Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PICHLER, MARIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.2%
Allow Rate
-4.8% vs TC avg
725
Total Applications
+8.9%
Interview Lift
1099
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 680 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18843472 VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18811401 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18440534 Optical Systems for Mitigating Waveguide Non-Uniformity Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18391247 Systems With Cover Layer Sealing Structures Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18903976 LIGHTGUIDE INCLUDING RIGHT-ANGLE LOUVER RETROREFLECTORS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18613348 EPROJECTION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND FULL-COLOR PROJECTION OPTICAL ENGINE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18408894 OPTICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18511750 PROJECTION SYSTEM, AUGMENTED REALITY GLASSES, VEHICLE, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18948076 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18736615 OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18599329 HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18901999 WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE ABSORPTION FILTER AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18875016 HOLOGRAPHIC METASURFACE GRATING ELEMENTS FOR AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18356208 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND REFLECTIVE DISPLAY Final Rejection E Ink Holdings Inc.
18917739 HOLOGRAM READING DEVICE AND HOLOGRAM READING METHOD Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18930259 MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM DEVICE WITH OFFSET MIRROR Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18815963 IMAGING LENS SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18378793 LENS DRIVING APPARATUS AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING LENS DRIVING APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18112110 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18097734 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18979691 CAMERA OPTICAL LENS Non-Final OA Changzhou AAC Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
18953348 CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO LTD.
17957259 VOICE COIL MOTOR HELD IMMOBILE WHEN NOT IN USE, LENS MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO.LTD.
18951174 EYEGLASSES ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE Non-Final OA BAU-JI OPTICS LIMITED COMPANY

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