Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HAYES, MARY A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2883

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
730
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
972
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 705 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
34.0%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17478391 LiDAR APPARATUS COMPRISING PLURALITY OF SWITCHES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18277299 Waveguide Display Apparatus Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18022828 Component for Display Device, and Display Device Using Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18077523 VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) INTEGRATION ON A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (PIC) Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17471717 RESONANT FILTERS HAVING SIMULTANEOUSLY TUNED CENTRAL WAVELENGTHS AND SIDEBANDS Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17994121 MULTICONFIGURATION ISOLATOR WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXER Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
17979212 DETACHABLE CONNECTORS FOR HIGH FIBER COUNT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18190370 Semiconductor Devices and Methods of Manufacture Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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.
17389326 LIGHT-GUIDING STRUCTURE, ENDOSCOPE TIP, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LIGHT-GUIDING STRUCTURE Final Rejection ALTEK BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18121424 COUPLING OPTICAL FIBERS AND FLUID PASSAGES Final Rejection Raytheon Technologies Corporation
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
17921207 STRENGTH MEMBER ASSEMBLIES AND OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL CABLES INCORPORATING OPTICAL FIBERS Final Rejection CTC Global Corporation

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