Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2875

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.7%
Allow Rate
-6.3% vs TC avg
1009
Total Applications
+38.1%
Interview Lift
973
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 991 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
64.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
19273047 Lighting Device, And Light-Emitting Diode Filament And Fabrication Method Thereof Non-Final OA JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
19270408 LIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, PHOTOGRAPHY LIGHT, AND PHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Shenzhen Leqi Innovation Co., Ltd.
19265370 PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO LIGHT Non-Final OA GODOX PHOTO EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
19249226 OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHTING UNIT, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Nordic Lights OY
19211780 REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection GENTEX CORPORATION
19092145 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18862245 GLARE REDUCTION FOR A LIGHTING DEVICE Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
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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