Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2828 3645

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.2%
Allow Rate
+2.2% vs TC avg
824
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 786 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17866618 Integrated optical transceiver Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18574994 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17998700 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17797956 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17847442 LASER LIGHT SOURCE Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
18447763 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
17724461 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY, OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18524007 SUBCARRIER, LASER MODULE, AND OPTICAL ENGINE MODULE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
17801612 GROUP III-N LIGHT EMITTER ELECTRICALLY INJECTED BY HOT CARRIERS FROM AUGER RECOMBINATION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18561147 Semiconductor Laser Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18259145 Semiconductor Laser and Design Method Therefor Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18379369 MULTIWAVELENGTH LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18156641 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17880073 LASER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17906238 DETECTING TEMPERATURE OF A TIME OF FLIGHT (TOF) SYSTEM LASER Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18130472 GAS LASER AND WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18291611 FIBER LASER DEVICE AND FIBER MODULE FOR FIBER LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18108177 QUANTUM CASCADE LASER ELEMENT AND QUANTUM CASCADE LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
17914806 QUANTUM-CASCADE LASER ELEMENT AND QUANTUM-CASCADE LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18290664 OPTICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM AG
18545914 VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER WITH A PLANAR SURFACE OXIDIZED GRATING Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
18464662 VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER WITH ACTIVE LAYER-SPECIFIC ADDRESSABILITY Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC

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