Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1741 2874 4100

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Marc Etienne Manheim has resolved 47 cases in Art Unit 1741 of Tech Center 4100. His allowance rate is 83.0 percent. This 83.0 percent rate is a metric for practitioners to consider when evaluating the examiner's history. The data also shows an interview lift of 19.6 percent. This lift indicates the change in allowance probability associated with an interview in this art unit.

The median days to allowance is 1106. This 1106-day figure represents the duration of the prosecution process for cases that reach a grant. Practitioners should consider the 47 resolved cases as the current record of the examiner's work. The 83.0 percent allowance rate and 19.6 percent interview lift are components of the examination profile. The median pendency is a factor for managing client expectations.

Direct communication is a documented tactic, as shown by the lift. Applicants should review the allowance rate as they prepare their prosecution strategy. The cases provide a data set for understanding the examiner's approach in Tech Center 4100. The timeline is a measure of the time required to navigate Art Unit 1741 to a successful conclusion.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

83.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17901975 LIGHT SOURCE MODULE, OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18437091 HYBRID OPTIC WAVEGUIDE INPUT/OUTPUT (IO) AND ELECTRIC IO INTEGRATION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE CHIPS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18514225 ANTENNA DEVICE INCLUDING FIBER ATTACHED GLASS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
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
17350809 PACKAGE WITH OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE IN A GLASS CORE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18043658 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DIFFRACTION GRATINGS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18834025 CABLE RETAINING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
19243052 LIGHT DEFLECTION STRUCTURE TO INCREASE OPTICAL COUPLING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18627686 Structure and Method of an Integrated Circuit Having Silicon Photonic Integration Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18467020 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Ltd.
18469598 IRRADIATION PROBE SYSTEM AND IRRADIATION PROBE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18655524 TRANSCEIVER CONNECTOR EXTENSION SYSTEM Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18835692 ELECTROOPTIC OR OPTOELECTRIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENABLING A BIAS-TEE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA ETH ZURICH
18285863 METHODS OF INCREASING HIGHER-ORDER MODE SUPPRESSION IN LARGE-MODE AREA RING FIBERS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF Non-Final OA OFS Fitel LLC

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