Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LAMBERT, DAVID W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2634 2636

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.6%

Allow Rate

+14.6% vs TC avg

511

Total Applications

+12.4%

Interview Lift

776

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 505 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.6%

§101 Eligibility

2.4%

§102 Novelty

76.8%

§103 Obviousness

16.0%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18207490	FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD	Non-Final OA	NEC Corporation
18405449	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING OPTICAL FRAME TEMPLATES	Non-Final OA	Ciena Corporation
18691300	OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD	Non-Final OA	NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18316926	Hybrid Point-to-point And Point-to-multipoint Network	Non-Final OA	DZS Inc.

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