Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Hunter Jared Nelson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NELSON, HUNTER JARED

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2828

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

NELSON, HUNTER JARED has resolved 32 cases, with an allowance rate of 37.5% and an interview lift of 26.0%. The median time to allowance is 1383 days. This combination indicates that interview activity is a relevant prosecution consideration, while the allowance outcome remains selective across the recorded matters.

The examiner is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2828. The leading companies in the recorded matters are Kyoto University, Lumentum Operations LLC, and Sony Group Corporation. The leading firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Xsensus. Practitioners handling matters in this docket may find interview preparation useful when developing a response strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

37.5%
Allow Rate
-30.5% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+26.0%
Interview Lift
1383
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18556953 LASER ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18264698 SURFACE EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR DETECTING OPTIC CHARACTERISTIC, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTIC Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18658031 LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND LIGHT OUTPUT METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17904385 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
17769153 DEVICE FOR REGROWTH OF A THICK STRUCTURE, PHOTONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF FABRICATION Non-Final OA THALES
17922787 LASER SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17974972 SEMICONDUCTOR STACK AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17799935 REFLECTING MIRROR, VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER, VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER ARRAY, PROJECTOR, HEAD UP DISPLAY, MOVABLE BODY, HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY, OPTOMETRY APPARATUS, AND LIGHTING APPARATUS Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18579587 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODES Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18110587 LOW COST DISCRETELY TUNABLE LASER SYSTEM WITH STABILIZATION Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18295297 TUNABLE Q-SWITCHED LASER USING OSC MODULATOR Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17812796 MESA/TRENCH FREE VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) Final Rejection Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
17882047 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18204903 WAVELENGTH TUNABLE METASURFACE BASED EXTERNAL CAVITY LASER Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
17923886 WAVELENGTH TUNABLE METASURFACE BASED EXTERNAL CAVITY LASER Final Rejection PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18006263 FIBER LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA Fujikura Ltd.
18281791 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SURFACE-EMITTING LASER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Kyoto University
18307564 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection KYOTO UNIVERSITY
17916116 TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL LASER Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
18689619 LASER APPARATUS Non-Final OA LUTRONIC CORPORATION
18194143 EMITTER ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKING PINS Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
18067296 VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER WITH ENHANCED MODULATION BANDWIDTH Final Rejection Lumentum Operations LLC
17875531 MULTI-WAVELENGTH LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA IQE plc

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hunter Jared Nelson's allowance rate?

37.5% of resolved applications examined by Hunter Jared Nelson were allowed (32 resolved cases), compared with 64.7% across Art Unit 2828 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hunter Jared Nelson?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hunter Jared Nelson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hunter Jared Nelson took 1,383 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hunter Jared Nelson work in?

Hunter Jared Nelson examines applications in Art Unit 2828 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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