USPTO Examiner HENN TIMOTHY J - Art Unit 2639

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18758737Event Length Dependent Cool-Off for Camera Event Based RecordingsJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18742821OBSERVATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF OBSERVATION SYSTEM, AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF OBSERVATION SYSTEMJune 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18731977LENS STACK WITH REPLACEABLE OUTER LENSJune 2024March 2025Allow900YesNo
18635126ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING MAGNIFICATION OF IMAGE USING MULTIPLE CAMERASApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18417031CAMERA SYSTEMJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18399753IMAGING METHOD AND PROGRAMDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18391737IMAGING DEVICEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18540788METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CAPTURING A SUBJECT BASED ON A POSTURE TEMPLATE AND CAPTURING PROMPT INFORMATIONDecember 2023June 2024Allow620YesNo
18523529RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMAGE CAPTURENovember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18519657SHOOTING DEVICE WITH SLIDING RAILSNovember 2023February 2024Allow300NoNo
18512442ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND MOBILE BODYNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18506812Automatic Generation of All-in-Focus Images with a Mobile CameraNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510YesNo
18502629APPARATUS HAVING MAGNETIC FLUID HEAT TRANSPORT SYSTEMNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18496661SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010YesNo
18381130CREDENTIAL TRANSFER MANAGEMENT CAMERA SYSTEMOctober 2023November 2024Allow1320NoNo
18468449SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023October 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18368125IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL UNIT, CAMERA UNIT, ENDOSCOPIC SCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1600NoNo
18280469MULTI-AXIS CAMERA STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHODSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1900YesNo
18546909PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023May 2025Allow2100NoNo
17761224DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2023June 2025Allow3910NoNo
18217659VEHICLE CAMERAJuly 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18257249VIDEO SHOOTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18324959IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND NETWORK SYSTEM TO SUPPORT PRIVACY MODEMay 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18323720HYBRID OMNIDIRECTIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMSMay 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18197338IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICEMay 2023December 2024Allow1911NoNo
18305384SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MOTION BLURApril 2023December 2024Allow1910YesNo
18296480IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND MOBILE TERMINALApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18295751INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18192240IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAMMarch 2023September 2024Allow1800NoNo
18190485IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMMarch 2023January 2024Allow1011NoNo
18189894CAMERA COVER WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED LENSESMarch 2023May 2025Allow2620YesNo
18246230TRANSCONDUCTANCE TUNING IN PHOTON COUNTINGMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610NoNo
18245280Parameter Adjustment Method, Display Control Method, Electronic Device, and MediumMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18176103TRANSMISSION AND CONFIRMATION OF CAMERA CONFIGURATION DATA AND COMMANDS THROUGH A NETWORKFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18110053IMAGING APPARATUSFebruary 2023November 2023Allow910NoNo
18109861LIGHT SENSOR CHIP AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING DIFFERENT OPERATING MODESFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1220YesNo
18108228CAMERA MODULE AND MOBILE DEVICEFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510YesNo
18165992IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2510NoNo
18105660ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING CAMERA ILLUMINANT AND METHOD OF THE SAMEFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1800NoNo
18161554HEAT SPREADER FOR CAMERAJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710YesNo
18005822WHITE BALANCE CORRECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18094335DETACHABLE CAMERA FOR A SMOKER OR GRILLJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2510YesNo
18093705SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJanuary 2023September 2023Allow910YesNo
18147903COLUMN READOUT AMPLIFIER FOR IMAGE SENSORSDecember 2022June 2024Allow1800NoNo
18089103LEARNING METHOD, IMAGE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, LEARNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18089055MULTI-PINHOLE CAMERA AND IMAGE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022October 2024Allow2210NoNo
18069763CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18067572IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18081213IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR NOTIFYING A CHANGE IN A STATE OF THE IMAGING APPARATUS TO THE CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2621YesNo
18001721INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2022May 2024Allow1710NoNo
18081171MULTISCOPIC IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEMDecember 2022July 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18061317MANAGEMENT OF VIDEO DATA PROCESSING USING MULTIPLE VIDEO PROCESSING COMPUTERSDecember 2022June 2025Allow3111YesNo
18070934ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AUTOFOCUSING AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMENovember 2022November 2024Allow2410YesNo
17990866ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING MAGNIFICATION OF IMAGE USING MULTIPLE CAMERASNovember 2022January 2024Allow1420YesNo
18056755IMAGE SENSORS HAVING DATA CONVERTERS WITH LOW NOISE COMPARATORSNovember 2022November 2024Allow2410NoNo
17976997POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO IMAGING AND RECORDING AND SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAMEOctober 2022December 2023Allow1420YesNo
17997618Event Length Dependent Cool-Off for Camera Event Based RecordingsOctober 2022April 2024Allow1710YesNo
18049425INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING IMAGE RANGE OF IMAGING APPARATUS CHANGED BY CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE OF PAN, TILT, AND ZOOM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022June 2025Allow3211NoNo
17918909IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICEOctober 2022August 2024Allow2220YesNo
17963269IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS WHICH IMPROVES FOCUS DETECTION ACCURACY BY USING AN IMAGE SENSOR HAVING A PUPIL DIVISION FUNCTIONOctober 2022July 2024Allow2200NoNo
17961210ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17958525IMAGE SENSOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022March 2025Allow2911YesNo
17955636CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17953857BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREOFSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1700NoNo
17914716COMPUTER-ASSISTED CAMERA AND CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1910YesNo
17945669ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CAMERA AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMESeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710YesNo
17939090IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17909726EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT DURING VIEW CHANGINGSeptember 2022February 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17902464IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING PRE-PROCESSOR AND NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2100NoNo
17908196IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAugust 2022December 2024Allow2730NoNo
17897335TECHNOLOGIES FOR GESTURE CONTROL OF CAMERA VIEW SELECTION FOR VEHICLE COMPUTING DEVICESAugust 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17904949SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3321NoNo
17890739MULTIPASS INTERFERENCE CORRECTION AND MATERIAL RECOGNITION BASED ON PATTERNED ILLUMINATION WITHOUT FRAME RATE LOSSAugust 2022January 2024Allow1700NoNo
17888904SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17799041CAMERA DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410YesNo
17798678METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN IMAGEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2520NoNo
17817915IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022June 2024Allow2310NoNo
17872733ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17794024SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICEJuly 2022June 2024Allow2310NoNo
17860653ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN THEREOFJuly 2022May 2024Allow2310YesNo
17809712IMAGE PROCESSING FOR APERTURE SIZE TRANSITION IN A VARIABLE APERTURE (VA) CAMERAJune 2022March 2024Allow2110NoNo
17852696IMAGE PICKUP SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022June 2024Allow2310NoNo
17838348TERMINAL APPARATUS HAVING POWER-SAVING MODE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17837399APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE SENSOR, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND MOVABLE OBJECTJune 2022February 2025Allow3330NoNo
17775998INCIDENT LIGHT INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, INCIDENT LIGHT INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJune 2022November 2023Allow1800NoNo
17829568SYSTEM, CAMERA DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING COLLECTED SENSOR DATA TOGETHER WITH IMAGESJune 2022August 2023Allow1510NoNo
17825679Visual Feature Based Video EffectsMay 2022April 2024Allow2310YesNo
17824773SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CAPTURING A FLASH IMAGE BASED ON AMBIENT AND FLASH METERINGMay 2022April 2024Abandon2220NoNo
17777403COMPOUND EYE CAMERA DEVICE AND COMPOUND EYE SYSTEMMay 2022May 2024Allow2410NoNo
17742614IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022March 2024Allow2210NoNo
17662305Optical Aberration Control for CameraMay 2022April 2024Allow2340YesNo
17727397EYE-GAZE INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, EYE-GAZE INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022September 2023Allow1710YesNo
17725213ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND ACCESSORY AND ITS CONTROL METHODApril 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17722149IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICEApril 2022October 2023Abandon1810NoNo
17715135ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND ACCESSORY AND ITS CONTROL METHODApril 2022November 2023Allow1910YesNo
17707810RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMAGE CAPTUREMarch 2022September 2023Allow1711YesNo
17699858CAMERA SYSTEMMarch 2022September 2023Allow1820YesNo
17655364DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICEMarch 2022July 2023Allow1610NoNo
17652738DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICESFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2821YesNo
17678615IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS THAT IS REDUCED IN SIZE AND HAS HIGH OPERABILITY, AND OPERATION MEMBERFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1711NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HENN, TIMOTHY J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
8.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.9%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner HENN, TIMOTHY J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HENN, TIMOTHY J works in Art Unit 2639 and has examined 158 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HENN, TIMOTHY J's allowance rate of 93.0% places them in the 80% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HENN, TIMOTHY J receive 1.22 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HENN, TIMOTHY J is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HENN, TIMOTHY J. This interview benefit is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 31.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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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