Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RAHLL, JERRY T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2634 2874

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.8%
Allow Rate
+21.8% vs TC avg
1,272
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
733
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1251 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
41.1%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18640454 REFLECTIVE WAVEGUIDE WITH PHASE STEP MITIGATION Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
17955378 OPTICAL COUPLER Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18772261 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18739785 HYBRID INTEGRATED NARROW-LINEWIDTH OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB Non-Final OA NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18403531 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18815156 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING AN OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR HANDLING A WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18677809 ON-CHIP OPTICAL THROUGH-SILICON VIA Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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