Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
1212
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
67.7%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17994457 PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR ALUMINUM MIRRORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18362567 GRATING AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18321051 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18188959 LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17692223 HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, LOUVER, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LOUVER Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17896276 ZOOM LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18264123 OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18127816 PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18339948 Eye Imaging System Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17993142 OPTICAL FILM, REFLECTIVE POLARIZER, OPTICAL STACK, AND OPTICAL CONSTRUCTION Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18008429 APPARATUS FOR TESTING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17985893 LAMINATED LIGHT SOURCE HAVING A LOW-DENSITY SET OF LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Lumileds LLC
17773669 Method for Producing a Diffractive Optical Element and Diffractive Optical Element Non-Final OA Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
17761002 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR COUPLING A HIGH FIELD OF VIEW OF INCIDENT LIGHT Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
18359332 CAMERA ACTUATOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18062844 TRANSFER-PRINTED MICRO-OPTICAL COMPONENTS Non-Final OA X-Celeprint Limited
17850028 OPTICAL FILM, HEAD UP DISPLAY, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION LIMITED

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