Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WONG, ERIC K

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2883

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eric K. Wong is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2874. He has 940 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 83.8 percent. This 83.8 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants seeking patent grants. The median days to allowance of 818 provides a timeline for the duration of the prosecution process for successful cases. Practitioners should use this timing metric to plan their patent strategy and manage expectations in Tech Center 2800.

The interview lift of 7.6 percent suggests that conducting an interview provides a modest increase in the probability of a grant. This 7.6 percent lift is a metric for practitioners deciding whether to engage in direct communication with the examiner to resolve rejections. With 940 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent examination history. The median days to allowance of 818 is a useful figure for managing the expected timeline of a patent application. Utilizing the interview process can be a helpful component for navigating Art Unit 2874.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+15.8% vs TC avg
976
Total Applications
+7.6%
Interview Lift
818
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 940 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
38.4%
§102 Novelty
52.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828248 ACTUATABLE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18749225 NON-INTERFEROMETRIC THIN FILM LITHIUM NIOBATE MODULATOR FOR DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA OPTILAB, LLC
18789092 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLICING A MULTILAYERED GLASS ELEMENT Final Rejection LUMUS LTD.
18484024 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE INCLUDING GRATING TRANSITION AREAS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18844178 RESONATOR, METAMATERIAL, OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18817378 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING MULTI SINGLE BEAM OF MULTI SINGLE MODE FROM SINGLE BEAM OF SINGLE MODE, MULTI SINGLE BEAM MADE BY METHOD, METHOD OF MEASURING MULTI SINGLE BEAM, AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WELDED WITH MULTI SINGLE BEAM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18653737 QUANTUM DEVICE AND QUANTUM OPERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18485429 OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL RECEPTION APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18748538 GLASS MATERIAL AND OPTICAL FIBER Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18698915 OPTICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18023596 OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18683901 TOOL Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18113376 MALE PLUG OPTICAL CONNECTORS HAVING A CONVERSION ADAPTER FOR MATING WITH DISSIMILAR CONNECTOR Final Rejection CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18883663 OPTICAL MODULE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18462470 Reduction of four-wave mixing crosstalk in optical links Final Rejection Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18721288 NONLINEAR OPTICAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURE Final Rejection PEKING UNIVERSITY
18617623 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE Non-Final OA LEMON INC.
18791313 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE TERMINATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18646326 OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18889952 OPTICAL CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18371485 CONNECTOR FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ARRAYS Non-Final OA Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18625697 PHOTONIC TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA VIAVI Solutions Inc.
18843267 VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR AND VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
18599506 MULTI-POLARIZATION OPTICAL DEVICE Final Rejection II-VI Delaware, Inc.

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