Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
1,249
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1207 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
68.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17167849 OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18645474 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17759377 FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18618703 MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nikon Corporation
18555951 ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING HAVING IR PROTECTION AND MIRRORING AT HIGHER ANGLES 0F INCIDENCE Non-Final OA Rodenstock GmbH
18547743 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18693992 Space Telescope and Method for Calibrating a Space Telescope in Space Non-Final OA Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
18691836 GLARE REDUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HIVIZ LIGHTING, INC.
18246993 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY Non-Final OA GOERTEK OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18150130 SAMPLE PLATE FOR A MICROSCOPE, AN INTERFERENCE REFLECTIVE MICROSCOPE SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A SAMPLE PLATE AND A BRIGHTFIELD MICROSCOPE SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A SAMPLE PLATE Final Rejection CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
17938123 COLLISION PROTECTION FOR A MICROSCOPE Final Rejection Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
17412586 Method and Apparatus for Light Sheet Microscopy and Method and Apparatus for Varying an Intensity of Illumination Light Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
18112876 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18190702 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Final Rejection TDK TAIWAN CORP.
17752999 SIGHT AND COMPENSATING MECHANISM THEREOF Final Rejection Asia Optical Co., Inc.
18222553 PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
17515544 OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY AND PHOTOGRAPHING MODULE Non-Final OA NEWMAX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18208992 LENS-BARREL DEVICE AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Final Rejection Evident Corporation
18115021 OCULAR TUBE Non-Final OA Evident Corporation
18255824 DEVICE FOR CAPTURING MICROSCOPY IMAGES Non-Final OA PHIO SCIENTIFIC GMBH
18199383 DISPLAY MODULE Non-Final OA HENGHAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
16851785 Flash Insert For Mobile Phone Case Final Rejection Speculative Product Design, LLC
18247649 Sample Holder Assembly for Optical Microscopy Non-Final OA Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
18022858 Microscope Final Rejection Aurox Limited
17867654 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ILLUMINATING AND DESIGNATING OBJECTS THROUGH USE OF AN ADVANCED PHOTON EMITTER Final Rejection Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, Inc.

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