Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SANZ, GABRIEL A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
172
Total Applications
+38.0%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 140 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
31.1%
§102 Novelty
65.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17983924 MULTILAYERED META LENS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18557459 LIGHT-CONDENSING ELEMENT Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18047864 MICROELECTRO-OPTICAL BEAM-GUIDANCE DEVICE AND SMART GLASSES HAVING THE MICROELECTRO-OPTICAL BEAM-GUIDANCE DEVICE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18763420 VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nikon Corporation
17957699 Ophthalmic Lens With Depth-Modulated Optical Structures and Methods of Forming Final Rejection University of Rochester
17949292 RAINBOW FREE WAVEGUIDE COMBINER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17566325 LASER TRANSMITTER, DEPTH CAMERA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18269136 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPECTACLE LENS Non-Final OA HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18394846 CONTACT LENS FOR TREATING COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Khalifa University of Science and Technology
18087397 GLASSES WITH LENS FOR TREATING COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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