Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOWARD, RYAN D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2851 2871 2878 2882

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
1036
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
902
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 997 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
34.1%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18583356 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18396213 PROJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18386789 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
18196678 MICROMECHANICAL RESONATOR WAFER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
18701193 LIGHT PROJECTION SYSTEM USING WHITE LIGHT ILLUMINATION Non-Final OA Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
18617537 OPTICAL ENGINE MODULE AND PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18610283 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18596636 LIGHT HOMOGENIZATION MODULE AND PROJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18595451 ADJUSTING MODULE AND PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18433299 ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18426352 PROJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18488038 PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18621186 PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18621267 ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18393817 PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18521424 PROJECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18385028 PROJECTION IMAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, PROJECTION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18414476 PROJECTION CALIBRATION METHOD AND PROJECTION CALIBRATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18347240 POWER-SCALABLE CRYOGENIC OPTICAL REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS
18681892 PROJECTION DEVICE, PROJECTION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Platforms, Ltd.
18529020 OPTICAL HOMOGENIZER AND DE-SPECKLE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Young Optics Inc.
18424233 LASER PROJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HISENSE LASER DISPLAY CO., LTD
18043338 A multi-directional pattern projector and a hyper-resolution pattern projector Final Rejection ARC-Y-TEC LTD.

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