Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JORDAN, ANDREW

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2874 2883 4100

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew Jordan is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2874. The profile shows 519 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 44.3 percent. The total number of resolved cases establishes the reliability of the prosecution data. This specific percentage of 44.3 helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of an application reaching an allowance.

The interview lift is 16.9 percent. This figure shows the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use the 16.9 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 1206. This period represents the middle value of the time taken to reach an allowance. With 519 resolved cases, the 1206-day duration characterizes the experience for applications assigned to this examiner. Practitioners should plan for this timeline when seeking a grant in Art Unit 2874.

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

Performance Statistics

44.2%
Allow Rate
-15.8% vs TC avg
555
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 520 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
64.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18042147 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18443255 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE, OPTICAL CHIP, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18438292 TACTILE SENSING DEVICE, AND DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18798968 WAVEGUIDE INTERFEROMETER SENSING LAYER COMPOSITIONS FOR FLUORO-CONTAINING SUBSTANCES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
18345106 TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUBSTRATE FEATURES FOR A PLUGGABLE OPTICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18089871 OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18080152 INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE ARCHITECTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17479031 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES WITHIN A GLASS SUBSTRATE TO OPTICALLY COUPLE DIES ATTACHED TO THE GLASS SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18343175 STACKED PACKAGE DESIGN FOR MORE RELIABLE FIBER COUPLING TO PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
17359374 FIELD-CONFIGURABLE OPTICAL SWITCH IMPLEMENTATIONS WITHIN MULTI-CHIP PACKAGES Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
18422419 OPTICAL FIBER CASSETTE Final Rejection AFL Telecommunications LLC
18221148 OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18655994 TWO-DIMENSIONAL GRATING, OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND AR EYEWEAR Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18672307 RACK MOUNT ASSEMBLIES FOR EQUIPMENT RACKS OF A FIBER OPTIC NETWORK AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18301012 LIGHT GUIDE DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING FREEFORM VOLUME GRATING Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18802241 SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18503189 PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18803224 FERRULE WITH WIDEBAND SPECTRUM SOURCE CHANNEL FOR ALIGNMENT ERROR MITIGATION AND SYSTEM DYNAMICS EVALUATION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18429669 OPTICAL COUPLER, OPTICAL COUPLING MEMBER, VISIBLE LIGHT SOURCE MODULE, AND OPTICAL ENGINE Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18222949 DUAL-SIDED OPTICAL PACKAGE Final Rejection NLIGHT, INC.

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