Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LE, BAO-LUAN Q

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2851 2878 2882

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.2%
Allow Rate
-15.8% vs TC avg
1025
Total Applications
+17.3%
Interview Lift
1100
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 963 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
30.4%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18631867 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17758769 OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR FOR ENHANCED COLOR RANGE AND BRIGHTNESS OF PROJECTED IMAGES Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17278010 INCORPORATING COMPONENTS INSIDE OPTICAL STACKS OF HEADMOUNTED DEVICES Final Rejection Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
18672706 LIGHT BLOCKING MEMBER AND PROJECTION VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18403641 LENS DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND FILTER UNIT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17261854 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTERNAL LIGHT MANAGEMENT Final Rejection MAGIC LEAP, INC.
18645365 PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18599143 PROJECTION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18389793 ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18506117 ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18460707 PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18353113 ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Coretronic Corporation
18342682 PROJECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Coretronic Corporation
18155765 PROJECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Coretronic Corporation
17947185 Optical engine module and projection apparatus Final Rejection Coretronic Corporation
17943221 PROJECTION APPARATUS HAVING HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE Final Rejection Coretronic Corporation
17894162 PROJECTION DEVICE AND CASING STRUCTURE Final Rejection Coretronic Corporation
17477555 OPTOMECHANICAL MODULE AND PROJECTOR Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
17682159 OPTICAL COMBINER BASED ON METASURFACE UNITS AND RELATED DEVICE FOR AUGMENTED REALITY Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18740930 PROJECTION OPTICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18618440 PROJECTOR AND CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18439509 METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE, PROJECTOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18518822 PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18358086 PROJECTION OPTICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18358089 PROJECTION OPTICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18215265 VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18174785 PROJECTOR Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18170616 ILLUMINATOR WITH THERMALLY COUPLED OPTICAL ELEMENT Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18155971 PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18146909 DISPLAY METHOD FOR DISPLAYING FIRST IMAGE INCLUDING FIRST PORTION AND SECOND PORTION, PROJECTOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

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