Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BLEVINS, JERRY M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2871 2874 2883 3745

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
1,257
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
791
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1236 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
83.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18398461 OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18579232 INTEGRATED OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18424496 OPTICAL MODULE FOR TESTING LINE CARD Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18587135 Optical Grating Configured to Emit an Optical Beam Having a Predetermined Cross-Section and an Predetermined Intensity Pattern Over Such Cross-Section Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18192704 MICRO-RING WAVEGUIDE HEATER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18540395 MULTIPORTS AND OTHER DEVICES HAVING CONNECTION PORTS WITH SECURING FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18372960 MULTIPORTS AND OTHER DEVICES HAVING KEYED CONNECTION PORTS AND SECURING FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
17994612 OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND OPTICAL CONNECTORS HAVING A SPLICE-ON CONNECTION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Corning Research & Development Corporation
18289247 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE, OPTICAL FIBER CABLE MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, OPTICAL FIBER CABLE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER CABLE LAYING METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18616329 PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL CORD, AND ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18370638 SUBSTRATE TYPE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18603555 HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY HETEROGENEOUS PHOTODETECTORS Non-Final OA NEXUS PHOTONICS, INC
18591928 Optical Interconnection Modules for High Radix Spine-Leaf Network Scale-Out Non-Final OA Panduit Corp.
18688306 OPTICAL FIBER INCLUDING INTRA-CLADDING BARRIER LAYER Non-Final OA OFS Fitel, LLC
18318429 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL COUPLING ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Innolume GmbH

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