Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BARUA, PRANESH K

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2635 2637

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
513
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
886
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 494 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.2%
§102 Novelty
56.2%
§103 Obviousness
28.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18466608 Systems and Methods for Transmitting and Receiving Wavelength-Multiplexed Optical Signals Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18689534 COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18691715 GIMBALLESS QUASI-OMNI OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TRANSCEIVER Non-Final OA Viasat, Inc.
18628270 HIGH-POWER DRIVER FOR WIDEBAND OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18473898 SINGLE ENDED EAM WITH ELECTRICAL COMBINING Non-Final OA Celestial AI, Inc.
18289201 BANDWIDTH ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18691749 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18127200 OPTICAL CHANNEL MONITOR (OCM) WITH SPECTRALLY-MULTIPLEXED WAVELENGTH REFERENCE FOR MONITORING OF WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXED (WDM) SIGNALS Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18625972 DATA DOUBLE OVERSAMPLING METHOD, SYSTEM DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN PANGO MICROSYSTEMS CO., LTD
18627062 OPTICAL PHASE CHANGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CHANGING A PHASE OF AN OPTICAL SIGNAL Non-Final OA XANADU QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18693746 OPTICAL BEAMFORMING AND INTERFEROMETRY USING DIGITAL SOURCE MODULATION Non-Final OA NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA

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