USPTO Examiner LEE MATTHEW Y - Art Unit 2872

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19003229VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY DEVICE BASED ON PHASE CHANGE MATERIALSDecember 2024October 2025Allow1020NoNo
18812069METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPENSATING SURFACE ERROR OF HOLOGRAPHIC GRATING SUBSTRATEAugust 2024July 2025Allow1110NoNo
18638928OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMApril 2024February 2025Allow1020NoNo
18626275VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEMApril 2024February 2026Allow2340NoNo
18534990LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE OBSERVATION APPARATUSDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18523173CAMERA MODULENovember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18495230TUNABLE PRISM FOR OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATIONOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18457782HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2023November 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18235049LENS AND LENS UNITAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18332889OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18255105DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEMMay 2023December 2025Allow3010YesNo
18321960OPTICAL MEMBER DRIVING MECHANISMMay 2023August 2024Allow1520NoNo
18318732CONTACT LENSMay 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
18305425OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18030440SOFT OPTICAL PATCH WITH LIGHT FILTRATION AND VISION CORRECTION FOR OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONSApril 2023March 2026Allow3520NoNo
18130434CONTACT LENSApril 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18017035LAMINATED GRADED INDEX EYEGLASS LENSESJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18154862OCULAR OPTICAL SYSTEMJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18153540METASURFACE OPTICAL DEVICE COVERED WITH REFLECTIVE LAYER, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHODJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18146482INDEX MATCHING BASED ON GAS TO LIQUID PHASE CHANGEDecember 2022November 2025Allow3500NoNo
18085683HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3260YesNo
18009484OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICEDecember 2022September 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18009350LENS UNIT AND IN-VEHICLE CAMERADecember 2022December 2025Allow3710NoNo
18001102OPTICAL LENSDecember 2022February 2026Allow3820NoNo
18000842EYEGLASS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A VARIABLE TRANSMISSION OPHTHALMIC LENSDecember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
18000601SIMPLE DIAGNOSIS ASSISTING DEVICE FOR KERATOCONUS, ASTIGMATISM, AND THE LIKE, AND DIAGNOSIS ASSISTING SYSTEMDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17999513ELECTROCHROMIC LENS COMPRISING A WAFER HAVING A PERIMETER SHOULDERNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
17989699METALENS AND IMAGE SENSORNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17926442OPHTHALMIC LENSES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE OPHTHALMIC LENSES, AND METHODS OF DISPENSING EYE CARE PRODUCTS INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2022February 2026Allow3920YesNo
17924936Optical System DeviceNovember 2022February 2026Allow3920NoNo
17984777OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
17921317HEAD UP DISPLAY SYSTEMOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17971628OPTICAL SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULEOctober 2022October 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17920108OPTICAL ARTICLE COMPRISING A LIGHT ABSORBING COMPOUND AND A CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHODOctober 2022November 2025Allow3720YesNo
18045262OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, AND IMAGING APPARATUSOctober 2022December 2025Allow3810NoNo
17935802IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT-SHIELDING MEMBERSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4020NoNo
17915041NEAR-EYE IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM HAVING FOVEATED PROJECTION AND EXPANDED EYE-BOX REGIONSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3610NoNo
17951131SPECIAL LENS AND GLASSES FOR SPORTS SCENESeptember 2022September 2025Allow3610NoNo
17906916DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR ALERTING FOR EYE EXAM OR CHANGE OF FRAME OR LENSSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3810NoNo
17948113Ophthalmic System for Imaging the Interior of an EyeSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3610NoNo
17946005PROJECTION GLASSES, WEARABLE PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND FOLDABLE OPTICAL ENGINESeptember 2022January 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17911988EYEGLASS LENSSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4120NoNo
17932190OPTICAL ARRAY PANEL TRANSLATIONSeptember 2022November 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17887328IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022November 2025Allow3920NoNo
17904036DETERMINING A PROGRESSIVE LENS OPTICAL DESIGNAugust 2022December 2025Allow4010NoNo
17883730OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGE STABILIZATION DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSAugust 2022August 2025Allow3611NoNo
17879848Variable Tint Lens and Eyeglasses Using the SameAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17848495PLASTIC LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGING LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2022February 2023Allow810NoNo
17841154OPHTHALMIC LENS DESIGN METHOD, OPHTHALMIC LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD, OPHTHALMIC LENS, OPHTHALMIC LENS DESIGN DEVICE, OPHTHALMIC LENS ORDER RECEIVING/ORDERING SYSTEM, AND DESIGN PROGRAMJune 2022March 2026Allow4520NoNo
17836991DISPLAY BODYJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17779399SOLAR LENS WITH SUPER COLOR ENHANCING PROPERTIESMay 2022October 2025Allow4110NoNo
17778779EYEGLASS LENSMay 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17664374POWER PRISM FOR FOLDED LENSESMay 2022March 2023Allow1010YesNo
17737723CONTROLLING ETCH ANGLES BY SUBSTRATE ROTATION IN ANGLED ETCH TOOLSMay 2022February 2026Allow4620YesNo
17730154INVERTED MICROSCOPE APPARATUSApril 2022October 2024Allow3000NoNo
17726717OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMApril 2022January 2023Allow910NoNo
17727023METAMATERIAL DEVICES FOR OPTICAL ABSORPTION, DISPERSION AND DIRECTIONAL SENSINGApril 2022November 2025Allow4211NoNo
17716441STACKED MULTI-FREQUENCY THREE-DIMENSIONAL METASURFACEApril 2022July 2025Allow4010YesNo
17708249VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17705745LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEMMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410YesNo
17692845OPTICAL SYSTEM, LENS APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610NoNo
17641085CHALCOGENIDE LENS ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTUREMarch 2022July 2025Allow4020NoNo
17685949OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMMarch 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17682750COVER GLASS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEFebruary 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17680262ADAPTERFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3300NoNo
17678063LENS MODULE AND PROJECTION DEVICEFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4620YesNo
17675603OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3610NoNo
17636088OBSERVATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF OMNIDIRECTIONAL OBSERVATION WITHOUT BLIND ZONEFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17636179LIGHT DIFFUSION FILMFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17636034DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMAGING AN OBJECTFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210YesNo
17635483LIGHT DIFFRACTION ELEMENT AND OPTICAL COMPUTING SYSTEMFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3410NoNo
17671274Wire Grid Polarizer Wire Sidewall ProtectionFebruary 2022May 2025Abandon3911NoNo
17572373DISPLAY SYSTEM, HEAD-UP DISPLAY, AND MOVING VEHICLEJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3320YesNo
17568332OPHTHALMIC LENS HAVING EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELDJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3610NoNo
17566737OPTICAL DRIVING ASSEMBLYDecember 2021July 2024Allow3100NoNo
17559420WINDSHIELD DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2021March 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17309585SMALL INTEGRATED FREE SPACE CIRCULATORDecember 2021November 2024Allow4110NoNo
17618592CAMERA DEVICEDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17544811Camera Optical LensDecember 2021May 2024Allow2900NoNo
17544370OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17540753PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2021May 2024Allow2900NoNo
17540721OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMDecember 2021November 2024Allow3510NoNo
17541232DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING POLARIZATION SELECTIVE MICROLENS ARRAYDecember 2021February 2026Allow5021NoNo
17537485Camera Optical LensNovember 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17537502Camera Optical LensNovember 2021September 2025Allow4610NoNo
17613802CONTROLLABLY DEFORMABLE MIRROR DEVICENovember 2021November 2024Allow3610NoNo
17609992METHOD FOR DESIGNING PROGRESSIVE ADDITION LENS, SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING PROGRESSIVE ADDITION LENS, AND PROGRESSIVE ADDITION LENS GROUPNovember 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17521933HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2021September 2022Allow1000NoNo
17609381OPTICAL SYSTEM, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2021May 2024Allow3000NoNo
17609050RADIATION SUPPRESSION FILM AND RADIATION SUPPRESSION STRUCTURENovember 2021June 2025Abandon4420NoNo
17515274Motorized Flip-Lens GlassesOctober 2021March 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17607183SEED STRUCTURES FOR STRUCTURED COATINGS FOR OPTICAL AND OTHER DEVICESOctober 2021December 2025Allow5030NoNo
17603714DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR DESIGNING AN EFFICIENCY-ACHROMATIZED DIFFRACTIVE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EFFICIENCY-ACHROMATIZED DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENTOctober 2021November 2024Allow3710YesNo
17603353LIGHT-GUIDE PLATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, LIGHT-GUIDE PLATE MODULE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2021September 2024Allow3520NoNo
17602743OPTICAL BANDPASS FILTEROctober 2021October 2025Allow4930NoNo
17494358CEMENTED LENS, OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CEMENTED LENSOctober 2021October 2024Allow3620YesNo
17491018MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR VISUAL BEHAVIOR, DESIGN METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PROGRESSIVE POWER LENSSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2710NoNo
17489715OPTICAL UNITSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17488299OPTICAL UNITSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2410NoNo
17485520OCULAR OPTICAL SYSTEMSeptember 2021October 2022Allow1300NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner LEE, MATTHEW Y - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEE, MATTHEW Y works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 185 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, MATTHEW Y's allowance rate of 82.2% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, MATTHEW Y receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 28% 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, MATTHEW Y is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, MATTHEW Y. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 43.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 41.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% 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 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 72% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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

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