USPTO Art Unit 2638 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2638
Group: 2630
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 1,971
Last Active: January 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19037313MULTI-APERTURE CAMERAS WITH AT LEAST ONE TWO STATE ZOOM CAMERAJanuary 2025March 2025Allow100YesNo
19031688CAMERA DEVICEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19025941SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL IMAGEJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
19017540DUAL APERTURE ZOOM CAMERA WITH VIDEO SUPPORT AND SWITCHING / NON-SWITCHING DYNAMIC CONTROLJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
19015114SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL IMAGEJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
18991764MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS MODULE AND A CAMERA UTILIZING SUCH A LENS MODULEDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18864995SMART DOG AND SUBSTATION INSPECTION DEVICENovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18941893WIDE-RANGE, PRECISION SUPPLY CIRCUITNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18937103SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING A SUPER MACRO IMAGENovember 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18936819Systems and Methods for Ultra-Low-Power, High-Speed Sensors Using Optical FiltersNovember 2024June 2025Allow711NoNo
18935540MULTI-APERTURE CAMERAS WITH AT LEAST ONE TWO STATE ZOOM CAMERANovember 2024November 2024Allow100YesNo
18927879THIN DUAL-APERTURE ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERAOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18856549A COMPACT OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR NONINVASIVE IMAGINGOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18905664INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODOctober 2024March 2025Allow601YesNo
18827758THIN MULTI-APERTURE IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTO-FOCUS AND METHODS FOR USING SAMESeptember 2024December 2024Allow310NoNo
18818312METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT CAPTURING, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18813440Camera Sight System and Related MethodsAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18791474Optical�Field�Imaging�System�Based�On�Dual�Galvanometer�ScanningAugust 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18768535IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING CMOS IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL AND DYNAMIC VISION SENSOR PIXELJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18759752MEDIA CONTENT CAPTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTJune 2024March 2025Allow920NoNo
18754561MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING DIFFERENT WOBBLING OPERATION FOR DIFFERENT OBSERVATION MODESJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18753461FOCUS CONTROL DEVICE CAPABLE OF PREVENTING OBJECT FROM BEING EXCLUDED FROM FOCUSING TARGET, FOCUS CONTROLLING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18753058INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18750915PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18750675APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING LIGHTJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18745669METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT SHOOTINGJune 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18745442CAMERA MODULE HAVING A BUFFER UNITJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18744650MULTI-APERTURE CAMERAS WITH AT LEAST ONE TWO STATE ZOOM CAMERAJune 2024July 2024Allow100YesNo
18742563Personalized Content CreationJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18735786Image Compression using Integrated Circuit Devices having Analog Inference CapabilityJune 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18679990LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FIXTURES FOR VEHICLE PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEMSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18679238METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMAGE SHOOTINGMay 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18675018DUAL APERTURE ZOOM CAMERA WITH VIDEO SUPPORT AND SWITCHING / NON-SWITCHING DYNAMIC CONTROLMay 2024October 2024Allow510NoNo
18673256MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR AN INTEGRATED SENSOR-LENS ASSEMBLY IN AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICEMay 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18670610SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18668606IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18668951SKELETAL TRACKING FOR REAL-TIME VIRTUAL EFFECTSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18661744SPLIT SCREEN FEATURE FOR MACRO PHOTOGRAPHYMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18661951IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR FILTER GRID INCLUDING PORTION OVERLAPPING SUPER PHASE DETECTION (PD) PIXELMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18662323IMAGING DEVICEMay 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18659477CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18657082HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE FOR DUAL PIXEL SENSORSMay 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18654786IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATING LENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSORMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18652366IMAGE MODIFICATION BASED ON OBJECTS OF INTERESTMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18648398ZOOM DUAL-APERTURE CAMERA WITH FOLDED LENSApril 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18648095PHOTO INSTRUCTIONS AND CONFIRMATIONApril 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18643876COLOR FILTER ARRAY, IMAGERS AND SYSTEMS HAVING SAME, AND METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE THEREOFApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18641478MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS MODULE AND A CAMERA UTILIZING SUCH A LENS MODULEApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18639925ENCLOSURE FOR A VIDEO CAMERA AND LIGHTApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18639556CAMERA-BASED, PRIVACY LED TAMPER DETECTIONApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18637487THIN MULTI-APERTURE IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTO-FOCUS AND METHODS FOR USING SAMEApril 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18638493IMAGE SENSOR WITH SWITCHABLE IN-PIXEL BINNING DURING READOUTApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18636285IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CHANGING THINNING-OUT RATES FOR DIFFERENT ANGLES OF VIEWApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18636278IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SENSORApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18636233RAIL ASSEMBLY APPLIED TO OPTICAL ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND INSERT RAIL STRUCTURE APPLIED TO OPTICAL ACTUATORApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18636245FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR OPTICAL ACTUATOR WITH RAIL SHAFTS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFApril 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18631205SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSORApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18630697INTEGRATED SENSOR AND LENS ASSEMBLY MOUNTApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18629758IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF IMAGING ELEMENT, AND PROGRAMApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18629257ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY WITH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES FOR IMAGE SENSORSApril 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18627723BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICEApril 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18627126CAMERA MODULE WITH IMPROVED MOBILITY AND CAMERA APPARATUS COMPRISING SAMEApril 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18626569FOLDED ZOOM CAMERA MODULE WITH ADAPTIVE APERTUREApril 2024February 2025Allow1130NoNo
18625723CONFIGURATION OF A VISIBLE LIGHT SENSOR TO CONTROL AN ELECTRICAL LOAD IN RESPONSE TO DETECTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICApril 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18622700ROBOTIC CONTROL USING NATURAL LANGUAGE COMMANDSMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18615146IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1200YesNo
18615594CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100NoNo
18615982Light Source Module with Integrated Ambient Light Sensing CapabilityMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18607480SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING A SUPER MACRO IMAGEMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18606150VARIED DEPTH DETERMINATION USING STEREO VISION AND PHASE DETECTION AUTO FOCUS (PDAF)March 2024December 2024Allow910YesNo
18603569COMBINED MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILIZATIONMarch 2024October 2024Allow700YesNo
18602707IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION RECORDING SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1310YesNo
18602214IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND LENS DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18601406TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING SETTINGS FOR A CONTENT CAPTURE DEVICEMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18601492IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICEMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18599687IMAGE SENSORMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18597156ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL METHODMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18596529Optical Image Stabilization with Voice Coil Motor for Moving Image SensorMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18596359SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DARK CURRENT COMPENSATION IN SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE IMAGERYMarch 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18590654IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATING LENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSORFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18588114VIDEO RECORDING MANAGER DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REDUNDANT MOBILE VIDEO RECORDINGFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18584020IMAGING DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18444736SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IMAGE SHORTCUTS FOR AN ASSISTANT APPLICATIONFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18439195IMAGE DATA RECEPTION VIA NON-VIDEO INTERFACEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18435071IMAGING SUPPORT DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING SUPPORT SYSTEM, IMAGING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2024August 2024Allow700YesNo
18431442APPARATUS AND METHOD EXECUTED BY APPARATUSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18428168AUTONOMOUS CAMERA SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT BASED ON THREAT LEVELJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18290625IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18417397MODULAR CAMERA WITH INTERCHANGEABLE IMAGE HEAD AND SUB-SYSTEM BASESJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18580502CAMERA MODULEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18414695IMAGING DEVICE THAT PERFORMS FOCUS DETECTION BASED ON SIGNALS OUTPUT FROM FIRST PIXELS OR SECOND PIXELS OF AN IMAGE SENSORJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18414099IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18413912METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH OPTIMIZATION OF LENS MODULE ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18413521Multiple Operating Modes to Expand Dynamic RangeJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18411402IMAGING DEVICE, SCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18408911IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18407600IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CAMERA UNIT, SCOPE, AND IMAGING METHODJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18408071METHOD FOR CHANGING A TOTAL MAGNIFICATION OF AN OPTICAL OBSERVATION APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL OBSERVATION APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL OBSERVATION APPARATUSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18577821SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENTJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18577602IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1800YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2638.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
3
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
14.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% 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
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
52.3%
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 2638 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2638 is part of Group 2630 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 1,971 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 91.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2638's allowance rate of 91.8% places it in the 94% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly higher allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2638 receive an average of 0.97 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 5% percentile). The median prosecution time is 22 months (in the 87% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.