Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2875

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

William Joseph Carter works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2875. He has 1012 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 62.5 percent. This high volume of cases provides a strong statistical basis for evaluating the examiner's performance. The 62.5 percent rate suggests a consistent path to issuance for applicants.

The interview lift for this examiner is 37.2 percent. This is a high lift, indicating that interviews are a critical tool for success in this docket. Practitioners should consider an interview to boost the 62.5 percent baseline. The 37.2 percent lift shows that direct communication is effective at overcoming rejections and reaching an allowance.

The median days to allowance is 977. This timeline is a useful metric for applicants to gauge the expected duration of their prosecution. The 977-day figure, when paired with the 62.5 percent allowance rate, indicates a standard pace of examination. Practitioners can use the 37.2 percent lift to help manage this 977-day process and secure a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
-5.5% vs TC avg
1,027
Total Applications
+37.2%
Interview Lift
977
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1012 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
68.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18878426 ATMOSPHERE LAMP Non-Final OA FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD.
19292040 FRONT LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19159574 VEHICULAR LAMP AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Nichia Corporation
19092145 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
19141899 LIGHT CONTROL FILM Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
19159959 ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18876004 LINEAR LIGHTING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE PIVOTABLE LINEAR LIGHT SOURCES Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.

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