Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, LAUREN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.8%
Allow Rate
-13.2% vs TC avg
1,107
Total Applications
+34.9%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1026 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
65.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18389792 VEHICLE OUTER MIRROR Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18290762 LIQUID CRYSTAL WRITING SCREEN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18271673 COLOR FILM SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18716025 OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18434880 LIGHT SOURCE MODULE Final Rejection TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18712072 IMAGE ARTIFACT MITIGATION IN A DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING A FOLDED OPTICAL PATH Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18897517 MODULE DRIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
18744020 CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18160073 OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18740392 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OPTICAL IMAGING IN AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICES Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18680430 EXPOSURE SYSTEM FOR FORMING OPTICAL ELEMENT INCLUDES REGIONS WHERE A FOCAL LENGTH VARIES IN A PLANE, METHOD OF FORMING ALIGNMENT FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT INCLUDES REGIONS WHERE A FOCAL LENGTH VARIES IN A PLANE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17857790 META-LENS SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18731792 LINES HAVING DIFFERENT SECTIONS WITH DIFFERENT WIDTHS Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
18176185 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
17814436 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
18778890 SOLID CRYSTAL BASED SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18776689 PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR WITH CAPACITANCE SENSING FOR OPTICAL POWER CONTROL Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18587339 EFFICIENT AND COMPACT BEAM EXPANDER FOR VR/AR HEADSETS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18926495 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18896304 DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18070364 IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18699119 OPTICAL PATH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18570453 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18012144 FULL-COLOR WAVEGUIDE COMBINER WITH EMBEDDED METAGRATING Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18113140 COATED ARTICLES HAVING NON-PLANAR SUBSTRATES AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18631138 OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18019775 SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED SELECTIVE LIGHT PASS THROUGH Non-Final OA Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
18378361 LENS CONTROL MECHANISM AND CONTROL DEVICE ADOPTING THE SAME Non-Final OA TILTA INC.
18762179 OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGING UNIT INCLUDING OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18688416 POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL FILM WITH SELECTIVELY SWITCHABLE REGIONS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION

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