Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2896

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.6%
Allow Rate
+3.6% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 74 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18414126 Display Devices Having Gratings With Gradient Edges Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18044323 Device, System, and Method for Providing an Artificial Neural Network Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
17870719 PHOTONICS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING METALENS STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
17849557 TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPANDED BEAM OPTICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18384838 LIGHT GUIDE ELEMENT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME Final Rejection AGC Inc.
18195091 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND WEARABLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18515915 HIGH CORE DENSITY OPTICAL FIBER CABLES Final Rejection CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18413136 MULTI-CORE FIBER, PITCH CONVERTER, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18788787 METHOD OF MEASURING ELECTRO-OPTIC CHARACTERISTIC OF A TRAVELING WAVE MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR AND DEVICE FOR SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18594694 WAVEGUIDES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18582240 SELF-ALIGNED METHOD FOR FORMING AN OPTICAL MODULATOR Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18278594 HIGH COUPLING EFFICIENCY BLAZED WAVEGUIDE GRATING COUPLER Non-Final OA The Chinese University of Hong Kong
18421250 HIGH FIBER COUNT UNDERSEA CABLE Final Rejection SUBCOM, LLC
18711263 CLOSURE AND ORGANIZER ASSEMBILES THEREFOR Non-Final OA AFL Telecommunications LLC

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