Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RAKOWSKI, CARA E

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
583
Total Applications
+4.3%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 545 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
81.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18225099 ON-CHIP NANOSCALE DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18683678 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18273042 MICROLENS SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROLENS SUBSTRATE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18123382 DIFFRACTION GRATING STRUCTURE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND WEARABLE APPARATUS Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18391025 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY POWERING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON OPTICAL ELEMENTS OF EYEWEAR FRAMES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18373921 TIMER-BASED EYE-TRACKING Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18406332 OPTICAL MODULE, OPTICAL ENGINE FOR IMAGE PROJECTION, AND GLASS DISPLAY Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18395915 OPTICAL MODULE, OPTICAL ENGINE FOR IMAGE PROJECTION, GLASS DISPLAY, SAMPLE TESTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MODULE Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18607975 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18178600 CAMERA MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18409800 IMAGE CAPTURING LENS Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18435732 DELAYED DIMMING DEVICE AND DIMMING EYEGLASSES Final Rejection Wicue USA INC.
18033208 ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT AND SPECTACLE LENS Non-Final OA HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
17284935 Optical Article Incorporating Optical Elements and Manufacturing Method Thereof Non-Final OA ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
18168464 ULTRA THIN FOLDING GLASSES AND STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Thinoptics, Inc.
18698066 AN IN SITU HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM FOR MARINE STUDIES Non-Final OA FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
18599507 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ANTI-SMUDGE COATINGS ON LENSES Non-Final OA Unsmudgeable, Inc.
18581487 IMAGE PICKUP LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IMAGE PICKUP LENS Non-Final OA KANTATSU Co., LTD.
18355907 OPHTHALMIC LENS INCLUDING A SPATIALLY-MODULATED OPTICAL POWER PROFILE Final Rejection Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
18229190 STABILIZING-FOCUSING MOTOR AND APPLICATION MODULE THEREOF Final Rejection VISTA INNOTECH LIMITED
18343665 VOICE COIL MOTOR AND CAMERA LENS ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMYANG OPTICS CO., LTD
17920466 A MULTI-LAYER ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING A TARGETTED TRANSMITTED COLOR AND TARGETTED REFLECTIVE COLOR Final Rejection SOLUTIA CANADA INC.
17792383 EYEWEAR APPARATUS FOR WIDE FIELD OF VIEW DISPLAY Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings

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