Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PINKNEY, DAWAYNE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1742 2872 2873 3785

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
1,762
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
871
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1719 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.4%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18938816 CAMERA COMPRISING LENSES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18691014 Waveguide-Based Eye Illumination Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18846495 EXAMINATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18548281 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN EYE POSITION Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18611160 CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18901102 OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18435801 OPTICAL ELEMENT WITH EXCELLENT ENVIRONMENTAL DURABILITY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18830794 OPTICAL ELEMENT, LASER MODULE, RETINAL PROJECTION DEVICE, AND NEAR-EYE WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18586790 DIVIDER SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18930731 METHOD FOR DRIVING TWO LAYER VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DISPLAY Non-Final OA E INK CORPORATION
18830318 OPHTHALMIC VIEWING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17986198 HEAD-UP DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18700744 COATED MICROSTRUCTURED FILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18974955 Glasses Non-Final OA Tukeen Co., Ltd.
18764727 ONBOARD CONTROLLER FOR MULTISTATE WINDOWS Non-Final OA View, Inc.
17791507 LOCALIZATION OF COMPONENTS IN A COMPONENT COMMUNITY Non-Final OA View, Inc.
18948328 USING INFRARED TO DETECT PROPER EYE ALIGNMENT BEFORE CAPTURING RETINAL IMAGES Non-Final OA Digital Diagnostics Inc.
17733965 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS CAMERA SHUTTER Final Rejection Dell Products, LP
17915356 OPTOMETRY SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NIDEK CO., LTD

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