Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
1,218
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1117
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1168 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
2.7%
§102 Novelty
92.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.2%
§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
18225097 DYNAMIC DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL PATTERN GENERATOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18658105 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY 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 Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18336703 Electronic Device With Lens Position Sensing Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18894013 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
18772592 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
18341783 LIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE Final Rejection Japan Display Inc.
18030093 HOLOGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD USING MULTIPLE OPTICAL HEADS Non-Final OA Korea Electronics Technology Institute
17750023 WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE FILTER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE FILTER Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
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
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
18301682 ZOOM CELL Final Rejection Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics
18546743 LAMINATED PANE, HEATABLE IN REGIONS, FOR PROJECTION ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
19007148 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Red Oak Innovations Limited
18512256 OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR PERISCOPE CAMERA MODULE Final Rejection 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 Non-Final OA VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18503497 METASURFACE STRUCTURE AND RELATED ARTICLE AND METHOD Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18011679 REPLICATION MATERIAL REMOVAL Final Rejection NILT Switzerland GmbH
18576906 FAST ACTIVE BEAM-STEERING DEVICE AND APPARATUS OPERATING IN TRANSMISSION MODE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE CÔTE D'AZUR
18397095 HEATED CAMERAS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Teledyne FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc.
17951240 LENS MODULE Final Rejection NEWMAX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18495670 MULTIFUNCTIONAL RESIN LENS FOR AR GLASSES CAPABLE OF CORRECTING VISION AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Jiangsu Conant Optical Co.,Ltd
18374768 LASER INSPECTION AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA 3D at Depth, Inc.
18323076 PRIVACY GLAZING SYSTEM WITH DISCRETE ELECTRICAL DRIVER Final Rejection Cardinal IG Company
18052656 Microscope With Pre-Aligned Conditioning Optics Final Rejection Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC

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