USPTO Examiner MONK MARK T - Art Unit 2696

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17137027CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING LIQUID LENSDecember 2020November 2021Allow1010NoNo
17127524COMPARATOR FIRST STAGE CLAMPDecember 2020March 2022Allow1500NoNo
17120782INTERLEAVED SIMULTANEOUS BINNING MODEDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310NoNo
15734660SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSORDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
16953554High Density Parallel Proximal Image ProcessingNovember 2020January 2022Allow1410NoNo
17098680HEAT EXTRACTION APPARATUSNovember 2020July 2021Allow800NoNo
17051675SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENTOctober 2020May 2022Allow1900NoNo
17082137MOBILE DEVICE CASE AND TECHNIQUES FOR MULTI-VIEW IMAGINGOctober 2020November 2021Allow1210NoNo
17048831IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICEOctober 2020October 2021Allow1210NoNo
17070479IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2020April 2022Allow1800NoNo
17069330Digital CDS Readout with 1.5 ADC Conversions Per PixelOctober 2020April 2021Allow600NoNo
16948802IMAGE SENSOR WITH DARK REFERENCE PIXEL OVERSAMPLINGOctober 2020January 2022Abandon1510NoNo
17032889SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECALIBRATING AN AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE USING PHYSICAL MARKERSSeptember 2020August 2021Allow1110YesNo
17011227IMAGE SENSOR EMPLOYING VARIED INTRA-FRAME ANALOG BINNINGSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2510NoNo
16977915METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING A COLOUR IMAGE ACQUIRED BY A SENSOR COVERED WITH A MOSAIC OF COLOUR FILTERSSeptember 2020February 2021Allow600YesNo
17000839DUAL-SCREEN ELECTRONIC DEVICESAugust 2020April 2022Abandon2030YesNo
16965191Image Sensor and Electronic DeviceJuly 2020February 2022Allow1800NoNo
16933314SCALED PERSPECTIVE ZOOM ON RESOURCE CONSTRAINED DEVICESJuly 2020April 2022Allow2130YesNo
16925391ABNORMAL-PIXEL DETECTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMAL PIXELJuly 2020November 2022Allow2810YesNo
16917322MOBILE DEVICE CASE AND TECHNIQUES FOR MULTI-VIEW IMAGINGJune 2020July 2020Allow100NoNo
16914369PARTIAL PIXEL BINNING FOR CISJune 2020April 2022Allow2211NoNo
16910293PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, MOBILE BODY AND SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUSJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16905919REDUCING SMEAR THROUGH DIGITAL CANCELLATION IN IMAGE SENSORJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16902452PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND MOBILE OBJECTJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16893164ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR ARRAY, DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2020January 2022Allow2000NoNo
16887983SCALABLE READOUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURE WITH PER-PIXEL AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMABLE GAIN FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGINGMay 2020September 2022Allow2811NoNo
16879655MULTI-BETA PIXEL CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR CIRCUIT USING SAMEMay 2020December 2021Allow1900NoNo
16764066PHOTON COUNTING DEVICE AND PHOTON COUNTING METHODMay 2020July 2021Allow1410NoNo
16872626IMAGE SENSOR EMPLOYING AVALANCHE DIODE AND PIXEL CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFMay 2020April 2021Allow1100NoNo
15930251SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICEMay 2020November 2021Allow1800NoNo
15930164SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CLASS AB SUPER SOURCE FOLLOWERMay 2020March 2022Allow2200NoNo
16869290USING PIXEL READOUT REORDERING TO REDUCE PATTERN NOISE IN IMAGE SENSORMay 2020February 2022Allow2110NoNo
16862337HYBRID CMOS IMAGE SENSOR WITH EVENT DRIVEN SENSINGApril 2020December 2021Allow1910NoNo
16860385IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2020September 2021Allow1720NoNo
16859990PING PONG READOUT STRUCTURE IN IMAGE SENSOR WITH DUAL PIXEL SUPPLYApril 2020April 2022Allow2410NoNo
16854108IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2020September 2021Allow1700NoNo
16851854SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENTApril 2020May 2021Allow1310NoNo
16838231METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTION OF ABERRATIONApril 2020May 2022Allow2500NoNo
16836563SENSOR FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AN OPTICAL SIGNAL MODULATED AT AN ACOUSTIC FREQUENCYMarch 2020March 2021Allow1100YesNo
16821767IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ANALOG DOMAIN REGIONAL PIXEL LEVEL FEATURE EXTRACTIONMarch 2020February 2022Abandon2301NoNo
16816285CAMERA OPTICAL LENSMarch 2020May 2022Allow2600NoNo
16816989CONTROL CIRCUIT OF LIQUID LENS, CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUID LENSMarch 2020May 2021Allow1410NoNo
16814771HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING PIXELS WITH CHARGE OVERFLOWMarch 2020January 2022Abandon2201NoNo
16808207QUANTUM DOT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME, LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOVING OBJECT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING QUANTUM DOT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTMarch 2020February 2022Allow2400NoNo
16640479SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICEFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2710NoNo
16776772PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUSJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1801NoNo
16773731IMAGING DEVICEJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1801NoNo
16751020HYBRID OUTPUT MULTIPLEXER FOR A HIGH FRAMERATE CMOS IMAGERJanuary 2020October 2020Allow900NoNo
16750602IMAGER WITH VERTICAL ROW ADDRESSINGJanuary 2020October 2021Allow2120YesNo
16748338SENSOR READOUT WITH TIMESTAMP CALIBRATIONJanuary 2020April 2021Allow1400NoNo
16744856IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2020September 2020Allow800NoNo
16742969PIXEL-WISE GAIN-ADJUSTED DIGITAL CONVERSION FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SENSORSJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1910NoNo
16623676Dual-Camera Module, Electronic Device, and Image Acquisition MethodDecember 2019September 2021Allow2120NoNo
16709854CAMERA MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAMEDecember 2019October 2020Allow1010NoNo
16708251IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2019January 2021Allow1410YesNo
16619170IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODDecember 2019March 2021Allow1600YesNo
16619068DISTANCE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND DISTANCE IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD USING DISTANCE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUSDecember 2019January 2022Allow2500NoNo
16697140IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUSNovember 2019April 2021Allow1710NoNo
16615413STORAGE APPARATUS, MOBILE TERMINAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2019March 2022Allow2810YesNo
16680860SHUTTER APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF SHUTTER APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2019May 2021Allow1801NoNo
16680383HEAT EXTRACTION ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPACT VIDEO CAMERA HEADSNovember 2019July 2020Allow800YesNo
16611886SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSNovember 2019October 2021Allow2411NoNo
16611430METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DUAL CAMERA UNIT AND DEVICENovember 2019July 2021Allow2111NoNo
16674964MULTI-CELL PIXEL ARRAY FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE SENSORSNovember 2019May 2022Allow3041YesNo
16607600IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2019February 2021Allow1610NoNo
16657343Visual Privacy Protection SystemOctober 2019March 2021Allow1620YesNo
16653725VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEMSOctober 2019July 2021Allow2111NoNo
16595192METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS FROM AN IMAGING DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICEOctober 2019November 2021Allow2521YesNo
16589266ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE FOR DEPTH OF FIELD, DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFOctober 2019February 2021Allow1601NoNo
16499658CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING LIQUID LENSSeptember 2019September 2020Allow1210NoNo
16584122FAST IMAGE SENSOR WITH PIXEL BINNINGSeptember 2019February 2021Allow1601NoNo
16575622CAMERA AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACESeptember 2019February 2022Allow2931YesNo
16567862IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICESeptember 2019September 2022Abandon3640NoNo
16566583DIGITAL PIXEL IMAGE SENSORSeptember 2019October 2020Allow1430YesNo
16562391IMAGING SYSTEM AND SETTING DEVICESeptember 2019September 2020Allow1200NoNo
16491123SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM USING SAMESeptember 2019June 2020Allow1000NoNo
16557697SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECALIBRATING AN AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE USING PHYSICAL MARKERSAugust 2019June 2020Allow1020NoNo
16546879Exposure Control Method and Device, and Electronic DeviceAugust 2019September 2021Allow2521NoNo
16539014FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, FOCUS DETECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2019August 2021Allow2420NoNo
16538066METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING STABILIZED VIDEO IN AN IMAGING DEVICEAugust 2019November 2020Abandon1510NoNo
16535394CONTROL CIRCUIT OF LIQUID LENS, CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUID LENSAugust 2019December 2019Allow410NoNo
16484289IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODAugust 2019January 2021Allow1710NoNo
16478404ADAPTIVE GENERATION OF A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE OF A SCENE, ON THE BASIS OF A PLURALITY OF IMAGES OBTAINED BY NON-DESTRUCTIVE READING OF AN IMAGE SENSORJuly 2019September 2020Allow1410YesNo
16476900IMAGING ARRAY WITH EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGEJuly 2019March 2021Abandon2110NoNo
16506693DARK CURRENT REDUCTION FOR IMAGE SENSOR HAVING ELECTRONIC GLOBAL SHUTTER AND IMAGE STORAGE CAPACITORSJuly 2019August 2021Allow2521YesNo
16504978METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING DYNAMIC IMAGESJuly 2019January 2021Allow1811YesNo
16472032CIRCUIT BOARD, MOLDED PHOTOSENSITIVE ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, PHOTOGRAPHING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2019February 2021Allow2010NoNo
16469434IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMJune 2019November 2020Allow1710NoNo
16429403SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREJune 2019June 2021Allow2521YesNo
16425100RED-EYE CORRECTION TECHNIQUESMay 2019December 2021Abandon3140YesNo
16424054DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE SESSION AND METADATA ASSOCIATIONMay 2019July 2019Allow140YesNo
16421028WEARABLE APPARATUS WITH WIDE VIEWING ANGLE IMAGE SENSORMay 2019July 2019Allow200NoNo
16411096DUAL-SCREEN ELECTRONIC DEVICESMay 2019May 2020Allow1210YesNo
16403640IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAMEMay 2019September 2020Allow1701NoNo
16398434IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFApril 2019December 2020Allow2011NoNo
16396886IMAGE CAPTURE WITH ANTI-FLICKER SYNCHRONIZATIONApril 2019March 2021Allow2221NoNo
16389772SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC PIXEL MANAGEMENT OF A CROSS PIXEL INTERCONNECTED CMOS IMAGE SENSORApril 2019January 2021Abandon2120NoNo
16384094Target Image Quality Enhancement Using A Guide ImageApril 2019November 2019Allow700NoNo
16339287SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSApril 2019November 2020Allow1910NoNo
16373696NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A TARGET BASED ON IMAGE INFORMATION GENERATED BY CAPTURING AN IMAGE OF THE TARGETApril 2019January 2021Abandon2130NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MONK, MARK T.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
1
(33.3%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(66.7%)
Reversal Percentile
86.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 66.7% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.8%
Higher 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, 50.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 MONK, MARK T - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MONK, MARK T works in Art Unit 2696 and has examined 226 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MONK, MARK T's allowance rate of 87.6% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MONK, MARK T receive 1.17 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 MONK, MARK T is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 94% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -1.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MONK, MARK T. 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 67% 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 30.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% 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.

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 13% 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 40.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 24% 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 3.0% of allowed cases (in the 76% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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

    Important Disclaimer

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