Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 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
24
Total Applications
+35.6%
Interview Lift
973
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.8%
§102 Novelty
65.9%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828514 Data Processing Method and Second Communication Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18883191 OPTICAL SIGNAL RELAY APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SIGNAL RELAY METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18895752 SIGNALING ASSOCIATED WITH CELLULAR POSITIONING PROTOCOL FOR LIGHT-BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
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.

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