Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, RICHARD H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
931
Total Applications
+5.1%
Interview Lift
861
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 912 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
26.1%
§102 Novelty
63.6%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18812546 SPECTRAL FILTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18163277 OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18821408 EYE TRACKING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18640038 OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18603808 OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18462136 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, LAMINATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18904038 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18281987 PROJECTION DEVICE AND PROJECTION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18814744 RETINAL PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18709681 HARDENED OPTICAL WINDOWS WITH ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILMS HAVING LOW REFLECTANCE AND HIGH TRANSMISSION IN MULTIPLE SPECTRAL RANGES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18865441 GUIDED-MODE RESONANT GRATING, OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GUIDED-MODE RESONANT GRATING Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18610598 FEATURE FOR REARVIEW ASSEMBLY HOLDING ADDITIONAL HMI Non-Final OA Gentex Corporation
18606137 LENS MODULE AND DEVICE HAVING THE LENS MODULE Non-Final OA TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.

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