Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TON, TRI T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2855 2877

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+18.1% vs TC avg
1,227
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
761
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1191 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19351429 NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR EXAMINATION OF LIGHT OPTICAL ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Lumus Ltd.
18910356 SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18819136 PROCESSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18643002 UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION SYSTEM, UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION APPARATUS, UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19073640 P-TYPE SILICON WAFER SCATTERING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18913285 OBJECT THICKNESS MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17743131 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A READING FROM A RANGEFINDING DEVICE Final Rejection Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics
18749313 Apparatus for sensitive fluorescence optical measurement of biological parameters in freely behaving animals Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18918097 BATTERY CELL INSPECTION DEVICE AND BATTERY CELL INSPECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18232344 Method for determining a quality of a cable surface Non-Final OA NEXANS
18855662 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DETECTOR AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DETECTOR ARRAY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18797716 ASYMMETRIC METROLOGY TOOL FOR REFLECTIVE WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18632200 AUTOMATED OPTICAL INSPECTION TOOL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18511021 SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND EMISSIVITY DETERMINATION Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18805013 Droplet Sorting Decision Modules, Systems and Methods of Use Thereof Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18595897 ATTACHMENT FOR BORE INSPECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SPM Oil & Gas Inc.

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