Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1741 2874 4100

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
1105
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 39 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19397685 INTEGRATION OF LITHIUM NIOBATE PHOTONICS DEVICES Final Rejection HyperLight Corporation
18043658 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DIFFRACTION GRATINGS Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18271286 LIGHT GUIDE COMPONENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17901975 LIGHT SOURCE MODULE, OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18325512 KINEMATICALLY ALIGNED OPTICAL CONNECTOR FOR SILICON PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (PICs) AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17868557 EMBEDDED PHOTONICS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT IN GLASS CORE OF SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18834025 CABLE RETAINING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18324755 OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18668559 HIGH DENSITY DUAL CAVITY FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION MODULE, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHODS Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18469598 IRRADIATION PROBE SYSTEM AND IRRADIATION PROBE Final Rejection FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
19243052 LIGHT DEFLECTION STRUCTURE TO INCREASE OPTICAL COUPLING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18467020 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Ltd.
18324544 Optical Device and Method of Manufacture Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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