Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, RICHARD H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+13.6% vs TC avg
925
Total Applications
+5.0%
Interview Lift
897
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 900 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.7%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18476451 COMMUNICATION LAMP AND CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION LAMP Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18163277 OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18281987 PROJECTION DEVICE AND PROJECTION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18711969 RE-SCAN OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR A CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE Non-Final OA KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
18603808 OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18440035 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18434016 OPTICAL SYSTEM, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18402795 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18752319 LIGHT CONTROL LAMINATE AND LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
18606137 LENS MODULE AND DEVICE HAVING THE LENS MODULE Non-Final OA TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
18636025 VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT FOR MIXED REALITY NEAR-EYE DISPLAY Non-Final OA National Central University
18581004 METHODS FOR FABRICATING OPTICAL METASURFACES Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18711959 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL MEMBER AND SPECTACLES Non-Final OA HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18558697 ILLUMINATION MODULE FOR ILLUMINATING A SURFACE AND IMAGE GENERATOR UNIT HAVING SUCH AN ILLUMINATION MODULE Final Rejection Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
18570290 OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICES INCORPORATING A METALENS TO FACILITATE ZOOMING OPERATIONS Non-Final OA NIL Technology ApS

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