Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HERRING, LISA L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1741

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
840
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 814 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
1.1%
§102 Novelty
80.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19219402 PROCESS TO PRODUCE MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18928359 GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHODS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18701815 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A GLASS RIBBON Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18387631 HOLLOW CORE OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18779842 FIBER ARRAY UNIT FORMATION Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18780966 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18556194 OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18828508 METHOD OF FIBER PRODUCTION Non-Final OA NKT Photonics A/S
18738038 Glass tube forming device in a forming machine of glass containers for medical use Non-Final OA Euromatic S.r.l.
18667959 Optical Fiber Manufacturing Using Centrifugal Injection Molding in Microgravity Non-Final OA Flawless Photonics, Inc.
18431823 MICROGRAVITY CRUCIBLE-CONTROLLED MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA DSTAR Communications, Inc.
17796588 METHOD FOR MAKING MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBRES Non-Final OA ROCKWOOL A/S
17796630 METHOD OF MAKING MINERAL FIBRES Non-Final OA ROCKWOOL A/S
17796626 METHOD FOR MAKING MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBRES Final Rejection ROCKWOOL A/S
18505608 METHODS OF SEPARATING A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA 4JET MICROTECH GMBH
17214857 OPTICAL FIBRE DRAW FURNACE Non-Final OA Sterlite Technologies Limited
18331008 MULTIVALENCE CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN SOLUBLE BORATE GLASS MATRICES FOR TARGETED RELEASE Non-Final OA Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc.

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