Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SANCHEZ, DIBSON J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2634 2636

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+12.2% vs TC avg
538
Total Applications
+22.4%
Interview Lift
836
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 516 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
60.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18697092 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18237227 OPTICAL SIGNAL MONITORING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SIGNAL MONITORING SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL SIGNAL MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18222259 OPTICAL CONTROL APPARATUS, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION PATH MONITORING METHOD AND OPTICAL ROUTE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17903840 Through-Display Interferometric Proximity and Velocity Sensing Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18325684 MONITORING COHERENT OPTICAL SERVICE CHANNEL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18582609 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUNING AND MEASURING A DEVICE UNDER TEST USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Tektronix, Inc.
18683677 OPTICAL FIBER SWITCHING NODE DEVICE Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18717067 ESTIMATION METHOD, OPTICAL RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18606682 PON WITH ACTIVE ADAPTION OF OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18731659 BIDIRECTIONAL FILTER Final Rejection Lumentum Operations LLC
18500324 METHODS FOR DRIVING OPTICAL LOADS AND DRIVER CIRCUITS FOR OPTICAL LOADS Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
18477305 AIRCRAFT TO AIRPORT LASER COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
18485033 DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING TO IDENTIFY NON-DISJOINT PATHS IN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC

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