Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MERLIN, JESSICA M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.7%
Allow Rate
-6.3% vs TC avg
1,228
Total Applications
+24.0%
Interview Lift
1117
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1177 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
64.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18480695 Strain-Insensitive Wave Plate Arrangements Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18140793 LIGHT REFLECTION ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL SWITCH, AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18920090 LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18658105 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18763810 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18772592 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Japan Display Inc.
18653370 DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT AND LOCKING MECHANISM USING LEFT AND RIGHT THREADING ON THE SAME PITCH DIAMETER Non-Final OA Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics
18457703 VIEWING OPTIC WITH MAGNIFICATION TRACKING Final Rejection Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics
18665789 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18427161 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18509514 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18506504 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18503497 METASURFACE STRUCTURE AND RELATED ARTICLE AND METHOD Final Rejection City University of Hong Kong
18202418 EMBEDDED SILICON NANOSTRUCTURES FOR SHORT-WAVE-INFRARED (SWIR) METAOPTICS IMPLEMENTATION Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18193223 OPTICAL FILTER FOR A MULTISPECTRAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A FILTER Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
17856069 LIGHT-GUIDING DEVICE AND OPTICAL RADAR Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

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