Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
1213
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1111
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1158 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
61.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18384710 SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
18658105 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17793126 NEAR-INFRARED SENSOR COVER Final Rejection TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18731360 POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18140793 LIGHT REFLECTION ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL SWITCH, AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18336703 Electronic Device With Lens Position Sensing Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18772592 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
18341783 LIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE Final Rejection Japan Display Inc.
18317896 REFLECTIVE DISPLAY WITH COLOR COMPENSATION LAYER Final Rejection E Ink Holdings Inc.
18202418 EMBEDDED SILICON NANOSTRUCTURES FOR SHORT-WAVE-INFRARED (SWIR) METAOPTICS IMPLEMENTATION Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
17795530 VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Nikon Corporation
18330375 VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection YAZAKI CORPORATION
18301682 ZOOM CELL Final Rejection Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics
17793386 TUNABLE OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA National University of Singapore
17856069 LIGHT-GUIDING DEVICE AND OPTICAL RADAR Final Rejection HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
19007148 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Red Oak Innovations Limited
18512256 OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR PERISCOPE CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA Schott AG
18289237 OPTICAL FINGERPRINT SENSOR COMPRISING A DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT Non-Final OA FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
18504135 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LIGHT INTENSITY IN A DISPLAY SYSTEM Final Rejection VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18460167 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA PanelSemi Corporation
18503497 METASURFACE STRUCTURE AND RELATED ARTICLE AND METHOD Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18255614 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREVENT UNINTENDED VIEWING OF A PROJECTED IMAGE Non-Final OA SOLUTIA INC.
18193223 OPTICAL FILTER FOR A MULTISPECTRAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A FILTER Final Rejection STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18052656 Microscope With Pre-Aligned Conditioning Optics Final Rejection Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC
18697700 NARROW BEAM GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TEKJP, INC.
18433055 HUD SYSTEM WITH REDUCED REFLECTION AND A METHOD OF REDUCING THE REFLECTION OF A HUD SYSTEM Non-Final OA Budapesti Muszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)
17951240 LENS MODULE Final Rejection NEWMAX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18011679 REPLICATION MATERIAL REMOVAL Final Rejection NILT Switzerland GmbH
18495670 MULTIFUNCTIONAL RESIN LENS FOR AR GLASSES CAPABLE OF CORRECTING VISION AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Jiangsu Conant Optical Co.,Ltd
18377161 SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING A DRIVER Non-Final OA Flextronics AP, LLC

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