Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RAHLL, JERRY T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.6%
Allow Rate
+21.6% vs TC avg
1261
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
787
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1215 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
42.4%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19366950 HOLLOW CORE OPTICAL FIBER AND A LASER SYSTEM Non-Final OA NKT PHOTONICS A/S
18686800 LIGHT GUIDING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDING PLATE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18424171 Efficient Pin Phase Shifters Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17955378 OPTICAL COUPLER Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18582996 OPTICAL FIBER Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18503458 Optical Fiber Shape Sensing Non-Final OA Northern Digital Inc.
18601134 FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18385763 EXTENDER PORTS HAVING ROTATABLE END CAPS AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18227428 FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS WITH A RETENTION BODY AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18580495 PHOTONIC GATEWAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18422183 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH POSITION RETAINING CLIP CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE ACCESS ADJACENT TO THE CABLE ADAPTER TRAY Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18402121 OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR CONFIGURED TO BE TUNED SO AS TO MINIMIZE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION LOSS Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18534228 FIELD INSTALLABLE HARDENED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SEALING AND TOOLLESS INSTALLATION Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18510819 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FABRICATING LOW-LOSS AND LOW-NOISE WAVEGUIDES FOR VISIBLE WAVELENGTH APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA United States Department of Energy
18291679 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE USING SAME Non-Final OA SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
18570929 OPTOELECTRONIC ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18598048 OPTICAL FIBER SHUFFLE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Lightmatter, Inc.
18545655 MODULE COMPRISING DROP-IN ADAPTERS Non-Final OA THE LAN WIREWERKS RESEARCH LABORATORIES INC.
18683260 Integrated arrays for coherent optical detection Non-Final OA LYTE AI, INC.
18580965 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ISCHEMIC-REPERFUSION AND OTHER INJURIES USING A WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA Mitovation, Inc.
18533246 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA AAC OPTICS (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
18569460 INTEGRATED OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY Non-Final OA Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
18376540 ELECTRICAL AND/OR OPTICAL CONTACT COMPRISING A BODY AND A CABLE SLEEVE CONFIGURED TO PREVENT UNWANTED UNLOCKING OF A CONNECTION, CONNECTOR OR ADAPTOR HOUSING SUCH A CONTACT Final Rejection RADIALL
18262642 LOW COST FBG SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA FOCE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL BV
18340847 Optical Fiber Cable With Accessible Strength Member Non-Final OA Serlite Technologies Limited

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