Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TON, TRI T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2877

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.5%
Allow Rate
+18.5% vs TC avg
1216
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
831
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1169 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18643002 UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION SYSTEM, UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION APPARATUS, UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18753682 OFF-AXIS MOTION CHARACTERIZATION OF A LINEAR ACTUATOR Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18632200 AUTOMATED OPTICAL INSPECTION TOOL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18679478 WAFER INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18588811 OPTICAL APPARATUS, OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL INSPECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPTICAL INSPECTION PROGRAM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18514512 OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL INSPECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPTICAL INSPECTION PROGRAM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18749313 Apparatus for sensitive fluorescence optical measurement of biological parameters in freely behaving animals Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18796469 HOLE INSPECTION LENS UNIT Non-Final OA Aisin Corporation
18698876 AUTOFOCUS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AUTOFOCUS ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND AUTOFOCUS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18289693 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MAGNETIC BEAD CONCENTRATION IN SUSPENSION Non-Final OA SEEGENE, INC.
18747521 Optical Imaging System and Corresponding Method and Computer System Non-Final OA Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
18232344 Method for determining a quality of a cable surface Non-Final OA NEXANS
18730240 SPECTROSCOPIC GAS SENSING WITH LOCALITY-SENSITIVE HASHING OF MEASURED SPECTRA Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
18286101 DUAL-BEAM OPTOMECHANICAL STEERER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
18529617 PROJECTOR FOR DIFFUSE ILLUMINATION AND STRUCTURED LIGHT Non-Final OA TRINAMIX GMBH
18510505 VACUUM CHUCK FOR HIGH WARPAGE WAFERS Final Rejection Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18753352 Spectroscopic Methods and Systems for the Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Samples Non-Final OA Mariposa Technology, Inc.
18744066 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND ANALYZING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION AND HEALTH OF PLANTS Non-Final OA Soli Organic, Inc.
17923088 SPECTROMETER, PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION Final Rejection AMS-Osram AG
18672412 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TOPOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF A BIOLOGICAL SURFACE Final Rejection Linus Biotechnology Inc.
17720687 METHODS OF PARTICLE MANIPULATION AND ANALYSIS Final Rejection University of Hawaii
18636311 INSPECTION DEVICE Final Rejection RAYLEIGH VISION LIMITED
18537710 NON-CONTACT OPTIC PROBE FOR ENHANCING MEASUREMENT OF BACK DRILLING PROFILE DEPTH Non-Final OA CIN PHOWN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18531653 SYNCHRONOUS SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT AND ELECTRICAL PROBING Non-Final OA Photon Dynamics, Inc.
18520279 DUAL SCAN BEAM SEPARATION WITH INDEPENDENT ANGLE OF INCIDENCE DEFECT SCANNER AND OPTICAL INSPECTOR Non-Final OA Lumina Instruments Inc.
18484401 TREAD DEPTH MEASUREMENT Final Rejection SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT S.R.L. A UNICO SOCIO
18550247 Method and System for Calibrating Detection Efficiencies For Condensation Particle Counters Final Rejection Kanomax FMT, Inc.
18463660 PARTICLE INSPECTION FOR LIQUID CONTAINERS Non-Final OA ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.

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