Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HANSEN, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2877 2886

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
786
Total Applications
+11.6%
Interview Lift
930
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 745 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
31.2%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18894860 SEMICONDUCTOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM HAVING MONOCHROMATOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17908600 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING PARAMETERS TO APPROXIMATE DESIRED PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURAL COLOR Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
17515296 EMBEDDED OPTICAL FILTER AND ANTI-REFLECTION IMPLEMENTATION WITH METAMATERIALS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18202813 Adaptive Optical Sensing Using Speckle Prediction Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18586090 SAMPLE THICKNESS METROLOGY USING FOCUSED BEAM INTERFERENCE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18803547 CRACK EVALUATION METHOD OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECT AND CRACK EVALUATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18732519 OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTER AND METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18764411 Analysis Method and Composite Analysis Apparatus Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18753792 INCUBATION SYSTEM WITH INDIVIDUALIZED IMAGING OF VESSELS Non-Final OA Analog Devices, Inc.
18634596 TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASING ROUND TRIP PATH LENGTH THROUGH AN OPTICAL RESONATOR COIL WITHOUT SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING OPTICAL RESONATOR COIL SIZE Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18838135 INSPECTION TOOL AND BARRIER FOR USE THEREIN Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18762415 RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Haemanthus, Inc.
18762420 RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Haemanthus, Inc.
18845750 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FLUID MONITORING Non-Final OA WaterSight Ltd.
18844391 OPTICAL INTEGRATED CHIP AND HIGH RESOLUTION LOW-COST INTEGRATED HANDHELD MINIATURE SPECTROMETER Non-Final OA AP Infosense Limited
18844418 MULTIPASS ABSORPTION CELL Non-Final OA ALPES LASERS S.A.
18807410 INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA CHENG MEI INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18804586 An Apparatus and A Method for Carrying Out Spectroscopy Non-Final OA Lightnovo ApS
18104224 TILT AND FOCUSING ADJUSTMENT FOR CONSISTENT GEM IMAGING Final Rejection Gemological Institute of America, Inc. (GIA)
18774200 MOVEMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERPOLATION ERROR Non-Final OA NanoWave Incorporated
18724702 NON-DESTRUCTIVE QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF AT LEAST ONE PERFORMANCE INDICATOR IN REARING A POPULATION OF LIVE INSECTS IN A COMPLEX MEDIUM Non-Final OA Ynsect
18751514 COLORIMETRY METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Instrument Systems GmbH
18671910 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TACTILE INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Gelsight, Inc.
18667559 Three-Dimensional Scanner and Control Method Non-Final OA J. MORITA MFG. CORP.
18615670 OPTICAL WAVELENGTH MEASURING DEVICE USING ABSORPTION-TYPE OPTICAL FIBER-BASED MULTIPLE OPTICAL FIBER FILTER MODULE, OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD Final Rejection Six Fiber Systems Inc.
18611158 INTERFEROMETER APPARATUS Final Rejection NIREOS S.r.l
18503576 INTRAORAL OCT WITH COLOR TEXTURE Final Rejection Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation

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