USPTO Examiner LEE JAI M - Art Unit 2636

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17136815Communications System That Provides Continuous ServiceDecember 2020August 2021Allow800NoNo
17256543DISPERSION COMPENSATION DESIGNING DEVICE, DISPENSION COMPENSATION METHOD, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAMDecember 2020September 2021Allow900NoNo
17134151DATA SYNCHRONIZATION IN OPTICAL NETWORKS AND DEVICESDecember 2020November 2021Allow1000NoNo
17124430OPTICAL TRANSMITTER INPUT RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT AND ENCODER/DRIVER MODULATION CURRENT CONFIGURATION TECHNIQUESDecember 2020March 2022Allow1511NoNo
17121508FREE SPACE OPTICAL FSO SPACE DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN THE INFRARED WAVELENGTH DOMAINDecember 2020July 2022Allow1920YesNo
17109744COHERENT OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH PROGRAMMABLE APPLICATION MODESDecember 2020June 2022Allow1820YesNo
17108550LASER BASED WHITE LIGHT SOURCE CONFIGURED FOR COMMUNICATIONDecember 2020November 2021Allow1110NoNo
17107828Quantum Tampering Threat ManagementNovember 2020May 2022Allow1820NoNo
17102087Systems and Methods for Optical Wireless CommunicationsNovember 2020June 2022Allow1920YesNo
17090482HISTOGRAM BASED OPTIMIZATION FOR OPTICAL MODULATIONNovember 2020May 2021Allow700NoNo
17088775MONITORING LEAKAGE IN AERONAUTICAL BAND OF HIGH SPLIT HFCNovember 2020February 2022Allow1500NoNo
17089558ROTATABLE OPTICAL SHORT-RANGE TRANSCEIVERNovember 2020September 2022Allow2210NoNo
17077811OPTICAL SUBCARRIER DUAL-PATH PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSOctober 2020June 2022Allow2010NoNo
17077798OPTICAL SUBCARRIER DUAL-PATH PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSOctober 2020May 2022Allow1810NoNo
17075722DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, DATA RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, RECEIVING DEVICE, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2020June 2022Abandon2020NoNo
17074126Method of Wavelength-Division-Multiplexing-Aware Clustering for On-Chip Optical RoutingOctober 2020September 2021Allow1110NoNo
17046231OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR PICO SATELLITESOctober 2020August 2023Abandon3411NoNo
17061381OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, OPTICAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THEMOctober 2020October 2021Allow1310NoNo
17002918INTEGRATED PASSIVE OPTICAL TAP AND OPTICAL SIGNAL TERMINATIONAugust 2020October 2022Allow2650NoNo
16992593HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2020May 2021Allow910NoNo
16992029INTELLIGENT VISIBLE LIGHT WITH A GALLIUM AND NITROGEN CONTAINING LASER SOURCEAugust 2020June 2021Allow1010NoNo
16990348EXTERNAL LASER ENABLED CO-PACKAGED OPTICS ARCHITECTURESAugust 2020July 2021Allow1110NoNo
16987802Method and Apparatus for Processing Service Data in Optical Transport NetworkAugust 2020March 2023Allow3130NoNo
16933837UNEQUAL SPACING ON MULTILEVEL SIGNALSJuly 2020April 2021Allow910NoNo
16921034METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ESTIMATE SRS INDUCED GAIN CHANGE IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJuly 2020March 2021Allow800NoNo
16905674WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (WDM)-BASED AND MULTIPATH INTERFEROMETRY BASED OPTICAL TERNARY CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (TCAM)June 2020March 2021Allow800NoNo
16895841SERVICE MAPPING PROCESSING METHOD FOR OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMJune 2020June 2022Allow2430NoNo
16770354OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMITTERJune 2020May 2022Allow2340YesNo
16892706LASER DIODE HEALTH MONITORINGJune 2020December 2022Allow3010YesNo
16892146IMPAIRMENT COMPENSATION TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COHERENT OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERSJune 2020March 2021Allow910NoNo
16891008POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT OPTICAL RECEIVERJune 2020January 2023Allow3120NoNo
16888890POLARIZATION-DIVERSITY OPTICAL POWER SUPPLYJune 2020August 2022Allow2730YesNo
16873679Demultiplexer/Multiplexer module using submodules having wavelength-division-multiplexing filterMay 2020June 2021Allow1210NoNo
16862408SILICON PHOTONICS BASED OPTICAL NETWORKApril 2020September 2021Allow1620NoNo
16856479Free Space Optical Communication System and MethodApril 2020February 2021Allow910NoNo
16651449Neural Probe Interface System and MethodMarch 2020November 2022Allow3120NoNo
16828820HISTOGRAM BASED OPTIMIZATION FOR OPTICAL MODULATIONMarch 2020July 2020Allow410YesNo
16801276Wide-Area Sensing of Amplitude Modulated SignalsFebruary 2020February 2022Allow2400NoNo
16789431FREQUENCY CHIRP CORRECTION METHOD FOR PHOTONIC TIME-STRETCH SYSTEMFebruary 2020January 2021Allow1100NoNo
16783543FIBER DELIVERED LASER BASED WHITE LIGHT SOURCE CONFIGURED FOR COMMUNICATIONFebruary 2020May 2020Allow300NoNo
16783513LASER BASED WHITE LIGHT SOURCE CONFIGURED FOR COMMUNICATIONFebruary 2020August 2020Allow610NoNo
16748076OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION IN AN OPTICAL NETWORKJanuary 2020July 2022Allow2940YesNo
16745438DRONE NETWORK AND METHOD OF OPERATINGJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1820NoNo
16745902HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2020June 2020Allow510NoNo
16745699OPTICAL DELAY LINES FOR ELECTRICAL SKEW COMPENSATIONJanuary 2020September 2020Abandon810NoNo
16734920COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES CONTINUOUS SERVICEJanuary 2020November 2022Allow3420YesYes
16735010COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES CONTINUOUS SERVICEJanuary 2020February 2023Abandon3820NoYes
16730396System and Method for Topology Discovery and Fiber Continuity Verification in NetworkDecember 2019October 2020Allow1000NoNo
16704794ENTANGLED MICROWAVE-PHOTON-PAIR GENERATORDecember 2019June 2021Allow1800NoNo
16694082FULL DUPLEX LASER COMMUNICATION TERMINAL ARCHITECTURE WITH RECONFIGURABLE WAVELENGTHSNovember 2019February 2020Allow200NoNo
16692254PULSED LIGHT HIGH-SPEED POLARIZATION LOCKING METHOD OF CONTINUOUS-VARIABLE QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMNovember 2019May 2021Allow1700NoNo
16668025QUANTUM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION AND USING A MIDPOINT OF THE TALBOT EFFECT IMAGE POSITION AND ASSOCIATED METHODSOctober 2019April 2021Allow1800NoNo
16663521RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD/DROP MULTIPLEXEROctober 2019October 2020Allow1200NoNo
16662221Virtualized sections for sectional control of optical linksOctober 2019April 2021Allow1730NoNo
16662516OPTICAL RECEIVER AND COHERENT OPTICAL RECEPTION METHODOctober 2019September 2020Allow1100NoNo
16660855TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION METHODOctober 2019December 2021Abandon2640NoNo
16657635METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELIABILITY-AWARE EMBEDDING OF A VIRTUAL NETWORK ONTO AN ELASTIC OPTICAL NETWORKOctober 2019August 2020Allow1000NoNo
16599157PROBABILISTIC CONSTELLATION SHAPING OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SYMBOLS FOR IMPROVED TOLERANCE TO NONLINEAR IMPAIRMENTSOctober 2019September 2020Allow1100NoNo
16497974COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEMSeptember 2019August 2021Allow2310YesNo
16582985HISTOGRAM BASED OPTIMIZATION FOR OPTICAL MODULATIONSeptember 2019January 2020Allow310NoNo
16576557ENHANCED LED SIGNALING STATUS FOR NETWORK DEVICE ONBOARDINGSeptember 2019October 2021Abandon2521YesNo
16547389UNEQUAL SPACING ON MULTILEVEL SIGNALSAugust 2019March 2020Allow700NoNo
16473645RECEPTION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHODJune 2019March 2020Allow900NoNo
16445390WAVELENGTH INDICATION IN MULTIPLE-WAVELENGTH PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKSJune 2019November 2019Allow510NoNo
16441658Polarization Independent Optical DeviceJune 2019March 2020Allow900NoNo
16424596DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN ELECTRICAL-OPTICAL DEVICESMay 2019July 2021Allow2610NoNo
16421425THERMAL CALIBRATION OF A RING MODULATORMay 2019January 2020Allow800NoNo
16405710HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2019September 2019Allow410NoNo
16345059METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FREE-SPACE OPTICAL TRANSMISSIONApril 2019June 2021Abandon2520YesNo
16379280OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD/DROP MULTIPLEXER AND FILTERSApril 2019February 2021Allow2220NoNo
16376716OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH A PLURALITY OF BUILT-IN OPTICAL SUBASSEMBLIESApril 2019November 2020Allow1910NoNo
16375175REFLECTIVE OPTICAL DATA MODULATORApril 2019November 2020Abandon2001NoNo
16372639ROBOT, PRINTER, AND OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUSApril 2019October 2022Abandon4310NoNo
16360168TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHODMarch 2019November 2020Allow2020NoNo
16359263PHOTONIC MONOBIT ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER USING COHERENT DETECTIONMarch 2019June 2020Allow1510NoNo
16358238NETWORK SWITCH DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFORMarch 2019December 2019Allow900NoNo
16355712Single-Fiber Bidirectional Controller Area Network BusMarch 2019December 2019Allow910NoNo
16298671STREAMING TELEMETRY FOR OPTICAL NETWORK DEVICESMarch 2019February 2020Allow1100NoNo
16281238Virtual Distribution Point ArchitectureFebruary 2019August 2020Allow1820NoNo
16281867SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CHANNEL, DIVERGED-BEAM OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONFebruary 2019January 2023Allow4720NoYes
16258117LASER COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODSJanuary 2019December 2022Allow4620NoNo
16256637IMPAIRMENT COMPENSATION TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COHERENT OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERSJanuary 2019March 2020Allow1310NoNo
16249307OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHODJanuary 2019March 2021Allow2630YesNo
16248882OPTICAL SWITCH WITH PATH CONTINUITY MONITORING FOR OPTICAL PROTECTION SWITCHINGJanuary 2019August 2020Allow1920NoNo
16240064PROCEDURES, APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR PROVIDING OPTICAL NETWORK CHANNEL PROTECTIONJanuary 2019October 2019Abandon1010NoNo
16313085CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION ACCESS POINTS AND USER EQUIPMENTSDecember 2018January 2021Allow2520YesNo
16231464OPTICAL MODULATOR-BASED TRANSMISSION CONTROLDecember 2018May 2020Allow1720YesNo
16229694Method And System For Selectable Parallel Optical Fiber And Wavelength Division Multiplexed OperationDecember 2018May 2019Allow510NoNo
16226040INTEGRATED OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERDecember 2018January 2020Allow1310NoNo
16226591METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING FIBER CONNECTIONS FOR ROADM SERVICEDecember 2018February 2020Allow1310NoNo
16225593OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMDecember 2018January 2020Allow1310NoNo
16221428HYBRID UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS INTERCONNECT FOR MICRO FORM-FACTOR PHOTONICSDecember 2018October 2020Abandon2220NoNo
16309243OPTICAL SIGNAL REPEATER, METHOD OF REPEATING OPTICAL SIGNAL, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2018November 2020Abandon2310NoNo
16194618OPTICAL RECEIVER MODULE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2018October 2020Abandon2320NoNo
16195774OPTICAL MODULATORSNovember 2018April 2021Allow2930YesNo
16135338HYBRID DIRECT-MODULATED/EXTERNAL MODULATION OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERSeptember 2018April 2019Allow610NoNo
16135950OPTICAL DELAY LINES FOR ELECTRICAL SKEW COMPENSATIONSeptember 2018October 2019Allow1320NoNo
16111063SILICON PHOTONICS BASED OPTICAL NETWORKAugust 2018December 2019Allow1611YesNo
16106026METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMISSIONING A LIGHTING SYSTEMAugust 2018August 2020Abandon2420NoNo
15777475AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR SETTING WAVELENGTH AND METHOD FOR SETTING OPTICAL WAVELENGTH OF OPTICAL NETWORK UNITAugust 2018April 2020Allow2320NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, JAI M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
6
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
40.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
28
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(32.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(67.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
50.5%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 32.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner LEE, JAI M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEE, JAI M works in Art Unit 2636 and has examined 346 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, JAI M's allowance rate of 70.5% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, JAI M receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, JAI M is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, JAI M. This interview benefit is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 20.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 105.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 73.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 20% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 26% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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