Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: COOK, JONATHON

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2877 2886

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+13.6% vs TC avg
781
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
853
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 745 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.2%
§102 Novelty
85.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18808999 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATUS OF GREASE CONTAINING PARTICLES BY IMAGE RECOGNITION Non-Final OA Aktiebolaget SKF
18551686 Apparatus, Device and Method for Irradiating an in Particular Biological Specimen with a Holographic Optical Component Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18844764 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR LASER EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS, LASER EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYZER, LASER EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS METHOD, AND MOLTEN METAL PLATING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
19055839 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
18260987 MULTIPHASE OPTICAL COHERENCE MICROSCOPY IMAGING Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18611299 FLUORESCENCE MODE FOR WORKPIECE INSPECTION Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18866694 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RAMAN OR FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY HAVING INSTANT POLARISATION ANALYSIS Non-Final OA HORIBA FRANCE SAS
18934260 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SUBSTANCES IN LIQUID TO BE TESTED USING PLASMA SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18936193 MEASURING MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR POSITIONING A WORKPIECE IN THE MEASURING MACHINE Non-Final OA Carl Mahr Holding GmbH
18176066 Sensor Final Rejection Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
18845415 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS OF PATTERNED STRUCTURES FROM OPTICAL DATA Non-Final OA NOVA LTD.
18764388 OPTICAL SCANNING SYSTEM FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVELY ACQUIRING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF OBJECT Non-Final OA OPXION TECHNOLOGY INC.
18762326 Shape Sensing System And Method For Anthropomorphic Test Devices Non-Final OA Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc.
18590399 Optical Metrology System and Methods for the Measurement of Optical Surfaces Non-Final OA MBRYONICS Ltd
18399615 METROLOGY DEVICE WITH WAVELENGTH-FREQUENCY MULTIPLEXING Non-Final OA Onto Innovation Inc.
17994395 METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER FORWARD SCATTER CHANNEL IN FLOW CYTOMETERS Final Rejection CYTEK BIOSCIENCES, INC.
18201469 METHOD, MEASURING DEVICE, MACHINING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A CORRECTED HEIGHT SIGNAL FROM MEASUREMENT DATA OBTAINED WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Lessmüller Lasertechnik GmbH
17715573 OPHTHALMIC INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING SYSTEM USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY LIGHT PIPE Non-Final OA LIV Medical Technology Inc.

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