Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NIU, XINNING

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2828 2878

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
1,047
Total Applications
+4.4%
Interview Lift
888
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1015 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.6%
§102 Novelty
91.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18192764 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR A MULTIWAVELENGTH ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER SINGLE RING CAVITY LASER Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18143869 Techniques for Providing Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection to Resonant Cavity Mesas Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18143517 Wafer-Level Laser Assemblies Having Extended Resonant Cavities Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18142812 Wavelength Modulated Self-Mixing Interferometry Using Multi-Junction VCSEL Diodes Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18191137 PHOSPHOR MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOSPHOR MEMBER, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
17760965 OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP COMPRISING A CONTACT ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Final Rejection OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
17740105 PLASMA GRATINGS FOR HIGH-INTENSITY LASER PULSE COMPRESSION Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
17937071 OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING UNIDIRECTIONAL MICRORING RESONATOR LASER CAPABLE OF SINGLE-MODE OPERATION Non-Final OA Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
17806991 PATTERNED WAFER MICRORULER FOR OVERSPRAY SCREENING OF LASER ANTI-REFLECTIVE AND/OR HIGHLY REFLECTIVE FACET COATINGS Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
18751438 ILLUMINATION LIGHT SOURCE AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA BlueTileLab, Inc
18157793 SINGLE MODE LASER WITH LARGE OPTICAL MODE SIZE Final Rejection Freedom Photonics LLC
17927921 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A CENTER WAVELENGTH Non-Final OA Cymer, LLC

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