Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
711
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
1123
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 650 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
41.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17819573 CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18242171 IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17942879 AUGMENTED REALITY PROVIDING DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18544993 VARIABLE FOCUS ASSEMBLIES AND APPARATUSES HAVING CROSSED BEARING BALLS Final Rejection Hand Held Products, Inc.
18630813 LENS BARREL UNIT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18599329 HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17932848 OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18408894 OPTICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT AND OPTICAL DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18440534 Optical Systems for Mitigating Waveguide Non-Uniformity Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18391247 Systems With Cover Layer Sealing Structures Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18456315 Electrode Driving Schemes for Tunable Lens Systems Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19220254 LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18026298 CAMERA DEVICE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18152934 LENS DRIVING APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18015150 LENS DRIVING DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17923870 CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18540914 HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY AND EYEGLASSES Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18356208 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND REFLECTIVE DISPLAY Non-Final OA E Ink Holdings Inc.
18691498 LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18088086 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18097734 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18568151 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS, AND FOR PLANNING AND/OR MONITORING AN OPERATION ON THE EYE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18430014 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Final Rejection TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18088995 OPTICAL MODULE AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18136234 MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, PROJECTION UNIT, AND IMAGE PROJECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Evident Corporation
16345406 METHOD OF DETERMINING AN EYE PARAMETER OF A USER OF A DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Essilor International
18599231 ACTUATOR FOR REFLECTOR Final Rejection JAHWA electronics Co., Ltd.
17283681 INTEGRATED LENS BARREL, OPTICAL CAMERA LENS, CAMERA MODULE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
18229750 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA-MOUNTED DEVICE Final Rejection MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18251257 OPTICAL- ELEMENT DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA-MOUNTED DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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