Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18970387 | IMAGE SENSOR | December 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18910287 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18809533 | VARIABLE-RESOLUTION CAMERAS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS COMPRISING VARIABLE-RESOLUTION CAMERAS | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18834781 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL DEVICE | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18779072 | EXPOSURE CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM OF PREVENTING INAPPROPRIATE VARIATION IN BRIGHTNESS | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18751491 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT WAKE ON ATTENTION | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742616 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH LOCALIZED EXPOSURE COMPENSATION | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18678073 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18675123 | DEVICE AND FILTER ARRAY USED IN SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SPECTRAL IMAGES CORRESPONDING TO N WAVELENGTH BANDS WHERE N IS AN INTEGER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO FOUR | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18658253 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD WITH SLOT ANTENNA, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18648543 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18647490 | UNDERWATER VIDEO LIGHT SYSTEM | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629231 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH FILTER SWITCHING, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626863 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INTERESTED EVENT BASED IMAGE CAPTURE | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18689063 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A CO-SHOT RESULTANT VIDEO BASED ON ONE OR MORE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18585243 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STREAMING BROADCASTS WITH PROGRAM SELECTION INDICATOR AND EXPOSURE CONTROL | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582251 | Remotely controllable mobile video studio with integrated teleprompter, camera, lighting and microphone | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18443556 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM WITH EXPOSURE CONTROL | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18432083 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE WHICH OUTPUTS PLURAL CLOCK SIGNALS THROUGH RESPECTIVE PLURAL OUTPUT TERMINALS | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425440 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PLACING A CAPTURING-TARGET OBJECT WITHIN A RANGE APPROPRIATE FOR EDITING | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416392 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING ADJUSTMENT UNIT FOR REDUCING CAPACITANCE | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400036 | METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCORPORATING GAZE-BASED MOTION BLUR COMPENSATION | December 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398918 | METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGE CAPTURE OF MOVABLE DEVICE | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18397927 | CAMERA COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SELECTION | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18396218 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING DEAD ANGLE AND VISUAL RECOGNITION REGIONS OF SUBJECTS | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18541183 | ADJUSTABLE COLOUR FILTER ARRAY USING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539310 | IMAGING SUPPORT DEVICE THAT PERFORMS REGISTRATION CONTROL FOR SETTING A DETECTED SUBJECT IMAGE POSITION, IMAGING SUPPORT SYSTEM, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518572 | TEMPORAL RECONSTRUCTION USING RAW IMAGE DATA AND PREVIOUS IMAGES | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518216 | MULTI-MODE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT DETECTION | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516655 | BUFFERED VIDEO RECORDING | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18560918 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION OF COMPANION ANIMAL, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18388653 | Photographing Method for Obtaining an Image based on Two Cameras, Electronic Device and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18501087 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CHANGES A DISPLAY STATE OF AN ICON ON A CAPTURED IMAGE DEPENDING ON WHETHER ZOOM CONTROL IN TRACKING IS PERMITED, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18498913 | LENS DEVICE, WITH OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MOVABLE APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384143 | CAMERA BODY FOR RECEIVING FIRST AND SECOND IMAGE PLANE TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS | October 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18494836 | DISPLAY-BASED IMAGE CAPTURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18491444 | TIME-MULTIPLEXED ILLUMINATION BLENDING | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18489144 | PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HETEROGENEOUS VIDEO ARCHITECTURE | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482616 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ASSISTED PET IMAGE CAPTURING | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18376126 | IMAGING DEVICE PERFORMING ENLARGMENT PROCESSING BASED ON SPECIFIED AREA OF OBJECT IMAGE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING OBJECT IMAGE | October 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18479333 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING LIGHTING AND IMAGING DEVICES | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375813 | POSE TRACKING FOR ROLLING SHUTTER CAMERA | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462452 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTENT NOTIFICATION PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTENT NOTIFICATION DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTENT NOTIFICATION METHOD | September 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458469 | IMAGE DETAIL RECOVERY USING HIGH FREQUENCY AND LOW FREQUENCY IMAGE DATA | August 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18455772 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236277 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS IN PHOTOGRAPHY | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451648 | COMPOSITE IMAGE GENERATION BASED ON IMAGE SEGMENTATION | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235037 | REPLACEABLE LENS MODULE HAVING A MOVABLE HOUSING FOR IMPACT FORCE TRANSFER | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18448504 | IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CAPTURING IMAGES USING DIFFERENT LIGHT EMISSIONS | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232584 | FIELD VARIABLE TONE MAPPING FOR 360 CONTENT | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232294 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE DEPENDING ON A CURRENT USE SITUATION, AND THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365735 | Method and terminal device for matching photographed objects and preset text information | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228882 | AUTOMATICALLY CUSTOMIZING CAMERA SETTINGS FOR USERS | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18357113 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD EXECUTED BY IMAGING SYSTEM | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212284 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS HAVING AUDIO RECOGNITION, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256142 | IMAGE CAPTURE AND DESIRED TIMING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321070 | VISION SENSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE VISION SENSOR | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253323 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318273 | CAMERA MODULE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC DRIVING MEMBER | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252907 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18142847 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROTECTING PRIVACY | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18304983 | CAMERA MODULE HAVING IMAGE SENSOR LOCATED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND CIRCUIT BOARDS | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302969 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL MEANS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR REDUCINGPOWERCONSUMPTIONWHENTRANSITIONINGTOAPOWEROFF STATE | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299550 | CURVED IMAGING SENSOR PACKAGE WITH PETAL PATTERNED SUBSTRATE | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18248317 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING THE EFFECTS OF THE OPTICAL QUALITY OF WINDSHIELD | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296262 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS DISPLAYING CAPTURED IMAGE FOR REMOTE SUPPORT OF AN OPERATION BY AN OPERATOR | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18295505 | Generating and Using a Model for Settings in an Imaging Apparatus | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18128532 | HIGH-SPEED AUTOFOCUS CONTROL | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189243 | High-Resolution Holographic Optical Imaging Device | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183559 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SERVER FOR DETERMINING USER'S POSITION-RELATED INFORMATION | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18179102 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING DISPLACEMENT OF A RECORDING REGION, DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043486 | SOLID IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173238 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170444 | IMAGING APPARATUS THAT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, DISPLAYS ONE OR BOTH OF AN AUTOFOCUS FRAME AND A LINE-OF-SIGHT POINTER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167780 | PERIMETER SHEET SPRING SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT FOR CAMERA | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105974 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF PERFORMING MULTI-FOCUSING AND PHOTOGRAPHING IMAGE INCLUDING PLURALITY OF OBJECTS USING THE SAME | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164653 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A DIRTY CAMERA LENS TO DETERMINE IF THE DIRTY CAMERA LENS CAUSES A FAILURE TO DETECT VARIOUS EVENTS | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18103216 | DISPLAY ASSISTANT DEVICE HAVING A MONITORING MODE AND AN ASSISTANT MODE | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18158681 | CALIBRATION OF AN IMAGING IWR DIGITAL PIXEL | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158180 | MEMORY DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING PHASE DIFFERENCE CORRECTION BASED ON A POSITION OF A PIXEL | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18156991 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM HAVING A POSITION SENSING ASSEMBLY | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016552 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH OFFSET CURRENT GENERATION | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910232 | CAMERA SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND CAMERA FOR COMMUNICATING VIA DIFFERENT TYPES OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18003916 | IMAGE FUSION METHOD AND DEVICE | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18147679 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION OF IMAGING METADATA | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18145884 | PHOTOGRAPHY POSITION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CORRECTING A PHOTOGRAPHY POSITION ON A TWO-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE SYSTEM CORRESPONDING TO A PHOTOGRAPHY SPACE | December 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086321 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR SPATIO-TEMPORAL POLARIZATION VIDEO ANALYSIS | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084076 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTION PICTURE CAMERA AND MARKING RING FOR A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18072061 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUALITY-BASED CONTRIBUTOR AUTHORIZATION IN A COLLABORATIVE MEDIA CAMPAIGN PLATFORM | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071021 | IMAGE SENSOR TEST SYSTEM INCLUDING OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER AND LOW-FREQUENCY ATTENUATOR | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17991333 | METHODS FOR CALIBRATING OFFSET OF OPTICAL CENTER USING KINEMATIC MOUNT | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17987344 | CALIBRATING AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE WITH A DETECTABLE LENS | November 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17986834 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EDITED IMAGE BASED ON USER PREFERENCE | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17923459 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IMPROVING DISPLAY EFFECTS IN PHOTOGRAPHING OR VISUAL RECORDING | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980822 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, FOCUS CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM WITH CAM CURVE | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974041 | UPDATING ZOOM PROPERTIES OF CORRESPONDING SALIENT OBJECTS | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17969737 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SELECTING A TRAINED MODEL | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996332 | HIGH ACCURACY DISPLACEMENT DEVICE | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960497 | Camera Placement Guidance | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17958834 | CAMERA MODULE STRUCTURE | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KHAN, USMAN A.
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 75.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner KHAN, USMAN A works in Art Unit 2637 and has examined 49 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner KHAN, USMAN A's allowance rate of 87.8% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KHAN, USMAN A receive 2.76 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KHAN, USMAN A is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -0.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KHAN, USMAN A. This interview benefit is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.1% of allowed cases (in the 83% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 26% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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