Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2828 3645

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+22.3% vs TC avg
885
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
891
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 859 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18308602 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MOUNTING MEMBER Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
18119155 DISPLAY APPARATUS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18551235 OPTICAL MODULATOR Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18262901 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18314657 STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING LASER WITH REDUCED FUNDAMENTAL LINEWIDTH AND FREQUENCY PULLING Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18402846 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18552795 OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18329448 FAST AXIS WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING FOR BROAD AREA LASER DIODES Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
18194156 EMITTER ASSEMBLY WITH VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) CLUSTERS Final Rejection Lumentum Operations LLC
17809417 MULTICORE MASTER OSCILLATOR POWER AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
17643712 DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR AN ADDRESSABLE ARRAY OF OPTICAL EMITTERS Final Rejection Lumentum Operations LLC

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