Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19055011 | DUAL APERTURE ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA | February 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18950417 | LIGHTFIELD CAMERA THAT CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY ACQUIRE 2D INFORMATION AND 3D SPATIAL INFORMATION FROM SAME DEPTH | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18721273 | DATA COLLECTION DEVICE, DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZATION DEVICE | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18798766 | SHAKE CORRECTION CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, SHAKE CORRECTION METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18772358 | DUAL APERTURE ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA | July 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18766024 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18764834 | VIDEO FENCING SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18756568 | SHAKE AMOUNT ACQUISITION APPARATUS, SHAKE AMOUNT ACQUISITION METHOD, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678780 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR STABILIZING IMAGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678869 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF PERFORMING AUTOFOCUS OPERATION | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18673428 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CAMERA AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18668240 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18652863 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650254 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM WITH MIXED HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE/STANDARD DYNAMIC RANGE DISPLAY USING LIGHT-EMISSION- CHARACTERISTIC OPTO-ELECTRIC TRANSFER FUNCTION | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650799 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD APPLIED TO A PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS HAVING A SCROLL SCREEN, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18643275 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18701262 | EXTERNAL DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND EXTERNAL DISPLAY METHOD | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18631566 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18628471 | AUTOMATIC CROPPING OF VIDEO CONTENT | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18608091 | AUTOMATIC GUIDED IMAGE CAPTURING AND PRESENTATION OF IMAGES | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18607054 | AN IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING AN IMAGING ELEMENT, A MOUNT, AND MEMBERS | March 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602902 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18599369 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18586865 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18681897 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PICTURE STABILITY PROCESSING UNDER DIGITAL ZOOM, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MEDIUM | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18427641 | IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM FOR ADJUSTING EXPOSURE TIME OF A CAMERA | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18419211 | POLICY FOR PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED PHOTO CAPTURE | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18417440 | CAMERA MODULE WITH AN IMAGE STABILIZATION FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18414248 | CAMERA ACTUATOR, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412219 | CAMERA MODULE AND CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411537 | FOCUS PREDICTION APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, FOCUS PREDICTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398845 | DEBLURRING MOTION-BLURRED IMAGES USING MAP ESTIMATE AND ADAPTIVE PRIORS | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18534020 | AUTO FOCUS (AF) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC (EH) LENS WITH ADJUSTABLE FOCUS, AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18526482 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS APPARATUS | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18565516 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MATERIAL INFORMATION OBTAINMENT METHOD | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524586 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND AUTOMOTIVE DEVICE | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523003 | Hybrid Zoom Systems And Methods For Improved Electronic Image Stabilization Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Video Streams | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18560459 | CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507025 | DUAL APERTURE ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493677 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486200 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS, IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD, AND MEDIUM | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484207 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR STABILIZATION AND BLENDING OF EXPOSURES | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18377040 | Method And System For Camera Motion Blur Reduction | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480882 | CONTROL APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481116 | BASE MEMBER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STRUCTURE | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373987 | IMAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476027 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471403 | CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18470702 | Methods and Devices to Identify Focal Objects | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18467891 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467743 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND GAIN CALIBRATION METHOD FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION FUNCTION THEREOF | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367533 | Method and Device for Image Frame Selection | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366446 | IMAGING SYSTEM WITH OBJECT RECOGNITION FEEDBACK | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18275626 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS WHICH FIRST DETECTS A REGION OF A PERSON AND THEN DETECTS A STATE OF THE PERSON | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18228638 | ANTI-SHAKE VIDEO SHOOTING METHOD AND APPARATUS | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18263363 | CAMERA MODULE, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358011 | SHAKE CORRECTION CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, SHAKE CORRECTION METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218749 | IMAGING DEVICE AND INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM IN WHICH AN ACQUIRED IMAGE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION ARE HELD ON A DISPLAY | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216903 | GRAPHIC CODE DISPLAY METHOD, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345888 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345229 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING VIDEOS | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18259411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NEAR-FIELD OBJECT, AND MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18259317 | LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND CORRECTION PROCESSING METHOD | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212259 | IMAGING APPARATUS | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18338710 | IMAGING ELEMENT INCLUDING PROCESSOR CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE VIBRATION INFORMATION RELATED TO A VIBRATION EXERTED ON THE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF IMAGING ELEMENT, AND PROGRAM | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326733 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING STABILIZATION OF VIDEOS | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038578 | IMAGE BLUR DEGREE DETERMINING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE THEREOF | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201400 | Photographing Method, Photographing Apparatus, Electronic Device, and Medium | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18038355 | LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316710 | FOVEATED IMAGES WITH ADAPTIVE EXPOSURE | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18196997 | USER INTERFACES FOR CAPTURING AND MANAGING VISUAL MEDIA | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000421 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144132 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE BASED ON INTERACTION | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18308714 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR GENERATING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18250659 | DISTANCE MEASURING CAMERA DEVICE | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303479 | CAPMID DESIGN IN VRFD FOR HDR STRUCTURE | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194870 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING SLOW SHUTTER | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18192014 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188139 | IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18184179 | Optical Image Stabilization Movement to Create a Super-Resolution Image of a Scene | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121323 | IMAGING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOFOCUSING | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116576 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024084 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114113 | MULTI-COLOR FLASH WITH IMAGE POST-PROCESSING | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173303 | Systems and Methods for Automatic Exposure in High Dynamic Range Video Capture Systems | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18111710 | CAMERA MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL | February 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171382 | IMAGING APPARATUS, DRIVING METHOD, AND IMAGING PROGRAM | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020204 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING THIS METHOD | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18040504 | LENS DISTORTION CORRECTION FOR IMAGE PROCESSING | February 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161912 | DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159741 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099296 | RECEPTION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION APPARATUS | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099868 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION WITH ASYMMETRIC STROKE FOR CAMERA DEVICES | January 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18156489 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098451 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND RANGING APPARATUS | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155393 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTION OF PHOTOGRAPHING STILL IMAGE DURING MOVING IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005637 | IMAGING DEVICE AND FOCUS POSITION SETTING METHOD | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005628 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153353 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152254 | VIBRATION APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF VIBRATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.
Examiner CALDERON, CYNTHIA works in Art Unit 2639 and has examined 30 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner CALDERON, CYNTHIA's allowance rate of 90.0% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CALDERON, CYNTHIA receive 1.73 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 37% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CALDERON, CYNTHIA is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -20.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CALDERON, CYNTHIA. 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 60.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 133.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% 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 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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