Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GRAY, SUNGHEE Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2877 2886

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
547
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
907
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 530 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
32.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18036407 OPTICAL-BASED VALIDATION OF ORIENTATIONS OF SURFACES Final Rejection LUMUS LTD.
18879346 IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICK-UP METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18610384 INSPECTION CUVETTE AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE OPTICAL INSPECTION OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18345335 COMPACT OPTICAL SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Analog Devices, Inc.
18327981 Multimodal Proximity and Visuotactile Sensing Through Transmissive Membrane Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

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