Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2874 2877

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
144
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1120
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 117 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18974321 LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18899123 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18904959 Optical Systems with Gratings and Anti-reflective Layers Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18178870 Systems With Displays and Sensor-Hiding Structures Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18969151 LIGHT GUIDE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18663808 OPTICAL MEMBER Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18414040 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE PROFILE LENSES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18654988 OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18153162 Viewing Optic Remote with an Illumination Source Non-Final OA Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics
18709620 CAMERA ACTUATOR, LENS TRANSFER DEVICE, AND CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18877598 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS PLC
18663800 LAMINATE FOR RADIATIVE COOLING, AND RADIATIVE COOLING MATERIAL INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18914349 PERFORMING A CONTACT LENS CHECK Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18986669 REFLECTION MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
17450457 IMAGE ACQUISITION MODULE AND TERMINAL Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18523756 TESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18294081 SPECTACLE LENS Final Rejection HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18597047 VIEW BLIND CHECK FILM, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VIEW BLIND CHECK METHOD Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18628895 DIFFUSER FOR A LIDAR TEST SYSTEM Final Rejection Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18754012 Shaded-Truss Externally Occulted Solar Coronagraph Non-Final OA Southwest Research Institute
18434479 Systems And Methods Of Reduced Condensation Microscopy Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation

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