Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KING, JOSHUA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1737 2828

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

JOSHUA KING is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, specifically assigned to Art Unit 1737. With 743 resolved cases, this examiner has a history of patent evaluations that provides a statistical basis for predicting prosecution outcomes. Practitioners can observe the application of examination standards based on this track record in Art Unit 1737.

The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 64.9 percent, which reflects the frequency of successful outcomes for applications reaching a final resolution. The path to grant involves a median days to allowance of 1049. This duration indicates the time applications typically spend in the system before reaching an allowance. Applicants should plan their patent strategies around this 1049-day timeline to manage expectations regarding patent term and commercialization schedules in Tech Center 2800.

Engaging in interviews is a tactic to consider with this examiner, as evidenced by an interview lift of 27.5 percent. While the baseline allowance rate is 64.9 percent, the additional lift suggests that verbal communication helps resolve examiner concerns. Utilizing the 27.5 percent lift through interviewing can help navigate the median pendency and influence the probability of success for applications.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

64.9%
Allow Rate
-3.1% vs TC avg
769
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
1049
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 743 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17764912 LASER PACKAGE AND SYSTEM WITH LASER PACKAGES Non-Final OA Lumus Ltd.
18555662 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18090617 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND RANGING DEVICE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17917379 OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE Final Rejection ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18320608 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING BURIED WIDE BANDGAP HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MATERIAL Non-Final OA Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
18332597 CONTROL METHOD OF LASER SYSTEM, LASER SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Gigaphoton Inc.
17987015 Dual-Band ASE Source Utilizing A Reflective Topology Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18231221 PULSE STRETCHER SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18132414 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser and Manufacturing Method Thereof Non-Final OA Shenzhen Berxel Photonics Co., Ltd.

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