Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 28, 2026

Jerry T Rahll, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RAHLL, JERRY T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2634 2874

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

RAHLL, JERRY T has 1273 resolved cases in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2634. The profile records an 89.9% allowance rate and a median of 738 days to allowance. The 8.3% interview lift indicates a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The leading companies are Sterlite Technologies Limited, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, and Fujikura Ltd. The firms listed are MH2 - PPC Broadband, Inc., Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. The combination of a large docket, high allowance rate, and shorter recorded median timing supports proactive prosecution planning with interviews available as a supporting tool.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

89.9%
Allow Rate
+21.9% vs TC avg
1,310
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
738
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1273 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
41.2%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18712343 INTERFACE STRUCTURE, OPTICAL CONNECTOR, TRANSMITTER, RECEIVER, OPTICAL CABLE, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18772261 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18217165 ADAPTERS FOR HETEROGENOUS OPTICAL CONNECTORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18844001 CYLINDRICAL MULTI-CORE FERRULE AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18721940 Optical Device Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18799366 ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL DUAL-COMB GENERATOR FOR ACTIVE CONTROL OF DISPERSIVE WAVE Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18814864 OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL CABLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18678750 WAVEGUIDE-BASED PROJECTOR DEVICES Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18789123 CONFIGURATION OF CENTRAL OPTICAL FIBERS IN FERRULE TO SUPPORT ROBUST INTERFERENCE PATTERN FINDER Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18771191 Photonic Semiconductor Device And Method Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18510819 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FABRICATING LOW-LOSS AND LOW-NOISE WAVEGUIDES FOR VISIBLE WAVELENGTH APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA United States Department of Energy
18717666 OPTICAL COUPLING CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection KEIO UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jerry T Rahll's allowance rate?

89.9% of resolved applications examined by Jerry T Rahll were allowed (1,273 resolved cases), compared with 81.9% across Art Unit 2634 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jerry T Rahll?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jerry T Rahll take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jerry T Rahll took 738 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jerry T Rahll work in?

Jerry T Rahll examines applications in Art Unit 2634 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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