Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2828

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.3%
Allow Rate
-16.7% vs TC avg
327
Total Applications
+26.4%
Interview Lift
1331
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 300 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
71.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17763526 OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A RIBBON AND FIRST AND SECOND BRAGG MIRRORS Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
16263698 EYE-SAFE LASER-BASED LIGHTING Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18885771 LASER DIODE BASED SYSTEMS, SUBSYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL Non-Final OA ELBIT SYSTEMS ELECTRO-OPTICS - ELOP LTD.
17658996 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODES AND LEDS CONFIGURED TO EMIT UV LIGHT COMPRISING PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND QUANTUM WELLS Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
17500248 RIDGE WAVEGUIDE LASER WITH DIELECTRIC CURRENT CONFINEMENT Non-Final OA Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
17757819 SPACER FOR ATTACHING COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION MISMATCHED COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
17644679 OPTICAL ASSEMBLY THAT INCLUDES AN OPTICAL ELEMENT CONNECTED TO A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE VIA TWO OR MORE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURES Final Rejection Lumentum Operations LLC
17503229 OPTOELECTRONIC PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING A THERMAL CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT FOR HEAT DISSIPATION Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
17202418 METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A CRYSTAL LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE VIA AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION AND AN ENDOTHERMIC REACTION Final Rejection Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
17251801 HIGH-POWER YTTERBIUM:ERBIUM (YB:ER) FIBER LASER SYSTEM WITH 1.02 - 1.06 UM CLAD PUMPING SCHEME Non-Final OA IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
17166996 Long Lifetime Laser Diode Packaging Final Rejection Blue 425 LLC
18064533 RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICE FOR TRANSCEIVING MONITOR AND CONTROL SIGNALS FOR A LASER SOURCE Non-Final OA SNAKE CREEK LASERS, LLC, D/B/A ADVANCED PHOTONIC SCIENCES
17965195 HERMETIC SURFACE MOUNT PACKAGE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SIDE EMITTING LASER AND METHOD FORMING SAME Final Rejection Excelitas Canada, Inc.

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