Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KING, GEORGE G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
629
Total Applications
+38.2%
Interview Lift
1074
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 579 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
40.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18532061 VOLUME HOLOGRAM ELEMENT AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18694785 HEAD-UP DISPLAY Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18508283 ZOOM LENS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18191123 Watch Component, Watch, And Manufacturing Method For Watch Component Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18441933 DUAL-AXIS HINGE MECHANISM Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18322455 Systems With Removable Lenses Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18487750 MIXED-REALITY WAVEGUIDE COMBINER WITH GRADIENT REFRACTIVE INDEX GRATINGS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17126926 ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES WITH INCREASED LIFETIME Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18399051 UNIT FOR ACTUATING LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18700470 Light Control Film Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18154762 MECHANISM TO ADJUST INTER-AXIAL LENS DISTANCE IN A VR/AR HEADSET Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18647361 MEMS DEVICE WITH ELLIPTICAL MIRROR Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18621310 DUAL-AXIS HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR A HEAD-MOUNTED WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18141674 LOW RESIDUAL LAYER THICKNESS WAVEGUIDE WITH HIGH-INDEX COATING Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18552256 ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT, ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROCHROMIC LIGHT-CONTROLLING DEVICE, AND ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18322022 IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18283880 ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18097881 LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, OPTICAL ENGINE INCLUDING THE SAME, SMART GLASS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
17425008 IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Nikon Corporation
18297384 SMART ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University Erica Campus
17784460 THERMAL TEMPERING OF A WORKING ELECTRODE Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18560786 ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT AND LENS FOR SPECTACLES Final Rejection HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18619706 APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING A MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
18531963 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA-MOUNTED APPARATUS Non-Final OA MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18732985 COMPACT OPTICAL DEVICE FOR AUGMENTED REALITY HAVING GHOST IMAGE BLOCKING FUNCTION AND WIDE FIELD OF VIEW Non-Final OA LETINAR CO., LTD
18050933 APPROACHES TO MODIFYING A COLOR OF AN ELECTROCHROMIC STACK IN A TINTED STATE Non-Final OA SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.
17930325 INSULATED GLAZING UNIT INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS MODULE Non-Final OA SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
18510728 DE-SPECKLE MECHANISM Non-Final OA Young Optics Inc.
18376809 IMAGING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
17282308 LIGHT-FIELD MIXED REALITY SYSTEM WITH CORRECT MONOCULAR DEPTH CUES TO A VIEWER Non-Final OA CREAL SA

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