Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613 2634 2635 2637

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+23.9% vs TC avg
857
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
888
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 837 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18698813 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER SENSING METHOD, AND ONU Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18570128 EQUALIZATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND EQUALIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18287433 Optical Slip Ring Non-Final OA Archer Aviation Inc.
18692205 Optical Transmission System, Optical Transmission Method, Transmitter, and Receiver Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18699955 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18699923 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18699781 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18886976 Free Space Optical Communications Using Multi-Detectors Non-Final OA Attochron, LLC
18595917 BI-DIRECTIONAL AND MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL MODULE WITH SINGLE CAVITY ACCOMMODATING BOTH OPTICAL TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Global Technology Inc.
18613200 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA DASAN Network Solutions, Inc.
18693949 REMOTE CONTROL (INFRARED TRANSMITTER) INCLUDING REFLECTOR WITH EDGE Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Keijitsu
18405078 CLOSE RANGE INTERFERENCE REDUCTION Non-Final OA Luminar Technologies, Inc.

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