Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SUMLAR, JOURNEY F

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2872 3645

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
+16.5% vs TC avg
628
Total Applications
+9.7%
Interview Lift
1121
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
28.3%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18456531 OPTICAL MODULATION ELEMENT, OPTICAL SHUTTER, AND OPTICAL MODULATION METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18005681 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECONFIGURABLE HYBRID METASURFACES Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18171160 SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR AND WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18431345 Lens Systems Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18329085 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18051242 DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A WATERMARK FORMED BY HALFTONE IMAGES Non-Final OA E INK CORPORATION
18526203 BACKSCAN STEP-AND-STARE RISLEY PRISM OPTICAL POINTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
17535748 POLARIZATION ELEMENT HAVING WIRE-GRID STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
17762982 OPTICAL MODULATOR Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18457231 METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ADAPTING OF AN ADJUSTMENT OF A MIRROR SURFACE OF AT LEAST ONE OUTSIDE MIRROR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN OUTSIDE MIRROR Final Rejection CARIAD SE
18258695 METHOD OF EVALUATING THE EFFICIENCY OF A MYOPIA CONTROL SOLUTION Non-Final OA Essilor International
18250031 OPTOMETRY DEVICE FOR TESTING AN INDIVIDUAL'S EYE, SET OF PICTURES FOR SAID DEVICE AND DISPLAY UNIT OF SUCH SET OF PICTURES Final Rejection Essilor International
17586250 METHOD FOR DESIGNING SPECTACLE LENS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPECTACLE LENS, AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING SPECTACLE LENS Final Rejection HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18257588 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SURGICAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Final Rejection Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
17638463 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF Final Rejection DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
17432889 PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDES Final Rejection Vuzix Corporation
18262773 OPTOELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18319372 STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPTOMETRY CONTROL PROGRAM AND SUBJECTIVE OPTOMETRY SYSTEM Final Rejection NIDEK CO., LTD.
18539617 Anti-Reflection Coating for Blocking Infrared Radiation and Display Device Including the Same Non-Final OA Buwon Precision Sciences Co., Ltd.
18563266 OPHTHALMOSCOPES Non-Final OA EPIPOLE LTD
18512391 MODULAR AND ADJUSTABLE EYEGLASSES FOR UNIVERSAL FITMENT Final Rejection Eyesight Concepts, LLC
17327657 REALISTIC EYE MODELS TO DESIGN AND EVALUATE INTRAOCULAR LENSES FOR A LARGE FIELD OF VIEW Non-Final OA AMO GRONINGEN B.V.
18301433 INTERPUPILLARY DISTANCE ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLIES, VR GLASSES, AND VR DEVICES Non-Final OA XIAMEN PINGJI QIANQIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18175517 LIDAR MODULE Non-Final OA Cloud Light Technology Limited

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