Examiner Dagnew Mekonnen D

2638-DAGNEW-MEKONNEN-D

Employment Information

Art Unit:2638 — Television
Group:2630 — Digital and Optical Communications
Classes: 348 — Television
725 — Interactive video distribution systems
438 — Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
257 — Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
386 — Motion video signal processing for recording or reproducing
345 — Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
396 — Photography
359 — Optical: systems and elements
292 — Closure fasteners
Phone:(571) 270-5092
Email:mekonnen.dagnew@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg
Service:19 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

10
3-Year Grant rate: 93% over 370 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 10th

With Examiner Dagnew, you have a 93% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Dagnew is an extremely easy examiner and in the 10th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Dagnew, where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 2638

Examiner Dagnew's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 2638 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Dagnew 0.7
Art Unit 2638 0.8

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Dagnew has granted 313 of 333 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 94%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Dagnew has granted 32 of 37 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 86%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Dagnew, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 9%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18896536 Lens Barrel Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18763898 Image Capturing Method And Display Method For Recognizing A Relationship Among A Plurality Of Images Displayed On A Display Screen Patented View
18730664 Solid-State Imaging Device Patented View
17668256 Data Creation Method And Data Creation Program Patented View
18709973 Threshold Value Determination Method, Threshold Value Determination Program, Threshold Value Determination Device, Photon Number Identification System, Photon Number Identification Method, And Photon Number Identification Processing Program Patented View
18556338 Image Capture Method, And Related Apparatus And System Patented View
18715194 Solid-State Imaging Element, Imaging Device, And Method For Controlling Solid-State Imaging Element Patented View
18799784 Apparatus And Method For Seamless Video Capture During Flex-State Transition Patented View
18565229 Semiconductor Integrated Circuit, Electronic Device, And Method For Controlling Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Patented View
18465008 Electronic Apparatus That Supplies And Receives Power To And From External Apparatus, Control Method And Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium Therefor Patented View
18321948 Automatic Following And Image Blur Correction Of A Subject Patented View
18711132 Storage Management Of Events Generated By An Event-Based Vision Sensor Patented View
18580065 Inspection Device For A Converting Machine Patented View
18569315 Positioning Member And Electronic Device Patented View
18408071 Method For Changing A Total Magnification Of An Optical Observation Apparatus, Control Device For An Optical Observation Apparatus, And Optical Observation Apparatus Patented View
18536398 Imaging Setting Apparatus, Image Pickup Apparatus, Vehicle, And Imaging Setting Method Abandoned View
18533188 Blur Correction Device, Imaging Apparatus, Monitoring System, And Program Patented View
18141493 Pulse Illumination Imaging Of A Target Element Patented View
18141099 Camera Module Housing Structure And Camera Module Abandoned View
18457497 Information Processing System, Image Processing Method, And Image Processing Program Patented View
18459450 Follow Focus Controller And Follow Focus System Patented View
18451121 Imaging Element Unit And Imaging Device Patented View
18237821 System, Method, Electronic Device, And Computer-Readable Storage Medium For Shading Correction In Image Acquisition Patented View
18577602 Image Processing Method And Electronic Device Patented View
18004844 Photographing Method And Electronic Device Patented View
18407600 Imaging Device, Endoscope System, Camera Unit, Scope, And Imaging Method Patented View
18320514 Image Pickup Apparatus, Accessory Apparatus, And Communication Control Method Patented View
17837560 Shared Window For Computing Device Camera Lenses And Photoflash Patented View
18223351 Camera With Speaker Box Abandoned View
19025941 System And Method For Generating A Digital Image Patented View
18905664 Information Processing Apparatus And Information Processing Method Patented View
18496354 Method Of Resyncing A Conserving Battery-Powered Electronic Device With An Access Point, And Electronic Device And System For Performing The Method Patented View
18652366 Image Modification Based On Objects Of Interest Patented View
19015114 System And Method For Generating A Digital Image Patented View
18284760 Electronic Device And Camera Assembly Patented View
17943217 Imaging Apparatus Patented View
18276225 Image Synthesis Apparatus And Image Synthesis Method Abandoned View
18020482 Camera Actuator And Camera Device Comprising Same Patented View
17798866 Flexible Wiring Body, Driving System, And Imaging Device Abandoned View
18447790 Electronic Device And Method For Capturing Image By Using Angle Of View Of Camera Module Patented View
18298463 Image Pickup Device Capable Of Performing Image Pickup In A Plurality Of Image-Pickup Modes In Parallel And Control Method Thereof Patented View
18360536 System And Method For Single Image Super-Resolution For Smart Device Camera Patented View
17947947 Hand-Tracking Pipeline Dimming Patented View
18212696 Apparatus Having Slot Antenna Using Camera Cover In Electronic Device Patented View
18356534 Photographing Method And Apparatus, Electronic Device And Readable Storage Medium Patented View
18208060 Magnetic Camera Mount Arrangement Patented View
17849403 Pixel Designs With Reduced Lofic Reset And Settling Times Patented View
18341307 Electronic Device Including Structure For Supporting Camera Module Patented View
18522096 Devices And Methods For Capturing And Interacting With Enhanced Digital Images Patented View
18453767 Image Processing Device And Image Processing Method For Obtaining Two Sub-Images From Original Image Patented View

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