Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19235128 | ADJUSTABLE ARCHWAY SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTING, PIVOT JOINTS, AND PATTERNED DESIGN | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19019529 | ROTATING PHOTO BOOTH | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18921150 | ROTATABLE CAMERA MOUNTING DEVICE WITH A ROTATABLE DISC DEVICE | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18793816 | SYSTEMS FOR POP-OUT CAMERA | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18738121 | FISHING CAMERA | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18629698 | OMNIBEARING SURVEILLANCE CAMERA | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18607294 | Diabetic Visual Assessment System | March 2024 | July 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18604919 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING INCREASE IN SIZE OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS DUE TO MOUNTING EXTERNAL CONNECTOR | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444035 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MOUNTING POST | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18427439 | COLD-WEATHER RESILIENCE COVER FOR ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18389843 | Gimbal | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18488241 | SHOULDER RIG AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453004 | GIMBAL AND GIMBAL CONTROL METHOD | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18451706 | UNDERWATER CAMERA SYSTEM | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447202 | ROTATABLE PHOTO BOOTH | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365792 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18228289 | TRIPOD-HEAD STRUCTURE | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18361225 | CAMERA MODULE | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18344410 | BIMINI MOUNTABLE CAMERA | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18335421 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS THEREOF, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18317992 | REDUCED HEIGHT PENALTY FOR FOLDED CAMERA | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18142221 | INTEGRATED ELECTRIC CONTROL TRIPOD | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167805 | CAMERA MOUNTING POST | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096652 | PHOTOGRAPHY STAND FOR PLACING A CAMERA ENABLED DEVICE | January 2023 | February 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18076789 | Camera Location Apparatus | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17928328 | SYSTEMS FOR POP-OUT CAMERA | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18059131 | MARINE CAMERA MOUNTING SYSTEM | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971798 | CAMERA MODULE | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17953359 | FIXING BRACKET FOR PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE | September 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934694 | SEALED DOME FOR MIXED-MEDIA RECORDING | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760473 | Light Guiding Arrangement and Electronic Device Comprising such Arrangement | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879735 | Camera Apparatus | August 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869119 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE SUPPORT HAVING AUXILIARY HANDLE | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793769 | STABILIZER | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17864069 | MOTORIZED TRIPOD AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17856188 | CAMERA MOUNT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING CAMERA MOUNT | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17715124 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND ACCESSORY AND ITS CONTROL METHOD | April 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17711599 | SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17657351 | Actively Select Lenses for Camera Focus Processes | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17704123 | Compact First Person View (FPV) Pan and Tilt Camera Mount | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17652484 | CAMERA LIFTING STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17590189 | CAMERA DRIVING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF TIMING BELTS | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17587052 | ALIGNMENT OF A CLIP-ON MEDICAL DEVICE TO A SMART DEVICE CAMERA | January 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17533530 | DRIVE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17533860 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ACCESSORY | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17530819 | ACCESSORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF BEING ATTACHED TO OR DETACHED FROM ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17606882 | CAMERA BRACKET | October 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17503646 | FIELD PROTECTIVE OPTICS AND CAMERA LENS CASE | October 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17442101 | UNIVERSAL DEVICE FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE OPTICAL PLANE AND THE FOCAL PLANE OF A LENS AND A CAMERA | September 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17467143 | LENS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING GRAVITY IMBALANCE | September 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17384495 | CAMERA ASSEMBLY WITH COOLED INTERNAL ILLUMINATOR | July 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17324145 | SELFIE DEVICE | May 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17321486 | PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY AND QUICK CONNECTION ASSEMBLY THEREOF | May 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316997 | Shoulder Rig | May 2021 | February 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316501 | Magnetic monopod apparatus for supporting an electronic device | May 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17224342 | GIMBAL AND GIMBAL CONTROL METHOD | April 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17281765 | CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAME | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17202738 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HANDHELD GIMBAL, AND HANDHELD GIMBAL | March 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17189564 | SPACER AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME | March 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17187810 | REDUCED HEIGHT PENALTY FOR FOLDED CAMERA | February 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17187253 | HANDHELD APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE | February 2021 | June 2022 | Abandon | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17174318 | HANDHELD APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE | February 2021 | June 2022 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17162736 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND GIMBAL STABILIZATION DEVICE | January 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17150072 | ORBITING CAMERA MOUNT WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CAMERA POSITIONING AND FUNCTIONAL CONTROL | January 2021 | August 2022 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17148866 | ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE, ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR, SEALING MEMBER, COAXIAL CABLE, GIMBAL, AND MOBILE APPARATUS | January 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17143641 | HANDHELD GIMBAL | January 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17140074 | CLAMPING MECHANISM | January 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17137513 | VIBRATING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME, AND CAMERA | December 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17125699 | HANDHELD GIMBAL | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17122969 | HANDHELD GIMBAL | December 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16973288 | ROTATING ASSEMBLY, SUPPORTING STAND, AND PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16973202 | SUPPORT FRAME AND PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16972999 | LIGHTWEIGHT HAND-HELD STABILIZER | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17112179 | Pet Gaze Attractant Toward a Camera | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109446 | ENDOSCOPE WITH GUIDE | December 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17096265 | GIMBAL CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE | November 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17050840 | CAMERA ACTUATOR, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA MOUNTING DEVICE | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17047933 | FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR STABILIZER, AND STABILIZER | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17025147 | MEMS Actuator System | September 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17013547 | STAND AND USE THEREOF | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16977600 | RAIL ELEMENT FOR A CAMERA SLIDER RAIL SYSTEM | September 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16936984 | ACTUATOR OF CAMERA MODULE | July 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16946486 | MULTI-APERTURE CAMERA SYSTEM FOR INSPECTIONS | June 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16892315 | PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT STAND | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16886939 | Mount Attachment for an Electronic Device | May 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16875335 | MOUNT FOR AN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE | May 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16652110 | LENS UNIT | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16831863 | PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED SLIDING APPARATUS THEREOF | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16815995 | VERSATILE VOLUMETRIC VIDEO CAMERA RIG | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16734395 | CLAMP FOR CAMERA MOUNT | January 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16730676 | CAMERA AND CAMERA ACCESSORY | December 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16730536 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE SAFETY TOWER | December 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16722152 | GIMBAL AND PHOTOGRAPHING ASSEMBLY HAVING THE GIMBAL | December 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16718206 | PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT DEVICE | December 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16705020 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, ACCESSORY, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, RELATED TO CONTROL OF POWER SUPPLY FROM IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS TO ACCESSORY | December 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16698254 | DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | November 2019 | July 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16696179 | LENS CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | November 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16691717 | LENS APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE OF LENS | November 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16684106 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR USABILITY TESTING | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16676037 | LENS UNIT, IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHODS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHANG, FANG-CHI.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 11.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner CHANG, FANG-CHI works in Art Unit 2852 and has examined 323 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner CHANG, FANG-CHI's allowance rate of 73.1% places them in the 37% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CHANG, FANG-CHI receive 1.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CHANG, FANG-CHI is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -27.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHANG, FANG-CHI. This interview benefit is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 86% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 30% 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 below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 15.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 26% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.9% of allowed cases (in the 83% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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