Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2875

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.9%

Allow Rate

-6.1% vs TC avg

1,012

Total Applications

+37.7%

Interview Lift

981

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 997 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.5%

§101 Eligibility

4.8%

§102 Novelty

89.4%

§103 Obviousness

1.0%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19304756	HELMET HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS	Non-Final OA	Pelican Products, Inc.
18570353	LUMINAIRE ASSEMBLIES FOR TUNNELS AND THE LIKE	Final Rejection	Schreder S.A.
19092145	LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE	Non-Final OA	NICHIA CORPORATION
18278812	Narrow-band light system having a maximum color consistency across observers and test samples	Non-Final OA	SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18044192	PHYTOPHOTONIC APPROACH TO ENHANCED PHOTOSYNTHESIS	Final Rejection	Carnegie Institution of Washington

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