Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WONG, TINA MEI SENG

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871 2874

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
1123
Total Applications
+14.1%
Interview Lift
898
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1078 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
62.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18470945 ALL-INTEGRATED COMPLEX SIGNAL GENERATION AND PROCESSING Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18690363 OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18552181 FERRULE HOLDER FOR MINIATURE MT FERRULE AND ADAPTER INTERFACE FOR MATING WITH FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS Final Rejection US Conec Ltd.
18318422 OPTICAL/ELECTRICAL HYBRID MALE CONNECTOR, FEMALE CONNECTOR, AND OPTICAL/ELECTRICAL HYBRID CONNECTOR SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18528919 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18467459 Display with Lens Integrated Into Cover Layer Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18401296 DISPLAY SYSTEMS INCLUDING PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18457158 WAVEGUIDE WITH PRESCRIPTION LENS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18226069 OVERMOLDING AND OVERCASTING FOR ENCAPSULATING POLYMER REFLECTIVE WAVEGUIDE Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18519744 PHOTONIC SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE FIBER ARRAY UNIT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18574467 OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA SWCC Corporation
18401851 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18685078 Optical Multiplex/Demultiplex Circuit and RGB Coupler Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17055465 MICROMACHINED WAVEGUIDE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18689244 OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Fujikura Ltd.
18538614 OPTICAL DEVICES CONFIGURED TO CONTROL A SPACING AND/OR PRESSURE BETWEEN AN OPTICAL ELEMENT AND A SHIFTER AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
17911735 GLASS SHEET Non-Final OA Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
18350538 UNIVERSAL LINEAR OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Research Foundation of the City University of New York
18273668 IMAGE LIGHT GUIDE WITH COMPOUND IN-COUPLING DIFFRACTIVE OPTIC Non-Final OA Vuzix Corporation
18162106 PHASE SHIFTER FOR LOW OPTICAL LOSS IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Final Rejection TAARA CONNECT, INC.
18601844 UNITARY OPTICAL FIBRE RIBBON Non-Final OA Sterlite Technologies Limited
18399030 CHIP PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Shanghai Xizhi Technology Co., Ltd.
18687876 OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR MODULE Non-Final OA Enplas Corporation
18542858 Resonant cavity with electro-optical tuning Non-Final OA Quantum Transistors Technology Ltd.
18567510 MICRO-CABLE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND FILLING DEVICE Non-Final OA JIANGSU ZHONGTIAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18498012 FIBER CABLE AND PORT LOCKING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Green Lambda Corporation
18495428 MANAGING OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION IN OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Analog Photonics LLC
18341259 OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND LASER APPARATUS Non-Final OA Shphotonics Ltd
17875610 OPTICALLY ACTIVATED OBJECT MASS TRANSFER APPARATUS Non-Final OA Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC
18217407 REFLECTOR STRUCTURE HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CURVATURE Non-Final OA POET Technologies, Inc.

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