Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AYUB, HINA F

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2877 2884 2896 2899

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
711
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
885
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 687 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18382998 METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING A WAFER INSPECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18841353 WIDE-SPECTRUM ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
18836511 OPTICAL FIBER BENDING LOSS MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18353203 INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18793652 SOLID-STATE SPECTROMETER Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18800169 OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA VIAVI Solutions Inc.
18843138 INSPECTION APPARATUS, LINEARLY MOVABLE BEAM DISPLACER, AND METHOD Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18711248 METHOD FOR GENERATING SPECTRAL DATA PERTAINING TO MICROPARTICLE SAMPLE, METHOD FOR ANALYZING MICROPARTICLES, METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING MICROPARTICLES, METHOD FOR ASSESSING WHETHER CANCER-CELL-DERIVED EXOSOMES ARE PRESENT, SUBSTRATE FOR MEASURING SPECTRUM OF MICROPARTICLES, DEVICE FOR MEASURING SPECTRUM OF MICROPARTICLES, AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SPECTRUM OF MICROPARTICLES Non-Final OA Osaka University
18838601 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE PROFILING WITH RAMAN SCATTERING Non-Final OA Michigan Aerospace Corporation
18834356 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFOCAL-CHROMATIC LINE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA MICRO-EPSILLON OPTRONIC GMBH
18735970 Optical Analysis Device For Remote Analysis Of Fluid-Based Tests Non-Final OA United States Government As Represented By The Department of Veterans Affairs
18728358 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS OF INHOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES Non-Final OA Tornado Spectral Systems Inc.
18532673 INFRARED LIGHT SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation
18715204 MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Tomra Sorting GmbH
18651203 Three-Dimensional Dynamic Interferometric Surface Probe Non-Final OA D4D Technologies, LLC
18627909 MULTIPATH ANALYZER FOR MEASURING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF A SAMPLE FLUID TO OBTAIN AT LEAST ONE PROPERTY Non-Final OA 14911199 Canada Inc.
18531237 EXAMINING METHOD FOR A COATING LAYER ON A WAFER Final Rejection INGENTEC CORPORATION
18240257 MATERIAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection MOTION METRICS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
18382047 OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC OF A MEDIUM, HOUSING, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA iSud Solutions GmbH
18088812 LIDAR AND RANGING METHOD USING SAME Final Rejection SiFotonics Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

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