Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VARGOT, MATHIEU D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1791

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
-3.2% vs TC avg
1211
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
1267
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1174 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.3%
§102 Novelty
73.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18671622 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CASTING POLYMER PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18511342 HIDDEN LIGHTING FILM LENS FORMATION APPARATUS AND HIDDEN LIGHTING FILM LENS Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18439100 PLASTIC LENS AND MOLDING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PLASTIC LENS Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
16966429 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MOLDING RIGID OCULAR LENSES Final Rejection MENICON CO., LTD.
18550795 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOCHROMIC LENS AND PHOTOCHROMIC LENS Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18708934 METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING A MICROSTRUCTURED LENS BY PIPC Non-Final OA ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
18542166 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL LENS HAVING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Essilor International
18502559 OPTICAL ARTICLE INCLUDING A WAFER AND A MOLD MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF FORMING A LENS USING SUCH WAFER Non-Final OA Essilor International
18778474 LAMINATED OPTICAL COMPONENT AND TOUCH SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
18670517 Lens Casting System Non-Final OA HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc.
18815499 CORNEAL IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Allotex, Inc.
18742631 Additive Manufacturing Platform, Resin, and Improvements for Microdevice Fabrication Non-Final OA Skyphos Industries Inc.
18718741 Method for Producing Spectacles Lenses, and a Positioning Receptacle for/having a Spectacles Lens Semifinished Product Non-Final OA Satisloh AG
18637222 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A LENS ASSEMBLY, MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF A LENS ASSEMBLY, AND LENS ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Asphetek Solution Inc.
17610399 A System and Method for the Production of High Strength Materials Non-Final OA CALIX LTD
18604160 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AXIAL GROWTH WITH AN OCULAR LENS Non-Final OA MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.
18562458 Base Material For Waterproof Wall And Floor And Preparation Method Therefor Non-Final OA Anhui Yangzi Meija New Material Technology Co., Ltd
18495263 METHOD FOR TINTING OR DECOLORING A LENS, LENS OBTAINABLE BY THE METHOD FOR TINTING OR DECOLORING A LENS, LENS COMPRISING A TINT OR DECOLORIZATION, LENS HOLDER AND TINTING DEVICE FOR TINTING A LENS Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens China Ltd.
17452891 POLY(GLYCEROL SEBACATE) URETHANE FIBERS, FABRICS FORMED THEREFROM, AND METHODS OF FIBER MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA The Secant Group, LLC
17779535 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTRALUMINAL ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH A BIODEGRADABLE SHEATH Final Rejection CORTRONIK GMBH

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