Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18610424 | Wear glasses with cut-off-sections at bottom nasal corners of the lenses | March 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524038 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459783 | LENS MODULE | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139801 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305410 | OPTICAL ZOOM DEVICE | April 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171812 | MICROMIRROR DEVICE AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929979 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS | September 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658633 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATION AND THERAPEUTIC RELAXATION OF EYES | April 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17707131 | ASPHERIC LENS USING E-VALUE TO CONTROL EYE BALL GROWTH RATE | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596264 | EYE TEST | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17609486 | FUNCTION RECOVERY TRAINING SYSTEM, FUNCTION RECOVERY TRAINING DEVICE AND PROGRAM | November 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17439941 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING AN OPTICAL FUNCTION OF A PROGRESSIVE OPHTHALMIC LENS UNDER SPECIFIC WEARING CONDITIONS | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17198555 | OPTICAL SYSTEM HAVING SECONDARY MIRROR FOCUSING MECHANISM | March 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17273727 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ILLUMINATION OF OPHTHALMOLOGICAL DEVICES | March 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17188134 | VISION CORRECTION WITH LASER REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGES | March 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17269878 | COMPUTERIZED BEHAVIORAL METHOD FOR EYE-GLASSES PRESCRIPTION | February 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17263426 | OPHTHALMIC LENS HAVING ANTI-REFLECTIVE AND ELECTROCHROMIC FUNCTIONS | January 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17140078 | DEVICE THAT ADJUSTABLY AND DISCREETLY OBSTRUCTS PERIPHERAL VISION | January 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17057278 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | November 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17057637 | DIFFRACTIVE LENSES FOR PRESBYOPIA TREATMENT | November 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17078339 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, PROJECTION LENS, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING LENS | October 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17061884 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17034629 | ANTI-POLLEN GLASSES | September 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17005357 | ZOOM LENS GROUP | August 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16920741 | ENDOSCOPE DEVICE | July 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16895584 | IMAGING LENS | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16868620 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING BIOFILMS ON THE EYELID MARGIN | May 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16814914 | OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | March 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16683219 | FIXED FOCAL IMAGING LENS | November 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16548448 | Toric Ophthalmic Lens Having Extended Depth of Focus | August 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16352153 | METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR PREPARING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS TO BE EDGED | March 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16234930 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING WAVEFRONT DISTRIBUTION OF AN OPTICAL SYSTEM BY LASER | December 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16083014 | LENS DRIVE DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA MOUNT DEVICE | September 2018 | February 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16102848 | HEAD UP DISPLAY COMBINER WITH DIMMABLE CONTROL | August 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15933355 | VISION CORRECTION DEVICE FOR A DISPLAY | March 2018 | February 2021 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15919214 | Eye Protection Lens | March 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15853719 | Single-shaft lens device for unmanned aerial vehicles | December 2017 | February 2021 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15585579 | ENDOSCOPE OBJECTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM | May 2017 | July 2017 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15354386 | EYEGLASSES WITH MAGNETIC COMPONENTS | November 2016 | June 2018 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15219658 | MODULAR INTERCHANGEABLE FACADES FOR EYEWEAR | July 2016 | November 2020 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15179230 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY, ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME | June 2016 | April 2019 | Abandon | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 14218825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING AND EXAMINING INTRAOCULAR LENS | March 2014 | June 2014 | Abandon | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13729611 | EYEWEAR AND EYEWEAR FRAMES WITH CONTOURED TEMPLES | December 2012 | December 2018 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13307721 | OPTICAL FILTER AND LIGHT SPLITTING METHOD OF THE OPTICAL FILTER | November 2011 | July 2012 | Abandon | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13284564 | Display Apparatus, Display Method and Vehicle | October 2011 | September 2012 | Abandon | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10904036 | COMBINER AND ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2004 | May 2005 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10902919 | SCANNING HEAD LENS ASSEMBLY | August 2004 | February 2005 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10829679 | ADDRESSING OF AN SLM | April 2004 | January 2006 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10825938 | FOCUS-POSITION COMPENSATOR | April 2004 | November 2004 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10825122 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY MODULE TO DISPLAY AN IMAGE IN THE MODULE | April 2004 | March 2005 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10783420 | SWIVEL-BASE SUNLIGHT REFLECTOR AND KIT FOR ASSEMBLING SAME | February 2004 | May 2005 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10770818 | POLARIZATION CONVERTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR | February 2004 | September 2005 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 10704338 | VIEWFINDER MECHANISM | November 2003 | December 2004 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10686148 | PROJECTION LENS SHIFTING MECHANISM | October 2003 | February 2005 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 10603732 | OPTICAL-ELEMENT MOUNTINGS EXHIBITING REDUCED DEFORMATION OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS HELD THEREBY | June 2003 | September 2004 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 10399867 | OBJECT LENS PRODUCING DEVICE AND PRODUCING METHOD | April 2003 | August 2005 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10397226 | PRODUCING METHOD OF IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE | March 2003 | April 2004 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10390153 | OPTICAL ELEMENT MOUNTING TECHNIQUE | March 2003 | August 2004 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10385430 | APERTURE REGULATING APPARATUS | March 2003 | December 2003 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10368238 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF ZOOM LENS FOR DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS | February 2003 | March 2004 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10364334 | LENS BARREL | February 2003 | June 2003 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10364473 | LENS BARREL | February 2003 | April 2003 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10352622 | LENS HOLDER HAVING AN ADJUSTMENT GROOVE OF A TAPER SHAPE | January 2003 | September 2003 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10347226 | COMBINER AND ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME | January 2003 | August 2004 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 10336413 | SYSTEM FOR CORRECTION OF SPATIAL CROSS-TALK AND PATTERN FRAME EFFECTS IN IMAGING SYSTEMS | January 2003 | June 2004 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10325960 | LENS DRIVE SYSTEM | December 2002 | September 2003 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10294520 | OPTICAL VIEWFINDER | November 2002 | January 2004 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10266855 | POSITIONING AN OBJECT | October 2002 | September 2003 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10264757 | MULTIPLE POSITION LENS BARREL HAVING CAM CYLINDER WITH COMMONLY BIASED FIRST AND SECOND LENS CARRIERS | October 2002 | November 2003 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 10231533 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT IN AN OPTICAL SYSTEM | August 2002 | July 2003 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10196226 | GEOMETRIC BEAMSPLITTER AND METHOD FOR ITS FABRICATION | July 2002 | June 2004 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 10173163 | LENS FRAME STRUCTURE FOR OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTMENT | June 2002 | March 2003 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10145455 | DUAL GRATING FILTERING SYSTEM | May 2002 | April 2003 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10136326 | OPTICAL MEMBER WITH HANDLING PORTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL MODULE | May 2002 | October 2003 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 10128675 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND ELECTRICALLY ACTUATABLE IMAGE COMBINER THEREFOR | April 2002 | September 2004 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 10120525 | LENS HOLDING FRAME FOR SECURING LENS ELEMENT TO LENS BASE | April 2002 | November 2002 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10102838 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS | March 2002 | September 2002 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10101619 | LENS BARREL | March 2002 | February 2003 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 10085620 | CONFIGURATION OF AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL BEAM SHAPING OF DIODE LASER BARS | March 2002 | September 2003 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 10036722 | METHOD OF FORMING PRECISION GLASS MICROLENS ARRAYS AND A MICROLENS ARRAY FORMED THEREWITH | December 2001 | May 2003 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 10015600 | OBJECTIVE LENS HAVING SHORT WAVE FILTER INSERTED THEREIN AND OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE EMPLOYING THE OBJECTIVE LENS | December 2001 | June 2003 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10021872 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING LENTICULAR DISPLAYS | December 2001 | April 2003 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 09995463 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM USING OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL DEVICE WITH OPTICAL ELEMENT | November 2001 | July 2003 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 09988377 | DYNAMIC SPATIAL EQUALIZER BASED AN A SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR | November 2001 | August 2003 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 09987387 | OPTICAL SWITCH HAVING OPTICAL DEFLECTOR | November 2001 | July 2003 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 10000436 | ADJUSTABLE TABLE MAGNIFIER | October 2001 | May 2003 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 09973169 | VOA WITH A MOVABLE FOCUSING MIRROR | October 2001 | February 2003 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 09962441 | LENS APPARATUS | September 2001 | September 2002 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 09941641 | STEP ZOOM LENS CAMERA | August 2001 | September 2002 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 09897022 | LENS ASSEMBLY FOR MONITOR WITH INFRARED AND FOCUS ADJUSTMENT | July 2001 | August 2002 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 09880965 | DIOPTER ADJUSTING DEVICE | June 2001 | July 2002 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 09831597 | COLOR CORRECTED PROJECTION LENSES EMPLOYING DIFRACTIVE OPTICAL SURFACES | May 2001 | August 2002 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 09851719 | LIGHTED MAGNIFYING DEVICE INCORPORATING A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE | May 2001 | July 2002 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 09850126 | ZOOMING ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM | May 2001 | January 2003 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 09830076 | SIMULTANEOUSLY ACHIEVING CIRCULAR SYMMETRY AND DIMINISHING EFFECTS OF OPTICAL DEFECTS AND DEVIATIONS DURING REAL TIME USE OF OPTICAL DEVICES | April 2001 | April 2004 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 09839033 | OPTICAL OR OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE | April 2001 | November 2002 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 09822313 | OPTICAL PATH ADJUSTING DEVICE | April 2001 | March 2005 | Allow | 47 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 09821133 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY WITH A POLARIZATION-DEPENDENT MIRROR | March 2001 | July 2003 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 09817042 | STAGE MIRROR RETENTION SYSTEM | March 2001 | September 2002 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 09816300 | METHOD OF EVALUATING AN ANISOTROPIC THIN FILM AND AN EVALUATING APPARATUS | March 2001 | July 2002 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MACK, RICKY LEVERN.
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, 0.0% 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.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner MACK, RICKY LEVERN works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 107 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.
Examiner MACK, RICKY LEVERN's allowance rate of 75.7% places them in the 33% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MACK, RICKY LEVERN receive 0.80 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 8% 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 MACK, RICKY LEVERN is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -37.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MACK, RICKY LEVERN. This interview benefit is in the 0% 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, 31.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% 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 44.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 62% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 96% 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 94% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 36.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 3.7% of allowed cases (in the 85% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 7.4% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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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