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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Chriss S Yoder III, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YODER III, CHRISS S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2622 2638 2664 2697 2699 2852 3795

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

YODER III, CHRISS S handles cases in tech center 3700 and art unit 2622. The profile records 695 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 75.3%, and a median of 987 days to allowance. Interviews show a 21.7% lift, indicating a meaningful positive association with allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Sony Group, Canon, and NIKON. The listed firms are OLIFF PLC, Venable LLP, and Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. The data supports using interviews to address prosecution issues, while the median timing suggests that applicants should maintain a longer-term prosecution plan.

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

Performance Statistics

75.3%
Allow Rate
+5.3% vs TC avg
716
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 695 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18999632 PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION PIXEL SENSOR Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19087656 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19065047 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19104276 LIGHT DETECTION ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18997324 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
19005417 IMAGING ELEMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18996822 PERISCOPE CAMERA MODULE, OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19093602 IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18958265 IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
19200584 SHUTTER MECHANISM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHUTTER MECHANISM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
19242626 CAMERA-BASED, PRIVACY LED TAMPER DETECTION Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chriss S Yoder III's allowance rate?

75.3% of resolved applications examined by Chriss S Yoder III were allowed (695 resolved cases), compared with 70.9% across Art Unit 2622 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chriss S Yoder III?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chriss S Yoder III take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chriss S Yoder III took 987 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chriss S Yoder III work in?

Chriss S Yoder III examines applications in Art Unit 2622 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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