Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RAKOWSKI, CARA E

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.9%
Allow Rate
-3.1% vs TC avg
578
Total Applications
+4.3%
Interview Lift
1107
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 536 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§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.
18034185 HEAD-UP DISPLAY IMAGE GENERATING UNIT WITH CASCADED MIRROR Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18430420 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18574343 CONTACT LENS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18224812 LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., 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 Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18395915 OPTICAL MODULE, OPTICAL ENGINE FOR IMAGE PROJECTION, GLASS DISPLAY, SAMPLE TESTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18607975 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18354169 CAMERA MODULE WITH A LENS DRIVING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18178600 CAMERA MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18101619 CAMERA MODULE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18521717 OPTICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18409800 IMAGE CAPTURING LENS Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18435732 DELAYED DIMMING DEVICE AND DIMMING EYEGLASSES Non-Final OA Wicue USA INC.
17284935 Optical Article Incorporating Optical Elements and Manufacturing Method Thereof Non-Final OA ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
18033208 ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT AND SPECTACLE LENS Non-Final OA HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18168464 ULTRA THIN FOLDING GLASSES AND STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Thinoptics, Inc.
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.
18343665 VOICE COIL MOTOR AND CAMERA LENS ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMYANG OPTICS CO., LTD
18432708 METAL DETECTABLE PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR Non-Final OA Radians, Inc.
18250050 FOLDING EYEGLASSES Non-Final OA LUXOTTICA S.R.L.
18399800 MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS Non-Final OA AAC OPTICS (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
18229190 STABILIZING-FOCUSING MOTOR AND APPLICATION MODULE THEREOF Final Rejection VISTA INNOTECH LIMITED
17792383 EYEWEAR APPARATUS FOR WIDE FIELD OF VIEW DISPLAY Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings

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