Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PENG, CHARLIE YU

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2836 2874 2883 3649

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+23.5% vs TC avg
1,216
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1189 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
30.1%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18071246 INTEGRATED OPTICAL PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR RECONFIGURABLE OPTICS IN GLASS CORES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17869372 TECHNOLOGIES FOR A BEAM EXPANSION IN GLASS SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18704528 MULTICORE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, COMPLEX JOINT BOX, AND MULTICORE FIBER ACCOMMODATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18444287 Low-Cost, High-Performance Optoelectronic Connectors for Integrated Circuit Packaging Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18741837 SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18636372 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INTER-DIE COMMUNICATION USING OPTICAL TRANSMISSION STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18626948 SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18624145 PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING RING RESONANT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18522224 CO-PACKAGED OPTICS DEVICE AND OPTO-ELECTRONIC MODULE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18577919 ZEIN-BASED PHOTONIC CRYSTALS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Northeastern University

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