Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: STAHL, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2828 2874

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.0%
Allow Rate
+22.0% vs TC avg
1,284
Total Applications
+7.5%
Interview Lift
721
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1256 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
41.3%
§102 Novelty
38.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18624198 CO-PACKAGING WITH SILICON PHOTONICS HYBRID PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18619829 OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18541198 MULTILEVEL RETRO-COUPLING DEVICE Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18406441 RELATIVE POSITION CONTROL FOR FIBERS Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18609683 OPTICAL FIBER-TO-CHIP INTERCONNECTION Non-Final OA Ciena Corporation
18287144 OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18039487 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18422114 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH ACCESS OPENINGS CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO ADAPTERS Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18242685 ADAPTER BULKHEAD STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO ADAPTERS ON AN ADAPTER HOLDER Final Rejection PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18420965 ADAPTER TIP AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING APC TRANS-DUPLEX FIBER-OPTIC CONNECTORS Non-Final OA EXFO Inc.
18252781 PHOTONIC CHIP AND PHOTONIC COMPONENT INTEGRATING SUCH A CHIP Non-Final OA Scintil Photonics
18437260 400G SILICON PHOTONIC INTEGRATED OPTICAL MODULE WITH PHOTOELECTRIC INTEGRATED SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SHUNYUN TECHNOLOGY (ZHONGSHAN) Limited
18681849 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE FOR DIFFRACTION DISPLAY AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA JIAXING UPHOTON OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18515549 FIBER OPTIC BEAM SPLITTER Final Rejection NETAFIM, LTD.
18035838 THERMO-OPTICAL PHASE SHIFTER Final Rejection Silith Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

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