Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, THONG Q

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
At TC average
1,259
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
1047
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1214 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
37.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18888875 LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18473121 Camera With Curved Electromagnetics Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18616552 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18829623 OPTICAL UNIT, OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LIGHT-SHIELDING FILM, AND LIGHT-SHIELDING COATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18645474 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18635886 ARTICLE, AND STRUCTURAL BODY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18352836 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17445476 COLOR FILTER UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18408570 LENS DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18768299 ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nikon Corporation
18618703 MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Nikon Corporation
18724101 ANTI-REFLECTIVE MULTI-LAYER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18547743 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18112876 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MICROSCOPY Final Rejection Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18097947 DYNAMIC DETILT FOCUS TRACKING Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18691836 GLARE REDUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HIVIZ LIGHTING, INC.
18739505 OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING PLURALITY OF BRIGHTFIELD LIGHT SOURCES AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF Non-Final OA CURIOSIS INC.
18657878 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co KG

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