Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613 2634 2635 2636

This examiner grants 19% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

19.0%
Allow Rate
-43.0% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19001881 SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL RECEIVER, SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18853407 LENS UNIT, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER UNIT, OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER UNIT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18424591 MODULATING RETROREFLECTOR HAVING SERIES-COUPLED MODULATING COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18668896 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18767478 OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL RECEIVER, AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER Non-Final OA FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18989184 Optical Architectural Solution for Coherent Burst Mode Transmitter Non-Final OA Ciena Corporation
18625647 OPTICAL ETHERNET BUS Non-Final OA Schneider Electric Industries SAS
18846911 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT, AND OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18985463 OPTICAL SAFETY MECHANISM FOR ROUTED OPTICAL NETWORKING LINEAR AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18631551 OPTICAL SWITCHING UNIT WITH FREQUENCY SELECTIVE PROTECTION MECHANISM Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18932344 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COHERENT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
18592855 OPTICAL TRANSMITTER SYSTEM AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18953909 FREE SPACE OPTICS COHERENT RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE USING OPTICAL INJECTION LOCKING Non-Final OA General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

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