Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: RAHLL, JERRY T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2634 2874

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

RAHLL, JERRY T is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2634. The examiner has 1264 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 89.8 percent. Practitioners should use this information when advising clients on the likelihood of a patent grant. The volume of dispositions provides a basis for statistical analysis of the examiner's record. This percentage informs the expectations for an outcome during the prosecution process.

The median days to allowance is 737. This timeline represents the duration from filing to a grant. The pendency figure is a factor for managing portfolio expectations and planning filings. Applicants should prepare for the prosecution process by considering this time requirement. The duration of the examination is a component of the experience in Tech Center 2800.

The interview lift is 8.3 percent. This figure indicates the correlation between an interview and an allowance. Engaging in dialogue with the examiner is a factor to consider for applicants in Art Unit 2634. The impact of interviews is a metric for this docket. This 8.3 percent lift is a data point for strategy development. These statistics offer a view of the examiner's performance and tendencies. This analysis provides a baseline for expectations during the patent examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

89.8%
Allow Rate
+21.8% vs TC avg
1,277
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
737
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1264 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
40.7%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18739785 HYBRID INTEGRATED NARROW-LINEWIDTH OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB Non-Final OA NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18677809 ON-CHIP OPTICAL THROUGH-SILICON VIA Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18771191 Photonic Semiconductor Device And Method 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.
18855769 OPTICAL CONNECTOR, OPTICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, AND OPTICAL CONNECTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Fujikura Ltd.
18580021 OPTICAL CABLE AND OPTICAL CABLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Fujikura Ltd.
18393392 Heterogeneous Integrated UV-IR Ultra-Low Loss Multi-Layer Platform with Electrical Interconnects, Gain, Modulation, Detection, and Nonlinear Optics Non-Final OA National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC

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