Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
779
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 743 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18823817 OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL INSPECTION METHOD, AND OPTICAL INSPECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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
19055839 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
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
18260987 MULTIPHASE OPTICAL COHERENCE MICROSCOPY IMAGING Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18866694 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RAMAN OR FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY HAVING INSTANT POLARISATION ANALYSIS Non-Final OA HORIBA FRANCE SAS
18864691 A PHOTOMETRIC PROCESS MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT AND A PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA HACH LANGE GMBH
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
18845415 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS OF PATTERNED STRUCTURES FROM OPTICAL DATA Non-Final OA NOVA LTD.
18817769 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FLATNESS OF FLEXIBLE WEB MATERIAL, METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE FLATNESS OF WEB MATERIAL, FLATNESS MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND BLOWN FILM LINE WITH SUCH A FLATNESS MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA Kdesign GmbH
18611299 FLUORESCENCE MODE FOR WORKPIECE INSPECTION Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
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.
18399615 METROLOGY DEVICE WITH WAVELENGTH-FREQUENCY MULTIPLEXING Final Rejection Onto Innovation Inc.
17994395 METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER FORWARD SCATTER CHANNEL IN FLOW CYTOMETERS Final Rejection CYTEK BIOSCIENCES, INC.
17715573 OPHTHALMIC INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING SYSTEM USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY LIGHT PIPE Non-Final OA LIV Medical Technology Inc.

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