Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JORDAN, ANDREW

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2883

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-23.6% vs TC avg
540
Total Applications
+17.0%
Interview Lift
977
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 516 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18001603 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUARANTEEING CORRECT POLARITY OF FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR Final Rejection US Conec Ltd.
18042147 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18489397 FABRICATION OF SLANTED GRATING MASTER AND WORKING STAMP USING GRAYSCALE LITHOGRAPHY AND PLASMA ETCHING Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18209723 PARTIALLY CURVED LIGHTGUIDE WITH PUPIL REPLICATORS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18503189 PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18089963 OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18089871 OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18080152 INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17479031 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES WITHIN A GLASS SUBSTRATE TO OPTICALLY COUPLE DIES ATTACHED TO THE GLASS SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17988931 UNJACKETED FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY, AND CABLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CONNECTOR WITH TRAVEL LIMITED FERRULE Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18221148 OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MODULE Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18002879 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE AND CABLE WITH CONNECTOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18252377 LIGHT ISOLATING ARRAYS Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
17555323 OPTICAL REJECTION PHOTONIC STRUCTURES Final Rejection Quantum-Si Incorporated
18222949 DUAL-SIDED OPTICAL PACKAGE Non-Final OA NLIGHT, INC.
18422419 OPTICAL FIBER CASSETTE Non-Final OA AFL Telecommunications LLC
18526902 FILM-COATED OPTICAL FIBER PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION MODULE BASED ON MULTI-CHIP PACKAGE TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Shenzhen 8k Link Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
17359374 FIELD-CONFIGURABLE OPTICAL SWITCH IMPLEMENTATIONS WITHIN MULTI-CHIP PACKAGES Final Rejection Altera Corporation
18000916 TWO-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE PRESSURE SENSOR ARRAY Final Rejection LUXISENS TECHNOLOGIES B.V.

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