Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KAUFFMAN, RUBY LUCIA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
-4.4% vs TC avg
47
Total Applications
+53.3%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
59.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18422153 Multi-Level Structured Surface for Anti-Glare Application and Associated Methods Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18026767 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL IMAGE, COMPRISING AN ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR ANTIREFLECTIVE SLATS Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18037493 CAMERA ACTUATOR Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18697176 MIRROR UNIT Non-Final OA Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
18146600 THERMAL LASER WITH DYNAMIC BEAM STEERING Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17855478 SPINNING LENS Non-Final OA Vay Technology GmbH
18627069 LIGHT MODULATION DEVICE FOR A MICROSCOPE, MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR MODULATING A LIGHT BEAM Non-Final OA ABBERIOR INSTRUMENTS GMBH
18021315 OPTICAL FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILM Non-Final OA DEXERIALS CORPORATION
18504572 FRAME FOR EYEGLASSES WITH COLOR GRADATION Non-Final OA LUXOTTICA S.R.L.
18423218 METASURFACE DEVICES AND MANUFACTURING USING SEQUENTIAL SINGLE-DAMASCENE PROCESSES WITH PROTECTIVE DIELECTRIC CAP LAYERS Non-Final OA Lumotive, Inc.
18039516 POLARIZATION STATE COMPENSATOR Non-Final OA FACEBOOK REALITY LABS
17674135 PERIPHERAL FUNCTIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA Ficomirrors, S.A.U.

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