Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HAYES, MARY A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2883

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
735
Total Applications
+9.8%
Interview Lift
920
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 714 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
79.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17478391 LiDAR APPARATUS COMPRISING PLURALITY OF SWITCHES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17994121 MULTICONFIGURATION ISOLATOR WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXER Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18077523 VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) INTEGRATION ON A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (PIC) Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17979212 DETACHABLE CONNECTORS FOR HIGH FIBER COUNT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
17471717 RESONANT FILTERS HAVING SIMULTANEOUSLY TUNED CENTRAL WAVELENGTHS AND SIDEBANDS Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18570957 FIBER OPTIC CABLE Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18547135 CASSETTE LATCHING ARRANGEMENTS Non-Final OA CommScope Technologies LLC
18544367 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE LENS AND NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA AAC OPTICS (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
18571633 SYSTEM FOR EXPANDING IRRADIATION RANGE OF LASER LIGHT Non-Final OA OK Fiber Technology Co., Ltd.
18570773 TRANSITION FOR OPTICAL FIBRE CABLE Non-Final OA Roxtec AB
18121424 COUPLING OPTICAL FIBERS AND FLUID PASSAGES Final Rejection Raytheon Technologies Corporation

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