Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAU, EDMOND C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871 2881

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
663
Total Applications
+9.2%
Interview Lift
803
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 624 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.4%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18543717 LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18419437 SIGNAL TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18556856 THIN ILLUMINATION LAYER WAVEGUIDE AND METHODS OF FABRICATION Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18433094 VIBRATION ACTUATOR AND DRIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18243702 Panel With Active Layer Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18469217 COMPACT DISPLAY ENGINE WITH ARRAYED ILLUMINATION SOURCE Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18298662 ENHANCED GRIN LC LENS RESPONSE TIME USING TEMPERATURE CONTROL Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18496257 SINGLE SUBSTRATE LIGHTGUIDE WITH FACETS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18341205 METALENS FOR NEAR INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17144777 DOUBLE OVERMOLDED DISPLAY HOUSING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Snap-on Incorporated
18098219 POLARIZING FILM LAMINATE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18290407 VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18287465 Encapsulated Light-Guide Optical Elements for Near Eye Display Non-Final OA Lumus Ltd.
18594682 OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18293340 PROJECTION DEVICE AND PROJECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
18817097 Mesogen Polarizer Non-Final OA HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc.
18596660 IMAGE GENERATOR, HEAD-UP DISPLAY AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN METALENX TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
18397492 DIMMING MEMBER AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD.
17907391 AN AUTOMATIC LANDING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR LASER PROCESSING Non-Final OA INNOFOCUS PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
18494673 MEMS-BASED MODULATION AND BEAM CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Teledyne Micralyne Inc.
18038765 3D OUTPUT DEVICE FOR STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION Final Rejection Blazejewski MEDI-TECH GmbH
17916885 OPTICAL FILM, AND OPTICAL LAMINATE AND EYEWEAR HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA MGC FILSHEET CO., LTD.
17784231 Method for manufacturing light valve windows and light valve windows manufactured thereby Non-Final OA G2B CO., LTD.

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