Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WOLF, DARREN E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613 2634 2636

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
798
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
801
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 783 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
3.8%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
47.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18562554 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18379985 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION PATH MONITORING DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION PATH MONITORING METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18371064 TRANSMITTER, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18494408 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18238519 Optical Data Transmission Through Aircraft Window Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18537177 Parallelized optical link calibration over an optical section Non-Final OA Ciena Corporation
18283244 FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS, FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18750369 SYNCHRONIZATION OF OPTICALLY SWITCHED NETWORKS Non-Final OA Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18216457 APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE SECURE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION Final Rejection The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18634801 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPLIT WIRELESS AUDIO CONNECTIVITY FOR A WIRELESS HEADSET Non-Final OA Dell Products LP
18579295 ADAPTER, TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ADAPTER Non-Final OA FLEXOPTIX GMBH
18141622 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA EQUINOX INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS

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