Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SIPES, JOHN CURTIS

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2872 4100

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
114
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1185
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 84 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
59.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18823049 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTI-FOG STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18896100 LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LENS DRIVING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
18310204 Laser Emitting Apparatus, Laser Emitting Method, and Laser Wireless Charging System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18743785 LIGHT ABSORPTION FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FILTER, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE, INORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18189301 VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18896083 DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18467354 OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18413408 ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS Final Rejection Nikon Corporation
18525183 LASER PULSER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18821874 POLARIZING PLATE AND OPTICAL DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18613626 SELECTIVE WINDOW DARKENING SYSTEM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
17371441 METHOD FOR DEPOSITION OF DEPTH-VARYING REFRACTIVE INDEX FILMS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17921820 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL IMAGE WITH INTERFERENCE LIGHT SUPPRESSION Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18945568 HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18833539 ANTIREFLECTIVE MEMBER, AND POLARIZING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY PANEL, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ANTIREFLECTIVE ARTICLE WHICH USE SAID ANTIREFLECTIVE MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR SELECTING ANTIREFLECTIVE MEMBER Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18125823 ROBOTIC-ASSISTED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18535488 OPTICAL MODULE WITH TILTED-PLANE OPTICAL PATHS Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
18630182 DISPLAY CURVATURE COMPENSATION BASED ON RELATIVE LOCATION OF USER Final Rejection Distance Technologies Oy
18692533 Polarization Changing Structures Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK

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