Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TABA, MONICA TERESA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2878 3619

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.5%
Allow Rate
+37.5% vs TC avg
221
Total Applications
+5.3%
Interview Lift
811
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 191 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18317387 SEMICONDUCTOR MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18798264 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MOVING OBJECT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18812076 LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18720694 LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18166259 LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM WITH A TUNABLE OPTICAL FILTER Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18630370 INSPECTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
18352987 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL LOCALIZATION Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18788328 SENSING CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18779928 PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Lutron Technology Company LLC
18774620 MOTOR APPARATUS WITH ENCODERS Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18729988 SPECTROMETRY APPARATUS AND SPECTROMETRY METHOD Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18725067 MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED STRESS-ENGINEERED OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
18726678 METHOD FOR EVALUATING FINGERPRINT RESISTANCE, LAMINATE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
18714958 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL DROPLET ANALYSIS Non-Final OA QUANTICA GMBH
18221043 INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING DEFECTS Non-Final OA WiTrins s.r.o.
18111205 PHOTODETECTOR CROSSTALK REDUCTION Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC

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