Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ALEXANDER, WILLIAM R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
904
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
763
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 899 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
42.2%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18972256 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18887025 PROGRESSIVE METALENS FOR SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18980225 Tunable Lens with Shape Memory Alloy Actuators Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18824615 Optical System for Head-Mounted Display Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18862072 METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND/OR POSITIONING A LASER MODULE OF A LASER PROJECTOR, LASER PROJECTOR, AND ALIGNING AND/OR POSITIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18931817 LENS DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18698458 Display Apparatus Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18882643 VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY SUN DAMAGE MITIGATION Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18897041 METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PHOTOABSORBING CONTACT LENSES AND PHOTOABSORBING CONTACT LENSES PRODUCED THEREBY Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
18970966 ACTUATOR FOR SCANNING MIRROR, OPTICAL SCANNING SYSTEM, AND LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA inSync Resonance Inc

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