Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KIANNI, KAVEH C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2883

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.0%
Allow Rate
+19.0% vs TC avg
1,264
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
855
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1240 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
91.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19261655 MINIATURE MULTI-FIBER FERRULE Non-Final OA US Conec Ltd.
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
18030573 OPTICAL INTERCONNECT FOR EDGE COUPLING Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
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
18497197 MPO CONNECTOR AND PUSH-PULL BOOT THEREFOR Non-Final OA Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
18576907 MULTI-FIBER CONNECTOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA AFL IG LLC
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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