Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHOI, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2873 2874 2875

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

92.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
1,145
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
768
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1129 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
54.0%
§102 Novelty
27.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18843905 LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18633900 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS IN WHICH CONDENSATION ON OPTICAL ELEMENT IS SUPPRESSED Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18896717 MULTIPLE DEGREE OF FREEDOM HINGE SYSTEMS AND EYEWEAR DEVICES COMPRISING SUCH HINGE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA MAGIC LEAP, INC.
18815828 LENS BARREL Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17956750 NANOROD COATING BETWEEN TWO OPTICAL MEDIUMS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18954418 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEW VR DEVICE FORM-FACTOR Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18769919 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18052809 Viewing Optic with Magnification Adjustment Ring Non-Final OA Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics
18843881 SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL MODULATOR Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18924372 MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS CONTACT AREA REDUCTION Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18629280 ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF TUNABLE COLORATION AND INTERFERENCE Final Rejection MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18916213 CAMERA MODULE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18891050 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18795329 LENS MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18792995 MULTI-MATERIAL LAMINATION Non-Final OA Gentex Corporation
18708231 Angle Multiplexed Diffractive Combiner Non-Final OA ams International AG

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