Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 30, 2026

Examiner: PAYNE, DAVID C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2635 2637

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.9%
Allow Rate
-19.1% vs TC avg
25
Total Applications
+35.6%
Interview Lift
941
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18895752 SIGNALING ASSOCIATED WITH CELLULAR POSITIONING PROTOCOL FOR LIGHT-BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18899384 MULTI-MODE OPTICAL FIBER TAPER FOR GENERATING BRILLOUIN RESPONSES FROM FORWARD INTER-MODAL INTERACTIONS WITH FUNDAMENTAL ACOUSTIC MODES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
18867992 Optical Switch Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18847411 Optical Network Nodes Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18143138 Method of Improving Extinction Ratio And Bandwidth of Optical Multiplexers/Demultiplexers Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18974836 RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD AND DROP MULTIPLEXER SYSTEM WITH MONITORING OF MISSING WAVELENGTH CHANNELS Non-Final OA Molex, LLC

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