Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CAPUTO, LISA M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2863 2874

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lisa M. Caputo is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2855. She has 61 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 37.7%, and the interview lift is 5.8%. This 5.8% lift indicates that interviews are associated with a modest increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 37.7% allowance rate to evaluate the likelihood of success for applications in her docket.

The median days to allowance is 979 for the 61 resolved cases. This 979-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 5.8% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for reaching the 37.7% allowance rate. With 61 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 979-day duration of prosecution in Art Unit 2855.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

37.7%
Allow Rate
-30.3% vs TC avg
75
Total Applications
+5.8%
Interview Lift
979
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 61 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
32.4%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18676584 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18579443 INTEGRATED MAGNETO-OPTICAL MODULATOR Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18743692 LINKAGE CHAIN FOR STORING AND ROUTING FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18390016 ASSEMBLIES, OPTICAL CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF BONDING OPTICAL FIBERS TO SUBSTRATES USING A LASER BEAM AND ELECTROPLATING Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18403779 PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER, AND METHOD OF OPERATING PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICE Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18403735 PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18437960 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18627338 FIBER ALIGNMENT MONITORING TOOL AND ASSOCIATED FIBER ALIGNMENT METHOD Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
18912289 MULTI-WAVEGUIDE OPTICAL EDGE COUPLER HAVING SUB-WAVELENGTH STRUCTURES Non-Final OA PsiQuantum, Corp.

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