagement through interviews may be an efficient way to secure an allowance. The 37.1 percent lift is a strong signal that verbal negotiation is a key driver of success. Practitioners should consider the 47 resolved cases as an emerging pattern that favors direct communication. The 57.4 percent baseline can be significantly improved by utilizing the interview process. This approach may help navigate the prosecution cycle more effectively. The data highlights the value of interviews in achieving a grant with this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18925220 | IMAGE SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18668720 | Light Source Module with Adaptive Illumination | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 19054903 | CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18981942 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18393276 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18179625 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18172725 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | Final Rejection | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19053024 | MULTI-RESOLUTION WARPING | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18563660 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE | Final Rejection | NIKON CORPORATION |
| 18998695 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM | Final Rejection | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18839683 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18842207 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT | Final Rejection | SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
| 18251310 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD | Final Rejection | SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
| 18322264 | AUTONOMOUS ROTATING SENSOR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING DATA PROCESSING OPTIMIZATION METHOD | Final Rejection | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. |
| 18850604 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE | Final Rejection | ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) |
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