Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: APENTENG, JESSICA MCMILLAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2875

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.4%
Allow Rate
-2.6% vs TC avg
1,045
Total Applications
+19.1%
Interview Lift
962
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 986 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
62.6%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17793896 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT COLLECTING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT COLLECTING METHOD USING SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18211860 BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18239323 LED LIGHTING METHODS AND APPARATUS Final Rejection WANGS ALLIANCE CORPORATION
18214028 LED LIGHTING METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA WANGS ALLIANCE CORPORATION
17310475 LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19436067 ILLUMINATOR REPAIRING DEVICE, AND ILLUMINATOR REPAIRING METHOD Non-Final OA Century Technology (Shenzhen) Corporation Limited
18794973 SPOILER STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18756265 ILLUMINATION DEVICE, LIGHT GUIDE OF ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING ILLUMINATION DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
18731537 ILLUMINATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18622834 INTEGRATED ILLUMINATED FAN Non-Final OA SHENZHEN APALTEK CO., LTD.
19044848 BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
19371191 BAFFLE COMPROMISING A LIGHTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ARKTURA LLC
18946938 BACKLIGHT MODULE Non-Final OA DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
18463322 ANTI-PEEP LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18007715 OPTICALLY EMBEDDED FLEXIBLE FILAMENT Non-Final OA LUMILEDS LLC
18733344 LIGHT GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH SPEAKER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH

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