USPTO Examiner VIEAUX GARY C - Art Unit 2638

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18965994AUTOMATED GUIDE FOR IMAGE CAPTURING FOR 3D MODEL CREATIONDecember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18951853CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM SETTING A FIRST OR A SECOND DEPTH OF FIELD IN A CASE WHERE OBJECTS ARE SUPERIMPOSED AND IN A CASE WHERE A MAIN OBJECT IS SWITCHEDNovember 2024March 2026Allow1500NoNo
18936819Systems and Methods for Ultra-Low-Power, High-Speed Sensors Using Optical FiltersNovember 2024June 2025Allow711NoNo
18902477IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY TO A LOAD CIRCUIT ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF THE APPARATUSSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18897327IMAGING LENS MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF COLUMNAR STRUCTURES FOR REDUCING REFLECTIONSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1500NoNo
18896878USER INTERFACES INTEGRATING HARDWARE BUTTONSSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1500NoNo
18888266WIDE ANGLE ADAPTER LENS FOR ENHANCED VIDEO STABILIZATIONSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18847579IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING A TRANSFER TRANSISTOR GATE ELECTRODE EXTENDING INTO A PIXEL SEPARATION SECTION FROM A FIRST SURFACE TO A SECOND SURFACE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATESeptember 2024March 2026Allow1801NoNo
18845222ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A LENS ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING AN AVOIDANCE SPACE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TOTAL TRACK LENGTHSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1500NoNo
18818006IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS GENERATING A COLOR RATIO OF A SATURATION PIXEL GROUPAugust 2024December 2025Allow1600NoNo
18840383Image Processing Method and Related Device Thereof That Processes An Image With An Algorithm Based On A Quantity Of Wait Time DeterminationAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18795191IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH ILLUMINATION BRIGHTNESS DISTRIBUTION AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOFAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18792146CAMERA MODULE HAVING A PORTION OF A SUBSTRATE DISPOSED BETWEEN A LIGHT SOURCE AND A HEAT SINKAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18791474Optical Field Imaging System Based On Dual Galvanometer ScanningAugust 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18788430CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300NoNo
18774004DETERMINING AN ESTIMATED NOISE VALUE FOR A PIXEL INTENSITY VALUE IN A SET OF IMAGE DATAJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18772506IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CORRECTING COLOR SHADING IN IMAGE DATAJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18676937Image Sensor Appropriate for Multiple Shooting Modes, Camera Module, Electronic Device, and Shooting MethodMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18675555CONTROL APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS ROTATING A FOCAL PLANE AROUND AN AXIS DEFINED BY A FEATURE POINT OF AN OBJECTMay 2024November 2025Allow1700NoNo
18673256MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR AN INTEGRATED SENSOR-LENS ASSEMBLY IN AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICEMay 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18710226IMAGING APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE IMAGES BEING FORMED ON A SINGLE LIGHT RECEIVING SURFACEMay 2024February 2026Allow2110NoNo
18657544Fluid-Filled Camera ModulesMay 2024February 2026Allow2101NoNo
18638493IMAGE SENSOR WITH SWITCHABLE IN-PIXEL BINNING DURING READOUTApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18629257ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY WITH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES FOR IMAGE SENSORSApril 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18626569FOLDED ZOOM CAMERA MODULE WITH ADAPTIVE APERTUREApril 2024February 2025Allow1130NoNo
18693118CAMERA MODULE HAVING A MOVABLE ASSEMBLY, A METAL GUIDE RAIL, A ROLLING MEMBER FORMING A ROLLING CONTACT WITH A SUPPORT MEMBER AND A LOCKING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A GUIDE RAIL EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO A MOVEMENT DIRECTIONMarch 2024January 2026Allow2220NoNo
18602214IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND LENS DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18596359SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DARK CURRENT COMPENSATION IN SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE IMAGERYMarch 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18685083METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PREVIEW IMAGE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1700YesNo
18444323ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACQUIRING A FIRST IMAGE CORRESPONDING TO A FIRST RESOLUTION BASED ON A RESULT OF RAW IMAGE DATA INPUT TO A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, AND ACQUIRING A SECOND IMAGE CORRESPONDING TO A SECOND RESOLUTION LOWER THAN THE FIRST RESOLUTION, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1900NoNo
18417397MODULAR CAMERA WITH INTERCHANGEABLE IMAGE HEAD AND SUB-SYSTEM BASESJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18413912METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH OPTIMIZATION OF LENS MODULE ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18413521Multiple Operating Modes to Expand Dynamic RangeJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18405170SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING A COLOUR IMAGE AND AN INFRARED IMAGE OF A SCENEJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2200NoNo
18405268ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA MODULE WITH A MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC CONDENSER (MLCC) DISPOSED IN A HOLE IN A METAL PLATE UNDER A RIGID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (RPCB)January 2024July 2025Allow1800NoNo
18545367INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM FOR IMPROVING OPERABILITY OF A VIDEO CAMERA USING A REMOTE CONTROLLERDecember 2023December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18541314FOLDED MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING FOLDED MODULEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18527338SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE CORRECTIONDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18520019ALTERNATIVE LIGHT SOURCE (ALS) CAMERA SYSTEMNovember 2023April 2025Abandon1730YesNo
18515469FOLDED ZOOM CAMERA MODULE WITH ADAPTIVE APERTURENovember 2023January 2024Allow100NoNo
18562417A CAMERA APPARATUS HAVING AUTOFOCUS AND OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION FUNCTIONSNovember 2023September 2025Allow2210NoNo
18562410CAMERA DEVICE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND MAGNETS OF DIFFERENT SIZESNovember 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18511033CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A PROTECTION STRUCTURAL MEMBER, A GIMBAL CAMERA AND A SUPPORT SEATNovember 2023May 2025Allow1800NoNo
18508277IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING A CORRECTION CIRCUIT THAT CORRECTS A FIRST SIGNAL TO A SECOND SIGNAL BY READING A CORRECTION TABLENovember 2023May 2025Allow1800NoNo
18491764Camera Formed With Contamination-Proof SpaceOctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18382076Electronic Device for Reducing Height Dimension of Camera Module Decorative PartOctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18490222CAMERA, ACCESSORY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT CHANGES A CONTENT OF COMMUNICATION ERROR PROCESSING ACCORDING TO A TYPE OF ERROR BY SWITCHING A SPECIFIC ACCESSORY APPARATUS IN A PREDETERMINED ORDEROctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18489112CAMERA MODULE WITH REFLECTIVE COMPONENTS INDEPENDENTLY ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLABLE TO SWITCH BETWEEN A TRANSMISSIVE STATE AND A REFLECTIVE STATEOctober 2023September 2025Allow2310YesNo
18486356CAMERA ASSEMBLY WITH ANTI-SHAKE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2023September 2025Allow2310NoNo
18484825ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEMSOctober 2023July 2025Allow2110NoNo
18553915OPTICAL CAPTURING DEVICE COMPRISING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD OPTICAL SENSORS CAPTURING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FIELDS OF VIEWOctober 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18478225AUTOMATED GUIDE FOR IMAGE CAPTURING FOR 3D MODEL CREATIONSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18477214ZOOMABLE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING METHODSeptember 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18471736DARTBOARD CAMERA UNITSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3020NoNo
18370671CAMERA MODULE WITH REFLECTIVE AND REFRACTIVE MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2930YesNo
18368589REMOVABLE LENS ACCESSORIES FOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICESSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1930YesNo
18463292IMAGING DEVICE HAVING PROTRUDING OPTICAL MEMBER AND SLOPED HOUSINGSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18453591WEARABLE SATELLITE RECEIVER WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTIONAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210YesNo
18276988CODED APERTURE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18228292PROJECTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING OBJECT WITH IMAGE PROJECTIONJuly 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18227496High Voltage Discharge Electrode for Electrostatic Charge Neutralization in Compact Camera ModulesJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18226131CAMERA SYSTEM OF MOBILE DEVICE INCLUDING GEOMETRY PHASE LENSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18225247METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IRREVERSIBLE PRIVACY PROTECTION IN IMAGE ACQUISITIONJuly 2023March 2026Allow3110NoNo
18357290CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING A CATADIOPTRIC LENS ARRANGEMENTJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18224822MODULAR CAMERA WITH INTERCHANGEABLE IMAGE HEAD AND SUB-SYSTEM BASESJuly 2023September 2023Allow200NoNo
18356048MACHINE VISION SYSTEM WITH OBJECTIVE LENS AND COLLISION PROTECTIONJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18273224HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING POLARIZATION INFORMATION AND OPTICAL ELEMENT THEREOFJuly 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18348311IMAGING METHOD AND IMAGING DEVICE CALCULATING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN LIGHT INTENSITY AND A SPATIALLY MODULATED MASK IMAGE TO CONSTRUCT AN IMAGE OF A TARGET OBJECTJuly 2023February 2025Allow2000NoNo
18345704SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS SUPPORTING MULTIPLE PHOTOGRAPHY MODES WITH A CONTROL DEVICEJune 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18216572ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE THEREOF WITH MOVABLE PHOTOSENSITIVE SHIPJune 2023November 2025Allow2810NoNo
18342791SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR MINIATURIZATION OF PIXELS AND IMPROVING LIGHT DETECTION SENSITIVITYJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18214516ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE THEREOF HAVING A DRIVER THAT DRIVES A SLIDER TO MOVE, A LENS COMPONENT ROTATING WITH MOVEMENT OF THE SLIDERJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18340606ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE THEREOF WHEREIN A LENS IS IN MOVEABLE FIT WITH A LIMITING MEMBER HAVING FIRST THROUGH FOURTH LIMITING GROOVES IN COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHERJune 2023November 2025Allow2910NoNo
18336099Full Green Interpolation In Remosaicing Bayer PatternJune 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18334993ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROMPTING A USER TO SELECT SETTINGS ACCORDING TO THE ORIENTATION OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18265984APPARATUS FOR A DYNAMIC VISION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A DYNAMIC VISION SENSORJune 2023July 2025Allow2510YesNo
18255995SHOOTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SAVING AN IMAGE FRAME FROM A VIDEOJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18328757LENS DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING PROGRAM FOR ACQUIRING MULTISPECTRAL IMAGESJune 2023December 2023Allow600NoNo
18203731CAMERA MODULE AND MOLDED PHOTOSENSITIVE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023January 2024Allow800NoNo
18204174FOLDED CAMERA FOR REDUCING STRAY LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2023April 2024Allow1120YesNo
18007402Shooting Method of Time-Lapse Photography and DeviceMay 2023November 2024Allow2200NoNo
18200877CAMERA WITH RECONFIGURABLE LENS ASSEMBLYMay 2023September 2024Allow1521YesNo
18320901PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEMMay 2023November 2024Allow1800NoNo
18199720MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR AN INTEGRATED SENSOR-LENS ASSEMBLY IN AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICEMay 2023February 2024Allow900NoNo
18318533SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DARK CURRENT COMPENSATION IN SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE IMAGERYMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18317866ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING DIRECTION OF CAMERA VIEWMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18312369Reducing Auto-Exposure LatencyMay 2023November 2025Allow3011NoNo
18308154SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DISTANCE-LAPSE VIDEOSApril 2023January 2025Allow2110YesNo
18306988RECEIVING A RESET SIGNAL DURING A REST PERIOD AND A RAMP SIGNAL DURING A SENSING PERIOD THROUGH THE CONTROL TERMINAL OF THE RESET TRANSISTOR IN AN IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING METHODApril 2023November 2024Allow1900NoNo
18302816IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING METHOD JUDGING WHETHER A DIGITAL SENSING SIGNAL IS ABNORMALApril 2023February 2025Allow2200NoNo
18303176ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A USER INTERFACE (UI) FOR UTILIZING A CAMERA TO TRACK AN OBJECT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFApril 2023February 2025Allow2210YesNo
18302641DIGITAL PIXEL ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING LOW POWER AND HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE OPERATION HAVING A COUNTER THAT STOPS COUNTING PULSES IN RESPONSE TO DETECTING A VOLTAGE ON A CAPACITOR EXCEEDING A THRESHOLDApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18301438FOLDED ZOOM CAMERA MODULE WITH ADAPTIVE APERTUREApril 2023August 2023Allow410NoNo
18299944LENS APPARATUS THAT TRANSMITS TILT-SHIFT INFORMATION TO ATTACHED IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS ATTACHABLE TO THE LENS APPARATUSApril 2023July 2025Allow2720NoNo
18298671APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM THAT DETECTS BLUR OF AN IMAGE AT A FIRST FREQUENCY BAND IN A CASE WHERE THE DRIVE VELOCITY IS IN A RESONANCE VELOCITY RANGEApril 2023September 2024Allow1800NoNo
18295207PHASE DETECTION AUTO FOCUS WITH HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL QUAD PHASE DETECTIONApril 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18129217METHOD FOR RECORDING A SEQUENCE OF IMAGESMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610NoNo
18247557INFORMATION PROCESSING WITH GENERATION OF IMAGE DATA USING EVENT DATA FROM AN INTEGRATION PERIOD THAT OVERLAPS WITH A PREVIOUS FRAME PERIODMarch 2023March 2025Allow2311NoNo
18193134IMAGE OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING MULTIPLE PANCHROMATIC BINNNG MODESMarch 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18029144Shooting Method and Electronic Device Based on Quantity of Shot Objects and Holding StateMarch 2023June 2025Allow2720YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner VIEAUX, GARY C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner VIEAUX, GARY C works in Art Unit 2638 and has examined 39 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner VIEAUX, GARY C's allowance rate of 82.1% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by VIEAUX, GARY C receive 1.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by VIEAUX, GARY C is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -29.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VIEAUX, GARY C. This interview benefit is in the 1% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 38% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 20.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 20% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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