Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HAYES, MARY A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2883

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.1%
Allow Rate
+14.1% vs TC avg
738
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
920
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 714 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
31.9%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18608474 OPTICAL MATERIAL ENCAPSULATED DIFFRACTIVE GRATINGS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18022828 Component for Display Device, and Display Device Using Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18077523 VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) INTEGRATION ON A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (PIC) Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18570957 FIBER OPTIC CABLE Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18544679 FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS WITH SEALING MEMBERS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME 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
18721692 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER CABLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18622414 FIBER OPTIC SPLICE CLOSURES Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18588872 FIBER OPTIC SPLICE CLOSURES Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18611939 PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSITE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION CABLE USING PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSITE TRANSMISSION MODULE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION

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