Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
123 pending office actions • 44 art units • 103 examiners • 1 of 123 (1%) have an AI response strategy ready • 123 patents granted in the last 365 days
NIKON Corporation maintains 126 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed among 45 distinct art units, showing a broad presence in these technical fields. The company works with 106 distinct examiners, creating a scenario where many examiners handle only one or two applications for the firm.
Darryl J. Collins is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 5 pending office actions. While Collins has the highest individual count, the 106 distinct examiners involved across the 126 actions indicate a significant diversity in the prosecution environment. This volume of 126 pending actions across 45 distinct art units suggests a consistent filing strategy in specific technological domains. Practitioners can anticipate a wide range of examiner interactions while navigating the norms of these 45 art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 26 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 15 (12%) |
| §101 + other | 6 (5%) |
| §103 only | 28 (23%) |
| §102 only | 18 (15%) |
| §112 only | 3 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 41 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, DARRYL J | 5 | 89.1% | +4.9% |
| SELBY, GEVELL V | 3 | 90.4% | +4.9% |
| RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 3 | 81.0% | +13.9% |
| CUTLER, ALBERT H | 2 | 79.4% | +21.1% |
| SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2 | 77.3% | +19.4% |
| BERARDESCA, PAUL M | 2 | 79.3% | +17.1% |
| YODER III, CHRISS S | 2 | 75.1% | +21.7% |
| LIU, SHAN | 2 | 72.4% | +39.4% |
| KURPLE, KARL | 2 | 51.9% | +63.6% |
| KIM, PETER B | 2 | 83.0% | +9.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19035489 | PATTERN EXPOSURE DEVICE AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| 19026324 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — |
| 18958813 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — |
| 18891529 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — |
| 18886111 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18635376 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL | PHAN, MINH Q | 89d overdue |
| 18027825 | OPERATION METHOD AND OPERATION DEVICE FOR LIVING BODY | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 77d overdue |
| 18276028 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 46d overdue |
| 18938676 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | JERABEK, KELLY L | 43d overdue |
| 18780663 | EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND EXPOSURE SYSTEM | KIM, PETER B | 38d overdue |
| 17311331 | OPTICAL DEVICE, PROGRAM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 3d overdue |
| 17814255 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE | WANG, ALEXANDER A | 5d |
| 18618703 | MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM | NGUYEN, THONG Q | 6d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18413408 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 44d overdue |
| 18802126 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING A SPRAYER PORT AND EXHAUST PORT ON A SUPPLY PIPE | KURPLE, KARL | 3d overdue |
| 19259464 | IMAGE SENSOR | CUTLER, ALBERT H | — |
| 19245665 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | — |
| 19176255 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CAMERA, AND PROGRAM | BERARDESCA, PAUL M | — |
| 19093602 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE | YODER III, CHRISS S | — |
| 19035489 | PATTERN EXPOSURE DEVICE AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| 19005395 | VIBRATION CONTROL OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF EXPOSURE APPARATUS | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 12 |
| 3761 | 6 |
| 2639 | 4 |
| 2637 | 4 |
| 2882 | 4 |
| 2871 | 4 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 1741 | 2 |
| 2116 | 2 |
| 1731 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19388350 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | TZENG, FRED | 2625 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2025 |
| 19310298 | MICROSCOPE, OBSERVATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V | 2486 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19297734 | IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING AN IMAGING ELEMENT, A MOUNT, AND MEMBERS | CALDERON, CYNTHIA | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19261368 | IMAGING DEVICE | ZHAO, DAQUAN | — | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19259839 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND VEHICLE | MUNG, ON S | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19259464 | IMAGE SENSOR | CUTLER, ALBERT H | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19245665 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19225420 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR SETTING DIFFERENT EXPOSURE CONDITIONS | SELBY, GEVELL V | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19223150 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | HUNTER, MISHAWN N | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19220961 | QUANTITATIVE PHASE IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, QUANTITATIVE PHASE IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | AMARA, MOHAMED K | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19208893 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND RECORDING METHOD | BERHAN, AHMED A | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 18870753 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, PROCESSING SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROCESSING METHOD | CAMERON, ATTICUS A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19116772 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, WATCHING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL DEVICE | WU, ZHENZHEN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19177722 | FOCUS DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS | SELBY, GEVELL V | — | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19176255 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CAMERA, AND PROGRAM | BERARDESCA, PAUL M | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19170257 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE | MOREHEAD III, JOHN H | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19169127 | BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE | TRAN, NHAN T | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19169404 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE | SELBY, GEVELL V | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19093602 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE | YODER III, CHRISS S | — | §101DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19086621 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION RECORDING SYSTEM | PRABHAKHER, PRITHAM DAVID | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19109189 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE | HANCE, ROBERT J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19068751 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | DANIELS, ANTHONY J | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19061383 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | SHERWIN, RYAN W | 2688 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19102468 | DETECTION DEVICE | GARBER, ERIN R | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19035489 | PATTERN EXPOSURE DEVICE AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19026324 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19021978 | BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE | LAM, HUNG H | 2639 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19020215 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | BEATTY, COLLIN X | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18704673 | IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | LEE, Y YOUNG | 2485 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19011459 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | KING, GEORGE G | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19005395 | VIBRATION CONTROL OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF EXPOSURE APPARATUS | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18717100 | IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND IMAGING SYSTEM | AGGARWAL, YOGESH K | 2637 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 19001817 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINING FUNDUS IMAGES OF AN EYE | KRETZER, CASEY L | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18976649 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS | KO, TONY | 2878 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18970907 | METROLOGY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK | 2877 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18965289 | IMAGE DETERMINING DEVICE TO DETERMINE THE STATE OF A SUBJECT | HARANDI, SIAMAK | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18958813 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18958265 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | YODER III, CHRISS S | 2638 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18952952 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | WILKES, ZACHARY W | — | §102§103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18951505 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS | PICHLER, MARIN | — | §102§103DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18940650 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE ZOOM LENS | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18938676 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | JERABEK, KELLY L | 2699 | §101 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18936276 | MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM | LIU, SHAN | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18934934 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | LE, MICHAEL | 2614 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18933209 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR (SLM) FLARE | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 2882 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18924454 | CAMERA ACCESSORY | HANCOCK, DIANA ROBERT | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18859185 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | RINK, RYAN J | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18910779 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | YAO, JULIA ZHI-YI | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18853415 | Flexible Microelectrode Arrays | LEE, DAVINA EN-YIN | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18691055 | PROCESSING SYSTEM | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | 1741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18896329 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE | GORADIA, SHEFALI DINESH | — | §101§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18849539 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18891529 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18891060 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | ADAMS, CARL | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18889330 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | BRIGGS, NATHANAEL R | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18886111 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | 2872 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18714710 | PULSED LIGHT GENERATION DEVICE, PULSED LIGHT GENERATION METHOD, AND PROCESSING DEVICE | CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18829819 | CAMERA BODY, CAMERA ACCESSORY, AND SHARING RATIO TRANSMISSION METHOD | BERARDESCA, PAUL M | 2637 | §102DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18843455 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD | SCHNASE, PAUL DANIEL | 2877 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18814792 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND APPARATUS | SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18578967 | LEARNING APPARATUS, PREDICTION APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS | SHERALI, ISHRAT I | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18806418 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | NGUYEN, LAUREN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18802126 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING A SPRAYER PORT AND EXHAUST PORT ON A SUPPLY PIPE | KURPLE, KARL | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18801919 | CAMERA ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION | PETERSON, CHRISTOPHER K | 2637 | DP | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18707444 | IMAGING DEVICE | SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T | 2639 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18790040 | DISTANCE DETECTOR, DISTANCE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | HELLNER, MARK | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18782456 | FOCUS DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS | OSINSKI, MICHAEL S | 2674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18780883 | IMAGING UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON A CONTROL PROGRAM | CUTLER, ALBERT H | 2637 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18780663 | EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND EXPOSURE SYSTEM | KIM, PETER B | 2882 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18779169 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | JONES, JAMES | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18779202 | FLEXIBLE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE SENSOR | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18832037 | ORIGINAL PLATE, RIBLET MOLDING METHOD, RIBLET TRANSFER SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND TOOL | KHARE, ATUL P | 1742 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18773022 | BALANCED ACTIVE STABILIZERS | DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY | 3632 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18768299 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | NGUYEN, THONG Q | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18763420 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | SANZ, GABRIEL A | 2872 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18750109 | VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS AND VIDEO COMPRESSION PROGRAM | BRANIFF, CHRISTOPHER | 2484 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18748491 | ACCESSORY | MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU | 2872 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18288808 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | DUDEK, JAMES A | 2871 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18743899 | VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEMS WITH REACTION MASSES AND ACTUATORS | SURYAWANSHI, SURESH | 2116 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18717545 | MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS, MICROSCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND MICROSCOPE APPARATUS | LIU, SHAN | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18709495 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | QURESHI, MARIAM | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 11, 2024 |
| 18701514 | SHAPE ACQUISITION METHOD, OBJECT MANAGEMENT METHOD, WORK SUPPORT METHOD, SHAPE ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM | MANG, LAL C | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18635376 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL | PHAN, MINH Q | 2852 | §101 | Final Rejection | 89d overdue | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18618703 | MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM | NGUYEN, THONG Q | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18268340 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS | SULLIVAN, CALEEN O | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18413408 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18528903 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS | WHITESELL, STEVEN H | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | 98d overdue | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18527642 | SHAPING APPARATUS AND SHAPING METHOD | CHEN, KUANGYUE | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18563660 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE | YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 2639 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18290407 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | LAU, EDMOND C | 2871 | §102 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18383525 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT PANEL DISPLAY | NGUYEN, HUNG | 2882 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18481790 | SETTING METHOD, INSPECTION METHOD, DEFECT EVALUATION DEVICE AND STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER | 2884 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18281634 | DIRECTED ENERGY BEAM DEFLECTION FIELD MONITOR AND CORRECTOR | GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD | 1748 | §103 | Final Rejection | 57d | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18238027 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND WIRING PATTERN FORMING METHOD | KIM, PETER B | 2882 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18272380 | BUILD SYSTEM | LIU, JINGCHEN | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18278128 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | PROVIDENCE, VINCENT ALEXANDER | 2617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 87d overdue | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18276028 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Aug 05, 2023 |
| 18225481 | GLASS COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS COMPOSITION | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 1731 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18269230 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE | HO, WAI-GA DAVID | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18196280 | OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, CEMENTED LENS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS FOR CAMERA, OBJECTIVE LENS FOR MICROSCOPE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE | JONES, JAMES | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18196274 | OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, CEMENTED LENS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS FOR CAMERA, OBJECTIVE LENS FOR MICROSCOPE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 1731 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18034452 | ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOT ARM, END EFFECTOR, AND ADAPTER | SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM | 2672 | §103 | Final Rejection | 80d overdue | Pending | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 18034224 | OPTICAL PROCESSING APPARATUS | MILLS JR., JOE E | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18021576 | OPTICAL APPARATUS AND PROCESSING APPARATUS | TALLMAN, ROBERT E | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18030281 | PROCESSING MACHINE WITH ACTIVE VIBRATION REDUCTION | ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L | 3761 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2023 |
| 18027816 | METHOD OF MANIPULATING ORGANISM AND DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING ORGANISM | BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W | 1796 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18027821 | METHOD OF APPLYING FORCE TO ORGANISM AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING FORCE TO ORGANISM | MARTIN, PAUL C | 1653 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18027825 | OPERATION METHOD AND OPERATION DEVICE FOR LIVING BODY | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 77d overdue | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18027251 | PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | SURYAWANSHI, SURESH | 2116 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 17918432 | PROCESSING SYSTEM | ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 18073822 | MIST GENERATOR, THIN FILM MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND THIN FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD | TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T | 1798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2022 |
| 17999570 | SHAPING QUALITY EVALUATION METHOD IN LAMINATING AND SHAPING, LAMINATING AND SHAPING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM | TENTONI, LEO B | 1743 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17917639 | PROCESSING APPARATUS | ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17814255 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE | WANG, ALEXANDER A | 1741 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d | AI Ready | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17869253 | MIST DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND MIST DEPOSITION METHOD | KURPLE, KARL | 1700 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 20, 2022 |
| 17601275 | BUILD UNIT HAVING BUILD APPARATUS OUTPUTTING POSITION INFORMATION RELATING TO A BUILD OBJECT BUILT BY THE BUILD APPARATUS TO A SEPARATE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PROCESSES THE BUILT BUILD OBJECT | TRAN, VI N | 2117 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2022 |
| 17602719 | ROBOT SYSTEM, END EFFECTOR SYSTEM, END EFFECTOR UNIT, AND ADAPTER | IMTIAZ, ZOHEB S | 2846 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2022 |
| 17602720 | PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONNECTING APPARATUS AND END EFFECTOR APPARATUS | OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2022 |
| 17769288 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | DICKERSON, CHAD S | 2683 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Apr 14, 2022 |
| 17311331 | OPTICAL DEVICE, PROGRAM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2021 |
| 17010099 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING APPARATUS | CHIU, WESLEY JASON | 2639 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2020 |
| 16770927 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, MACHINING METHOD, MODELING APPARATUS, MODELING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM | MILLS JR., JOE E | 3761 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 08, 2020 |
| 16714100 | OPTICAL GLASS, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, CEMENTED LENS, INTERCHANGEABLE CAMERA LENS, AND OPTICAL DEVICE USING SAME | CHU, CHRIS H | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2019 |
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