USPTO Examiner YILMAKASSAYE SURAFEL - Art Unit 2639

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18585575PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1800YesNo
18397188HIGH-DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING USING PARTIAL POLARISATION MASKDecember 2023March 2026Allow2610NoNo
18520398EXPOSURE TIME CONTROL DEPENDING ON RECOGNITION RESULT AND PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF FLICKER TARGETNovember 2023January 2026Abandon2510NoNo
18467492IMAGE QUALITY (IQ) IMPROVEMENTSeptember 2023February 2026Abandon2910NoNo
18243516Ambient Light Sensing with Image SensorSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2510YesNo
18237790MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2023September 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18237797MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2023September 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18354829WAVEFORM GENERATING APPARATUS, SHAKE EVALUATING APPARATUS, WAVEFORM GENERATING METHOD, CAMERA SHAKE AMOUNT MEASURING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18345805SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING SYSTEMJune 2023March 2026Abandon3220NoNo
18257018Video Data Transition Processing Method and Electronic DeviceJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18250253SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODApril 2023March 2026Abandon3520NoNo
18295271IMAGE SENSORApril 2023March 2026Allow3511NoNo
18185264IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18184835IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAMEMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810YesNo
18025960CONTROL DEVICE FOR WORK MACHINEMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18173299CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2820YesNo
18112808CIRCUIT FOR PERFORMING OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION BEFORE LENS SHADING CORRECTIONFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18106214METHOD AND SYSTEM OPERATING AN IMAGING SYSTEM IN AN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUESFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18165120SHADING CALIBRATION FOR RADIAL SENSOR LENSESFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510YesNo
18152661ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18148210CONTROL APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022June 2025Allow3020YesNo
18059941DISPLAY SCREEN ASSEMBLY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHODNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2710NoNo
17954442IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2100NoNo
17950973METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING CAPTURED PICTURE, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4030NoNo
17911284METHOD FOR ACQUIRING AN IMAGE OF A CELESTIAL BODY AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHODSeptember 2022January 2025Abandon2810NoNo
17930598IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHODSeptember 2022October 2025Abandon3720YesNo
17895300OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMAugust 2022July 2025Allow3530YesNo
17893673BUCKET ARCHITECTURE FOR AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE INCLUDING A RECONFIGURABLE PCB MODULEAugust 2022April 2025Allow3220YesNo
17879750LENS AND CAMERA MODULEAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17816726Imaging Method and System Based on Wise-pixels with Valved ModulationAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17796871AUTOMATED CAMERA TUNINGAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3120YesNo
17841121IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSJune 2022October 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17728779DRIVING METHOD FOR AD CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AD CONVERSION CIRCUIT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND APPARATUSApril 2022February 2025Allow3420NoNo
17710774IMAGE CAPTURE USING DYNAMIC LENS POSITIONSMarch 2022September 2024Allow2920YesNo
17696037ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CAMERA ANTI-PEEPING STRUCTUREMarch 2022August 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17617063MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2021August 2025Abandon4420NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL works in Art Unit 2639 and has examined 1 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 0.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 44 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL's allowance rate of 0.0% places them in the 0% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL is 44 months. This places the examiner in the 14% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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