Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2877 2886

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
1,294
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
692
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1267 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
68.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18884420 SEMICONDUCTOR MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18373139 BREWSTER ANGLE WINDOWS FOR MULTI-PASS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18854362 ULTRA-HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION STRUCTURED LIGHT SCANNER AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18799065 MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18806591 COMPACT INTRAORAL SCANNER WITH IMPROVED AXIAL MAGNIFICATION Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18911625 MEASUREMENT MACHINE Non-Final OA MITUTOYO CORPORATION
18801603 SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR COMPRISING METAL COATED NANOSTRUCTURES AND A MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER LAYER Non-Final OA DrinkSavvy, Inc.
18837416 EXCHANGEABLE SPARK UNIT, SYSTEM AND CALIBRATION METHOD Non-Final OA HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V.
18795372 SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE INTERIOR REFRACTORY LINING OF A VESSEL Non-Final OA Vesuvius Process Metrix, SAS
18833227 Apparatus and Method for Measuring a Parameter of Particles Non-Final OA Dyneval Limited
18766008 GEMSTONE INSCRIPTION VIEWING SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA OPSYDIA LIMITED
18476518 SETTLED DUST MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING PHOTORESISTORS Non-Final OA Dust Company, Inc.
18706283 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF DIELECTRIC PARTICLES Non-Final OA HOLTRA AB
18692433 LENS-FREE HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR HIGH SENSITIVITY LABEL-FREE CELL AND MICROBIAL GROWTH DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION FOR SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION, AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TRAINING Non-Final OA Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.
18394319 MODE-MATCHING A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL BEAMS TO A CORRESPONDING PLURALITY OF OPTICAL POWER AMPLIFIERS Non-Final OA Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
18348222 DIGITAL MEASURING AND DETECTION APPARATUS WITH INTERACTIVE SCREEN Final Rejection ROBBOX INC.
17917991 A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR FLUORESCENCE DETECTION Non-Final OA HIFIBIO (HK) LIMITED
17981417 Systems for Mechanical Static and Dynamic Characterization of Structures and Adjustment of Radio Frequency Aperture and Transmission Non-Final OA Redwire Holdings, LLC

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