Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, YUANDA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2828

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%

Allow Rate

+16.1% vs TC avg

1,026

Total Applications

+11.8%

Interview Lift

856

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1001 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.4%

§101 Eligibility

25.8%

§102 Novelty

56.7%

§103 Obviousness

11.6%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18558246	SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT	Final Rejection	SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18252580	LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME	Non-Final OA	SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18040407	LASER DIODE DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD	Non-Final OA	Robert Bosch GmbH
18454831	OPTICAL MODULE PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.

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