Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WILKES, ZACHARY W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2800 2872 2873 3677

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.5%
Allow Rate
+14.5% vs TC avg
979
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 919 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
28.5%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18616869 Automatic Display Adjustment Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18614862 Steerable projector of patterned illumination Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18596428 CONFIGURABLE ARM TIP Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18351296 Electronic Devices With Movable Optical Assemblies Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18545776 LATCH MECHANISM FOR A PROTECTIVE CASE Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
17709178 EYEWEAR WITH COMBINED FLEXIBLE PCB AND WIRE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SNAP INC.
18436374 EYEWEAR DISPLAY HAVING A WAVEGUIDE WITH ADJUSTABLE REFLECTORS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18245845 FITTING MECHANISMS FOR EYEWEAR WITH VISIBLE DISPLAYS AND ACCOMODATION OF WEARER ANATOMY Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18638523 IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18537862 OPTHALMIC LENS FOR MYOPIA CONTROL Final Rejection Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
18373757 Optimized Posterior Surface for Toric Contact Lenses Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
18965404 LENS MODULE Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18651884 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18440877 LENS MODULE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.

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