Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
623
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 571 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.7%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18691099 IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY Non-Final OA KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17920949 LIQUID LENS DEVICE PACKAGING AND INTERCONNECTION CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18610315 OPTICAL FILTER Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18395721 VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL UNIT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18662954 HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18614425 OPTICAL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18579959 OPTICAL MODULE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18504759 DISPLAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18098339 OPTICAL ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18623052 LENS UNIT Non-Final OA NIDEC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
18051011 FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection E Ink Holdings Inc.
18393760 OPTICAL ACTUATOR AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
19043400 FRAME MODULE OF OPTICAL ACTUATOR DRIVEN BY SHAFT SLIDING METHOD Final Rejection SM TECH CO., LTD
18517350 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18005304 COMPOSITE PANE HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18495556 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18581482 IMAGE PICKUP LENS AND CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA Sharp Sensing Technology Corporation
17834272 ORIENTABLE FOCUS FOR EXTENSION OF READING FIELD Non-Final OA Datalogic IP Tech S.r.l.
18770920 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVE MECHANISM Non-Final OA Actutek Corporation
18687222 Holographic system and pupil expander therefor Non-Final OA Envisics Ltd
18616393 GRAPHENE-BASED OPTICAL BISTABLE DEVICE WITH TERNARY PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Anhui University
18685292 BIOCOMPATIBLE OPTICAL SLIDE INTENDED FOR TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION MICROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH A SLIDE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER
17779076 CATADIOPTRIC MICROSCOPY Final Rejection Howard Hughes Medical Institute
17829390 CAMERA DEVICE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA AAC Optics (Nanning) Co., Ltd.

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