Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MENEFEE, JAMES A

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2828 3992

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
196
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
942
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 160 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18115708 VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER WITH INTEGRATED PHOTODIODE Non-Final OA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18255758 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18354666 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, DISPLAY, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18297259 TUNABLE MEMS VCSEL WITH EMBEDDED PHOTODETECTOR Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17905806 Systems and Methods for Delivery of Light With Increased Omnidirectionality Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18041321 CASCADE LASERS Non-Final OA ETH Zürich
18200655 CONCAVE LASER APERTURE FOR HIGH-BANDWIDTH COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18198401 HIGH-BANDWIDTH LASER WITH BALANCED INTRINSIC RESPONSE AND PARASITIC RESPONSE Non-Final OA Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18195338 NANOCRYSTAL ARRAY, LASER DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18310089 GAS LASER APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Gigaphoton Inc.
18200536 LASER EMISSION MODULE AND LIDAR Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18184242 Pulsed Laser System Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18262797 SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18245071 OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18160396 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER LASER Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18199268 Very Dense Wavelength Beam Combined Laser System Non-Final OA Blue 425 LLC
18111902 HCG TUNABLE VCSEL WITH ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL CONFINEMENT VIA ETCHED POST Non-Final OA Bandwidth10, LTD.
18037238 VCSEL AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SHENZHEN RAYSEES AI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18034671 PROVIDING ULTRAFAST HIGH-ENERGY LASER PULSES Non-Final OA Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
18115754 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF LASER POWER IN A LIDAR DEVICE Non-Final OA VELODYNE LIDAR USA, INC.
18016653 A METHOD FOR STABLE AUTOGENERATION OF ULTRASHORT LASER PULSES IN A POLARIZATION MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER RING RESONATOR AND THE LASER BASED UPON Final Rejection IPG Laser GmbH
18081728 Laser amplification module for a solid-state laser system and method for manufacturing thereof Final Rejection FYZIKALNI USTAV AV CR, V.V.I

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