Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
-1.0% vs TC avg
126
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
1275
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 88 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18845801 ADJUSTABLE HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18640255 Lens Module Including Two Lens Elements Separated by an Air Gap Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18065258 SMART GLASSES, WIRELESS EARPHONES, WEARABLE DEVICE ASSEMBLY, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17220265 TECHNIQUE TO DETECT THE ROTATIONAL DIRECTION OF RESONANT MEMS MIRRORS DRIVEN BY PARAMETRIC EXCITATION Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18641057 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18902246 ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
18414196 ACTUATOR FOR MULTIPLE PAYLOADS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17865359 OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH EMBEDDED DIMMER Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18233551 PROVIDING A UTILITY VEHICLE WITH A VIEW OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AT WINDSHIELD-LEVEL Final Rejection Textron Innovations Inc.
18262782 OPTICAL VECTOR MULTIPLIER Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18369222 GRADE EVALUATION APPARATUS, OPHTHALMIC IMAGING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND GRADE EVALUATION METHOD Final Rejection Topcon Corporation
18444829 OPTICAL FILTER Final Rejection AGC Inc.
18828214 POLARIZATION SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR VISUALIZATION OF VITREOUS OPACITIES Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18598560 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18688544 SPECTACLE OPTICAL ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18895588 ADAPTIVE WINDSHIELD Non-Final OA Distance Technologies Oy

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