Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KING, JOSHUA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2828

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.2%
Allow Rate
-3.8% vs TC avg
756
Total Applications
+28.4%
Interview Lift
1107
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 727 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18090617 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND RANGING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17982652 LASER DEVICE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
17228913 OPTICAL MODULE, OPTICAL MODULE IMPLEMENTED SUBSTRATE, AND HOUSING Final Rejection FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17891009 HIGH POWER RAMAN FIBER LASER Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18053732 PULSE WIDTH EXTENSION DEVICE, LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Gigaphoton Inc.
18235257 Semiconductor Laser Assembly with Thin Film Lithium Compound Waveguide Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
17987015 Dual-Band ASE Source Utilizing A Reflective Topology Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18127983 HETEROGENEOUS LASERS WITH FACETS OPTIMIZED FOR HIGH POWER Non-Final OA NEXUS PHOTONICS INC
17613926 FIBER LASER INSENSITIVE AIMING LASER Non-Final OA NLIGHT, INC.
18406375 MULTI-WAVELENGTH VISIBLE LASER SOURCE Non-Final OA Nuburu, Inc.
18344546 Optical Module Non-Final OA HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17642981 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY AND DIODE LASER Non-Final OA JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH
17997989 METHOD FOR OPERATING DIODE-PUMPED PULSED LASERS Non-Final OA DORNIER MEDTECH LASER GMBH
17853214 ACTIVELY COOLED END-PUMPED SOLID-STATE LASER GAIN MEDIUM Final Rejection Coherent, Inc.

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