Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HERRING, LISA L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1741

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+7.5% vs TC avg
838
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
1050
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 810 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
5.5%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
35.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828508 METHOD OF FIBER PRODUCTION Non-Final OA NKT Photonics A/S
19219402 PROCESS TO PRODUCE MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM 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
17298505 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WINDOW Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18114896 COVER LENS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICE Final Rejection reMarkable AS
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.
18564647 OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION METHOD, OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON PRODUCTION METHOD, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON, OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON PRODUCTION DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18556194 OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18076442 OPTICAL FIBER ECCENTRIC MEASUREMENT METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18502770 Multiple Mold For Production Of At Least Two Glass-Ceramic Blanks For Dental Purposes, Use Of A Multiple Mold, Compression Apparatus And Continuous System Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18344830 Methods and Systems for Computational Precision Three-dimensional Forming Via Localized Stress Remapping Final Rejection Brelyon, Inc.
17796630 METHOD OF MAKING MINERAL FIBRES Non-Final OA ROCKWOOL A/S
17796588 METHOD FOR MAKING MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBRES Non-Final OA ROCKWOOL 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.
18600923 Stilling Vessel for Submerged Combustion Melter Non-Final OA Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
17214857 OPTICAL FIBRE DRAW FURNACE Non-Final OA Sterlite Technologies Limited
18431823 MICROGRAVITY CRUCIBLE-CONTROLLED MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA DSTAR Communications, Inc.
18505608 METHODS OF SEPARATING A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA 4JET MICROTECH GMBH
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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