Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18997519 | FILMS HAVING ASYMMETRIC GRIN OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR APPLICATION TO SPECTACLES OR OTHER OPHTHALMIC LENSES | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18880282 | CONTACT LENS AND PACKAGING SOLUTION | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18854078 | OPHTHALMIC LENSES INCLUDING ASYMMETRIC GRADIENT INDEX OPTICAL ELEMENTS | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18837611 | WS12-RELEASING CONTACT LENS | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18729835 | WAVEGUIDE COMBINER ASSEMBLIES FOR AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAYS | July 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18672690 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657667 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR REGULATING REFRACTIVE ERROR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MODULATION OF PERIPHERAL DISTORTION | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18707607 | SUSTAINED RELEASE OF OLEIC ACID FROM CONTACT LENSES | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18648068 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644849 | EYEWEAR DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC MODULE | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636024 | DISCRETE VARIABLE FOCUS ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF USE | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18609037 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606642 | EYEWEAR TETHER | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18598489 | VOICE COIL MOTOR | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592775 | METHOD FOR APPLYING A SURFACE PATTERN ON A SURFACE OF A SPECTACLE LENS SUBSTRATE AND SPECTACLE LENS SUBSTRATE WITH A SURFACE PATTERN | March 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428622 | MAGNETIC FORCE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429265 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424463 | HOUSING OF AN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE | January 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412724 | METALENS COLLIMATORS AND CONDENSERS | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18396349 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS SELECTION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18535362 | LENS ASSEMBLY | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18525964 | LENS WITH COLOR ENHANCEMENT | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18525989 | LENS WITH COLOR ENHANCEMENT | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518688 | NEAR-EYE DISPLAY SYSTEM | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18563431 | SPECTACLE LENS AND FRAME GLASSES | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517910 | EYEWEAR SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO A USER | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18508894 | ELECTRONIC CASE FOR ELECTRONIC SPECTACLES | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504658 | SPECTACLE LENS FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE WHICH CAN BE PLACED ON THE HEAD OF A USER AND GENERATES AN IMAGE | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480958 | Head-Mounted Electronic Device | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18478713 | HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374348 | MODULARIZED EYEWEAR SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374382 | MODULARIZED EYEWEAR SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18476930 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372951 | Lenses, Devices, Methods and Systems for Refractive Error | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18370888 | SUSTAINED FATTY ACID RELEASE FROM CONTACT LENS | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466092 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING INCISION DEPTHS IN EYES | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451031 | METALENS COLLIMATORS AND CONDENSERS | August 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446815 | VOICE COIL MOTOR | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226068 | Optimized Multifocal Wavefronts for Presbyopia Correction | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222063 | VOICE COIL MOTOR | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222140 | VOICE COIL MOTOR | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222113 | VOICE COIL MOTOR | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18352909 | LENS WITH DISPLACED SHAPING ZONE | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217953 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR REGULATING REFRACTIVE ERROR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MODULATION OF PERIPHERAL DISTORTION | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18340778 | VIRTUAL OBJECT MOVEMENT SPEED CURVE FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEMS | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18337142 | LIGHT BLOCKING SHEET, OPTICAL LENS SET, IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209418 | HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE FOR MODULARIZED EYEWEAR SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18332435 | Optical System for Head-Mounted Display | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206627 | CATIONIC CONTACT LENS | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18320366 | METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PHOTOABSORBING CONTACT LENSES AND PHOTOABSORBING CONTACT LENSES PRODUCED THEREBY | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315917 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314996 | APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTIVE ERROR USING ACTIVE STIMULATION | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141661 | EYEWEAR TETHER | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18250843 | LENS BARREL, CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18304458 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SPECTACLE LENS | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131802 | MODULAR PRESCRIPTION AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18125108 | PROGRESSIVE METALENS FOR SENSING SYSTEM | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18122954 | STACKED LENS, OPTICAL UNIT, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL UNIT | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122679 | EYEWEAR AND RELATED METHOD | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18026551 | SPECTACLE LENS AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026131 | LASER PULSE SHAPING DEVICE AND METHOD, PULSE SHAPER, AND OPTICAL SYSTEM | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175648 | ELECTRONIC CASE FOR ELECTRONIC SPECTACLES | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021975 | WIDE-FIELD VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107400 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104525 | IMAGING LENS DRIVING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159273 | PROGRESSIVE ADDITION LENS FOR MYOPIA CONTROL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | January 2023 | April 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017106 | METHOD TO THERMO-REVERSIBLY CONTROL LIGHT AND HEAT FLOW WITH BICONTINUOUS MICRO-DOMAIN | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092282 | NEAR-EYE DISPLAY SYSTEM | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18091744 | AUTOMATIC RIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND GLASSES | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088145 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082585 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065300 | LENS ELEMENT AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED DETERMINING METHOD | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077930 | LENS DRIVING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075444 | Contact Lenses with Microchannels | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994018 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREFOR | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058304 | VOICE COIL MOTOR | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926606 | OPTICAL MACHINE DEVICE FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL MACHINE MODULE | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18054561 | CONTACT LENS AND CONTACT LENS PRODUCT | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985609 | LENS ELEMENT | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975811 | CAMERA MODULE | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970511 | AR HEADSET WITH AN IMPROVED DISPLA | October 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048052 | ORGANIC SOLID CRYSTAL OPTICAL MODULATOR | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17936270 | DIMMABLE VISION CORRECTING EYEWEAR | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935468 | EYEWEAR DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC MODULE | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909612 | EYEGLASS LENS | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900304 | AUTOMATIC OPTICAL PATH ADJUSTMENT IN HOME OCT | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823438 | WEARABLE DEVICE WITH 1D-1D OPTICAL SURFACES FOR STEREOSCOPIC AND MONOCULAR DEPTH PROGRAMMING | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823414 | FULL LIGHTFIELD WITH MONOCULAR AND STEREOSCOPIC DEPTH CONTROL VIA MONOCULAR-TO-BINOCULAR HYBRIDIZATION | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17823427 | DISPLAY AND IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH 1D-1D OPTICAL SURFACES FOR STEREOSCOPIC AND MONOCULAR DEPTH PROGRAMMING | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893803 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894052 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICS FOR FOLDED OPTICAL PATH | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820738 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTIVE ERROR USING ACTIVE STIMULATION | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820493 | ELECTRONIC CASE FOR ELECTRONIC SPECTACLES | August 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820276 | OPTICAL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM OF WEARABLE DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819973 | MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH EXTENDED DEPTH-OF-FOCUS | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888036 | POWER FOR A WEARABLE E-READER | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799591 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ANCILLARY SPECTACLE KIT SOLUTION FOR MYOPIA MANAGEMENT | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887229 | PANCAKE LENS WITH CONTROLLED CURVATURE | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799352 | SPECTACLE LENSES WITH AUXILIARY OPTICAL ELEMENTS | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALEXANDER, WILLIAM R.
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, 41.7% 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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner ALEXANDER, WILLIAM R works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 1,079 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner ALEXANDER, WILLIAM R's allowance rate of 91.4% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ALEXANDER, WILLIAM R receive 1.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ALEXANDER, WILLIAM R is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALEXANDER, WILLIAM R. This interview benefit is in the 21% 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, 34.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% 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 56.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 150.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 89% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 46% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 64% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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