Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JONES, JAMES

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1744 2872 2873

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

James Jones is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1744. The profile shows 1337 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 88.4 percent. The total number of resolved cases establishes the reliability of the prosecution data. This specific percentage of 88.4 helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of an application reaching an allowance.

The interview lift is 4.5 percent. This figure shows the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use the 4.5 percent lift to evaluate the utility of direct communication with the examiner during prosecution. This metric serves as a guide for deciding whether to request a formal discussion.

The median days to allowance is 787. This period represents the middle value of the time taken to reach an allowance. With 1337 resolved cases, the 787-day duration characterizes the experience for applications assigned to this examiner. Practitioners should plan for this timeline when seeking a grant in Art Unit 1744.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

88.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
1,349
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
787
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1337 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
63.2%
§102 Novelty
18.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18886481 IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19016743 HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR EYEWEAR Non-Final OA SNAP INC.
19009472 VIBRATION-TYPE ACTUATOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18800347 OPTICAL APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19027972 AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY HAVING MULTI-ELEMENT ADAPTIVE LENS FOR CHANGING DEPTH PLANES Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18779169 INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18196280 OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, CEMENTED LENS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS FOR CAMERA, OBJECTIVE LENS FOR MICROSCOPE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18834445 Electronic Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18978307 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Actutek Corporation
18792956 DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Actutek Corporation
19027924 LENS DRIVING APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19072601 ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS WITH COLOR FILTER ARRAYS FOR REDUCING VISIBLE TEXTURE PATTERNS IN DISPLAYED IMAGES Non-Final OA E INK CORPORATION
18976713 HEAD-UP DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA MAXELL, LTD.
18285311 MICROLENS ARRAY, VEHICLE LAMP USING MICROLENS ARRAY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROLENS ARRAY Non-Final OA KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17450633 ACTIVE FOCUSING NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
19022127 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18868020 COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18919844 MIRROR UNIT AND OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18754157 VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection YAZAKI CORPORATION
18952942 DRIVING THIN FILM SWITCHABLE OPTICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA View, Inc.
18958100 System and Method for Tracking Motion Non-Final OA Aeva, Inc.
18924515 OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENT EYEPIECE EXTENDER Non-Final OA Dr. Ronald Michael Caronia

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