Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SUMLAR, JOURNEY F

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2872 3645

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+17.0% vs TC avg
633
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1089
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 606 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18884176 OPTICAL LENS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18196327 HEAT MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICES Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18171160 SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR AND WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18950233 DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
18949768 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18144090 Acoustically modulated plasmonic optical resonators Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18526203 BACKSCAN STEP-AND-STARE RISLEY PRISM OPTICAL POINTING SYSTEM Final Rejection BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18262773 OPTOELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18370954 DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED EMISSIVITY AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS

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