Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, AUDREY Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2877 2896

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.8%
Allow Rate
-21.2% vs TC avg
1309
Total Applications
+20.9%
Interview Lift
1243
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1249 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
33.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18472662 META-SURFACE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18126174 DISPLAY APPARATUS PROVIDING IMMERSIVE IMAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17366523 SPECTRAL FILTER, AND IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SPECTRAL FILTER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18258206 OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18090362 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18423722 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18422745 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18802429 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CONTENT DISPLAY WITH A VIRTUAL OR AUGMENTED REALITY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18022863 Method for Replicating Large-Area Holographic Optical Element, and Large Area Holographic Optical Element Replicated Thereby Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
17548777 EYEWEAR INCLUDING A NON-UNIFORM PUSH-PULL LENS SET Final Rejection SNAP INC.
17456507 METHOD OF BUILDING A 3D FUNCTIONAL OPTICAL MATERIAL LAYER STACKING STRUCTURE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17954326 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS USING POLARIZATION HOLOGRAM MASTER Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17863266 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT INTEGRATION TO SMART GLASSES FOR ENHANCED REALITY APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17707552 EMISSION OF PARTICULAR WAVELENGTH BANDS UTILIZING DIRECTED WAVELENGTH EMISSION COMPONENTS IN A DISPLAY SYSTEM Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17667827 LIGHT REDIRECTION FEATURE IN WAVEGUIDE DISPLAY Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18249916 METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A DIFFRACTION CHARACTERISTIC OF A HOLOGRAM ELEMENT FOR SMART GLASSES Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18447094 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF A NEEDLE-SHAPED BEAM BY A DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR USE IN EXTENDED DEPTH-OF-FOCUS OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18013321 HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT PRINTING METHOD USING TUNABLE FOCUS LENS AND ROTATING MIRROR Non-Final OA Korea Electronics Technology Institute
18369039 HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXPANDED VIEWING WINDOW Final Rejection Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
16490693 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Corporation
18363869 CLOSED-LOOP WAVEFRONT SHAPING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII) Limited
17997924 REAL-TIME MONITORING OF DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY OF VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
17786025 SEGMENTED OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND METHODS Final Rejection Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of The University Of Arizona
17773126 REPLICATION TOOLING Non-Final OA ACR II GLASS AMERICA INC.
18928122 CONFIGURABLE SPECTRAL, COLOR AND MTF INTEGRATED TESTER SYSTEM Non-Final OA MLOptic Corp
18640760 OPTICAL ARTICLE WITH A HOLOGRAPHIC WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA Essilor International
17427289 FUNCTIONALIZED WAVEGUIDE FOR A DETECTOR SYSTEM Final Rejection Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
18369609 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A FLAT-TOP ILLUMINATION BEAM BASED ON INTERLACING, INCOHERENTLY OVERLAPPING SPOTS Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18711881 SELECTIVE VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA ams International AG
18010722 A METHOD FOR COMPUTING A HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFERENCE PATTERN Final Rejection IMEC VZW

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