Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIDWELL, KAITLYN ELIZABETH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2877

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.5%
Allow Rate
+14.5% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
875
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18462384 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, TEST SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18238051 OPTICAL DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18677360 GAS MONITORING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A GAS MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Airbus Operations S.L.U.
18505965 Electronic Device with Optical Angle Sensor Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17512715 OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND MOBILE OBJECT Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.,
18316199 UTILITY POLE INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT BY DAS AND MACHINE LEARNING USING ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18795616 OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTICS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18580062 OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR USE IN METROLOGY SYSTEMS Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18903476 APPARATUS FOR THE SPATIALLY RESOLVED MEASUREMENT OF A PHYSICAL VARIABLE Non-Final OA Luna Innovations Germany GmbH
18793185 Systems And Methods For Off-Axis Bubble Detection Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation
18842802 SPECTRUM SCANNING ASSEMBLY AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT Non-Final OA INNOLIGHT TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) LTD.
18698804 PROTECTIVE GLASS CONTAMINATION DETECTION DEVICE AND PROTECTIVE GLASS CONTAMINATION DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection AMADA CO., LTD.
18244582 SINGLE CHANNEL OPTICAL COEFFICIENT DATA Non-Final OA Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
18682137 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPECTRAL IMAGING Non-Final OA Pentaomix Ltd.
18549950 CHIPS AND METHODS Final Rejection Imperial College Innovations Ltd
18236205 SENSING DEVICE AND METROLOGY SYSTEM INCORPORATING SUCH A SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA DWFRITZ AUTOMATION, LLC
18027834 CONTINUOUS INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA DXCOVER LIMITED

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