Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+9.6% vs TC avg
68
Total Applications
+2.7%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 49 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
69.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18745983 CAMERA MODULES WITH MICRO-SCALE OPTICALLY ABSORPTIVE GRATINGS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18264123 OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17692223 HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, LOUVER, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LOUVER Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18958112 OPTICAL LAMINATE, LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM, OPTICAL ARTICLE, AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18008429 APPARATUS FOR TESTING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18939551 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA E Ink Holdings Inc.
17761002 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR COUPLING A HIGH FIELD OF VIEW OF INCIDENT LIGHT Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
18812828 ANTI-REFLECTIVE EDGE COATING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18713785 CONTINUOUS HOLOGRAM RECORDING METHOD Non-Final OA Korea Electronics Technology Institute

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