Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VARGOT, MATHIEU D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1742 1791 3791

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
-8.2% vs TC avg
1,217
Total Applications
+21.2%
Interview Lift
1283
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1179 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.1%
§102 Novelty
76.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18671622 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CASTING POLYMER PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18774352 CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR REGULATING A TEMPERATURE OF A PREFORM Non-Final OA Krones AG
18511342 HIDDEN LIGHTING FILM LENS FORMATION APPARATUS AND HIDDEN LIGHTING FILM LENS Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18194664 NANOFIBER COLLECTION DEVICES Non-Final OA Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
18439100 PLASTIC LENS AND MOLDING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PLASTIC LENS Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
17779535 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTRALUMINAL ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH A BIODEGRADABLE SHEATH Final Rejection CORTRONIK GMBH
18550795 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOCHROMIC LENS AND PHOTOCHROMIC LENS Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18670517 Lens Casting System Non-Final OA HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc.
18815499 CORNEAL IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Allotex, Inc.
18502559 OPTICAL ARTICLE INCLUDING A WAFER AND A MOLD MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF FORMING A LENS USING SUCH WAFER Non-Final OA Essilor International
18556754 SEMI-FINISHED OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPHTHALMIC ARTICLE, OPHTHALMIC ARTICLE AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Essilor International
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.
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.

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