Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KIDWELL, KAITLYN ELIZABETH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2877

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
65
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
887
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 48 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18505965 Electronic Device with Optical Angle Sensor Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18762221 PHOTOMETRIC APPARATUS AND PHOTOMETRIC METHOD Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18238051 OPTICAL DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18795616 OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTICS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection Yokogawa Electric Corporation
19071685 VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFEROMETRY Non-Final OA Onto Innovation Inc.
18232337 COMBINATION OF MULTIWAVELENGTH RAMAN AND SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY TO MEASURE A FILM STACK Final Rejection KLA Corporation
18793185 Systems And Methods For Off-Axis Bubble Detection Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation

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