Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HARVEY, MINSUN OH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2828 3645

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+20.5% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
-1.3%
Interview Lift
1290
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.6%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17426836 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18390432 OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.
18495382 LASER CONTROLLER Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18254902 Wavelength Tunable Laser Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18268026 OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18315400 MATRIX ADDRESSABLE VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER ARRAY Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC

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