Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alaina Marie Swanson serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2872. With 56 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 76.8 percent. This 76.8 percent rate suggests that the majority of applicants are successful in obtaining a patent grant on this docket. The 56 resolved cases provide a foundation for these metrics, indicating a favorable trend for those in Art Unit 2872.

The interview lift is 7.3 percent. This 7.3 percent lift indicates that interviews provide a benefit in securing an allowance. The median days to allowance is 1225. For practitioners, the 76.8 percent allowance rate across 56 cases suggests a favorable environment, though the timeline to allowance is 1225 days. Interviews remain a tool to help navigate the prosecution process and potentially improve the odds of success beyond the 7.3 percent lift. Strategy should account for the 1225-day median when planning for a resolution.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+7.4% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
1232
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 57 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
71.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18958112 OPTICAL LAMINATE, LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM, OPTICAL ARTICLE, AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18814792 FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19102897 CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18872356 CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18939551 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA E Ink Holdings Inc.
18878431 FOLDED OPTICAL PATH LENS, OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18713785 CONTINUOUS HOLOGRAM RECORDING METHOD Non-Final OA Korea Electronics Technology Institute
18713918 HOLOGRAPHIC PRINTER USING MECHANICAL SHUTTER HAVING ADJUSTABLE EXPOSURE TIME AND NO VIBRATION Final Rejection Korea Electronics Technology Institute
18963922 OPTICAL SYSTEM, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Jiangxi OFILM Optical Co.,Ltd.

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