Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, HOANG Q

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.7%
Allow Rate
At TC average
609
Total Applications
+32.6%
Interview Lift
1132
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 576 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.0%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17892849 Electronic Devices with Shared Phase Shifting for High Frequency Communication Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18728294 GRATING BYPASS FOR MULTIPLE INCOUPLER WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19412812 Pluggable Transceiver and Receptacle Modules with High Pin Count Electrical Contact Array Final Rejection PicoJool, Inc.
18293918 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18662260 OPTICAL INTEGRATED DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER Non-Final OA FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18117343 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS HAVING PLUGGABLE MODULES Non-Final OA Ciena Corporation
18638236 CABLE STRAIN RELIEF ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18379134 WAVEGUIDE SUBSTRATE CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18506154 PHOTONIC PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18625979 LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX MATERIALS ON THE GRATINGS TO IMPROVE THE WAVEGUIDE EFFICIENCY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18736887 FERRULES, ALIGNMENT FRAMES AND CONNECTORS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18558418 PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18120069 OPTICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
17925733 OPTICAL APPARATUS, OPTICAL CONNECTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.

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