Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIANNI, KAVEH C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2883

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.9%
Allow Rate
+18.9% vs TC avg
1256
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
920
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1231 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
60.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19261655 MINIATURE MULTI-FIBER FERRULE Non-Final OA US Conec Ltd.
18374681 DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FROM SOLID CORE OPTICAL FIBERS TO A HOLLOW CORE FIBER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18411294 Universal Optical Waveguide Trays Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18389800 LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA E Ink Holdings Inc.
18226444 DIRECTION INDEPENDENT TWO-WAY MULTICORE FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND CONNECTOR INTERFACES Final Rejection Corning Research & Development Corporation
18143349 FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING AN INTERNAL RETENTION BODY Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18092078 HARDENED FIBER OPTIC ADAPTER THAT COUPLES A HARDENED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH A FIBER CABLE LEAD OF A DROP TERMINAL Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18411068 FIBER ARRAY UNIT INCLUDING FRONT SIDE MIRROR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18391264 Optical Waveguide Device, and Optical Modulation Device and Optical Transmission Apparatus Using Same Non-Final OA SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
18576907 MULTI-FIBER CONNECTOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA AFL IG LLC
18497197 MPO CONNECTOR AND PUSH-PULL BOOT THEREFOR Non-Final OA Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
18396963 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA IHP GmbH-Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics/Leibniz-Instit. fur
18391600 PANEL LIGHT GUIDE MODULE OF SOLID-STATE DRIVE Non-Final OA AIC INC.
18265531 OPTICAL CABLE CONNECTOR END-PIECE, OPTICAL CONNECTION JOINT, OPTICAL ADAPTER AND OPTICAL CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Furukawa Electric Latam S.A.

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