Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MENEFEE, JAMES A

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2828 3992

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
206
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
972
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 179 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
32.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18294915 SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18559665 LASER ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18279334 SURFACE EMITTING LASER, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE EMITTING LASER Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18354666 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, DISPLAY, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18264913 Semiconductor Optical Integrated Device Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18264590 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17905806 Systems and Methods for Delivery of Light With Increased Omnidirectionality Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18552586 VARIABLE-WAVELENGTH LASER Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
18545939 TAPERED-MESA VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
18200536 LASER EMISSION MODULE AND LIDAR Final Rejection SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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