Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: COOK, JONATHON

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2877 2886

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
794
Total Applications
+16.8%
Interview Lift
853
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 752 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18813365 MEASUREMENT OF MULTIPLE GAS CONCENTRATIONS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19064242 WAFER INSPECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18639333 DETERMINING WELLBORE DISPLACEMENT WITH OPTICAL ENERGY SOURCES IN A WELLBORE Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18750009 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER SENSING APPARATUS, AND ROUTE DETERMINATION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18571402 OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING APPARATUS, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18863924 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM AND OPTICAL FIBER SENSING METHOD Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18834081 Defect Inspection Apparatus and Defect Inspection Method Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
19055839 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
18990171 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE PROPERTIES OF AN OBJECT Non-Final OA Northeastern University
18870089 METROLOGY SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE RADIATION SPOTS Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18861173 MEASUREMENT OF FABRICATION PARAMETERS BASED ON MOIRÉ INTERFERENCE PATTERN COMPONENTS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18212036 WHITE LIGHT INTERFEROMETRIC INSPECTION USING TILTED REFERENCE BEAM AND SPATIAL FILTERING Final Rejection Orbotech Ltd.
18809880 SINGLE-USE PROCESS MONITORING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE OF SAME Non-Final OA Custom Sensors & Technology

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