Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CARLSON, JOSHUA MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1795 2877 3796

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joshua Michael Carlson is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1795. He has 88 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 59.1%, and the interview lift is 39.5%. This 39.5% lift indicates that interviews are associated with a significant increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 39.5% lift to improve their chances of securing a grant in his docket.

The median days to allowance is 1052 for the 88 resolved cases. This 1052-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 39.5% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a useful tool for reaching the 59.1% allowance rate. With 88 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 1052-day duration of prosecution in Art Unit 1795.

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

Performance Statistics

59.1%
Allow Rate
-10.9% vs TC avg
122
Total Applications
+39.5%
Interview Lift
1052
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 88 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18537948 POLARIZING FILTER AND POLARIMETRIC IMAGE SENSOR INTEGRATING SUCH A FILTER Non-Final OA Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
18160511 OPTICAL FILTER APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18589707 SYSTEM AND PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER-BASED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR TO DETECT REFRACTIVE INDEX OF ANALYTE Final Rejection KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18847748 LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18808265 INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18694678 Assembly for Measuring the Thickness of a Continuous Material Web Final Rejection Matthews International Corporation
19169955 QUANTITATIVE FLOW CYTOMETRY LIGHT SCATTER DETECTOR ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18629791 FACILITATING INSPECTION OF STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF AN OPTICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA VIAVI Solutions Inc.
18838759 OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection RENISHAW PLC
19213369 SPECTRALLY-ENCODED NON-SCANNING IMAGING THROUGH FIBER Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18587228 METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE FOR INSPECTING PHOTOMASKS, AND EUV CAMERA Final Rejection Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18367208 Mesh Integrity Check Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18559942 DIFFRACTION GRATING FOR MEASUREMENTS IN EUV-EXPOSURE APPARATUSES Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V
18960387 ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
18101275 Determination Of The Concentration Of One Or More Substances In A Fluid Final Rejection Fenwal, Inc.
18410828 HIGH SPEED OPTICAL FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Lumentum Technology (UK) Limited

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