Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAVARIAS, ARNEL C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
847
Total Applications
-0.8%
Interview Lift
1069
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 825 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
32.9%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18033701 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DETECTION UNIT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE, AND INDUSTRIAL MICROSCOPE Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18537966 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17919456 PHOTONIC TENSOR CORE MATRIX VECTOR MULTIPLIER Non-Final OA The George Washington University
18561468 Volumetric Next-Generation in Situ Sequencer Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18615208 FLOATING-POINT MULTIPLICATION UNIT AND FLOATING POINT PHOTONIC TENSOR ACCELERATOR Non-Final OA University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18347686 STOPPER AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING STOPPER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18658570 Manufacturing Process for Semiconductor Optical Device for LIDAR Sensor System Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18684208 Non-Gaussian Photonic State Engineering Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University Of Arizona
18627044 DIFFRACTION OPTICAL COMPONENT, WEARABLE DISPLAYING DEVICE, AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA National Taipei University of Technology
18568507 ANTIFOG-FILM-ATTACHED TRANSPARENT ARTICLE FOR SECURITY CAMERAS AND SECURITY CAMERA Non-Final OA Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
18291370 OPTICAL LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, SMART WINDOW COMPRISING SAME, AND VEHICLE AND BUILDING WINDOWS AND DOORS USING SAME Non-Final OA DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
18568082 APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING AN OPTICAL DEVICE FROM CONTAMINATION Non-Final OA EXCELSENSE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
18518467 OPTICAL APPARATUS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY Non-Final OA PRAZEN Co.,Ltd

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