Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, HOANG Q

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
At TC average
601
Total Applications
+33.1%
Interview Lift
1154
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 564 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
33.0%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17582227 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ARRAYING OPTICAL FIBERS SIDE BY SIDE ON A PITCH GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE FIBER Final Rejection US Conec, Ltd
17892849 Electronic Devices with Shared Phase Shifting for High Frequency Communication Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17954100 PARTIALLY METALLIZED GRATING AS HIGH-PERFORMANCE WAVEGUIDE INCOUPLER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18736887 FERRULES, ALIGNMENT FRAMES AND CONNECTORS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18271791 NOVEL DESIGN FOR FIBER ARRAY UNIT (FAU) FOR OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER PRODUCTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18089916 OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18090258 ELECTRO-OPTICAL CIRCUITS WITH LOW-COST SWITCHABLE PHOTONIC INTERFACE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17560847 PHOTONICS PACKAGE INCLUDING OPTIC PLUG RECEPTACLE WITH SUPPORT PORTION FOR PHOTONICS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND LENS ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18379134 WAVEGUIDE SUBSTRATE CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
17946264 HIGH FIBER COUNT CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS Final Rejection CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
17925733 OPTICAL APPARATUS, OPTICAL CONNECTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18448686 OPTICAL COUPLING STRUCTURE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18008242 SECURING STRUCTURE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND LASER APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujikura Ltd.
18586153 CROSS CONNECT RACK WITH CABLE MANAGEMENT PORTIONS CONFIGURED TO PERMIT A USER TO SELECT AND/OR CHANGE THE CONFIGURATION OF THE RACK WITHOUT DISCONNECTING CABLES Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
17796823 OPTICAL MODULE INCLUDING RIBBONIZED FIBERS AND A FIBER ROUTING DEVICE Final Rejection Lumentum Operations LLC
17995340 WAFER STACK WITH MgO DIRECTLY ON INSULATING LAYER Non-Final OA PSIQUANTUM CORP.
17726725 Flexible Temperature Probe Non-Final OA Photon Control Inc.
18599709 FIBER OPTIC STRAIN SENSOR AND SEISMIC MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Neubrex, Co., Ltd.
17978843 FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUBS Non-Final OA OPTERNA AM, INC.

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