Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
594
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
950
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 565 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
53.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18222418 SIMULTANEOUS PHASE AND POLARIZATION MODULATION BY HYBRID METASURFACE FOR ON-CHIP POLARIZATION FILTERS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18700726 Display Panel and Preparation Method Therefor, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18699578 DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18129319 DISPLAY DEVICE AND WEARABLE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18564725 DISPLAY SCREEN COVERS Non-Final OA Eyesafe Inc.
18432883 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS GIMBAL CONTROL Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17959331 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18621034 HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUS, OPTICAL MODULE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18537403 HYBRID LENS AND CASTING METHOD Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18542849 ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILMS, METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY PANELS Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18703002 Metasurface optofluidics for reflective displays integrated on transparent substrate Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17836367 OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING A PROTECTIVE COATING, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18544446 ARRAY OBJECTIVE LENS MODULE AND OPTICAL INTERFERENCE MICROSCOPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
17651925 OPTICAL PHASE CONTROL ELEMENTS BASED ON PANCHARATNAM PHASE Final Rejection Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18259604 OPTICAL FILTER AND LIGHTING DEVICE TO REPRODUCE THE LIGHT OF THE SKY AND THE SUN COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA CoeLux S.r.l.
18684399 High-Resolution Scanning Camera System Non-Final OA Vega Wave Systems, Inc.
18402694 LENS ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Changzhou AAC Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
18138393 High Contrast Grating Polarizer Final Rejection ZHEJIANG BERXEL PHOTONICS CO., LTD.
18296956 Optical Imaging System Non-Final OA Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co., Ltd

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