USPTO Examiner MARTINEZ JOSEPH P - Art Unit 2872

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18730812IMAGING LENSFebruary 2025March 2025Allow800NoNo
18887524LAMINATED GLASS AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEMSeptember 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18799778OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED LUMINAIREAugust 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18721468SUBSTRATE COMPRISING ELECTRODES AND LIGHT MODULATOR WITH REDUCED DIFFRACTIONJune 2024October 2024Allow400NoNo
18626900LAMINATED GLASS AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEMApril 2024May 2025Allow1320NoNo
18601148OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18581532IMAGE CAPTURING OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18294836MODIFIED COLOR AND SLOPE MEDIATING LAYERFebruary 2024June 2024Allow500NoNo
18428126Head-Mounted Display With Adjustment MechanismJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1100NoNo
18420611SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH VISION CORRECTION AND INCREASED CONTENT DENSITYJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1611NoNo
18538547SPEAKER ASSEMBLY FOR HEADWORN COMPUTERDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18494802PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND LENS ASSEMBLYOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18489116MITIGATING CROSS-COUPLING IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18489584Color Changing Materials Arranged in Slow Particle Coloration MaterialsOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18484752VOICE COIL MOTOROctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18483628IMAGE CAPTURING LENS SYSTEMOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18376836OPTICAL IMAGING LENSOctober 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18479696HIGH PERFORMANCE PRIVACY GLAZING STRUCTURESOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18477350TEMPLE AND EAR HORN ASSEMBLY FOR HEADWORN COMPUTERSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18552926LIGHT SHIELDING MEMBERSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18226247ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18354020TELESCOPIC OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMJuly 2023November 2024Allow1630NoNo
18211826HIGH-DENSITY ENERGY DIRECTING DEVICES FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL, STEREOSCOPIC, LIGHT FIELD AND HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAYSJune 2023January 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18313448OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMMay 2023August 2024Allow1520NoNo
18305433OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18136205PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18248923METHOD FOR MAXIMIZING THE PHASE SHIFT IN A BIMODAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL GUIDEApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18299984OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18132463OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEMApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18295272Carrier arrangement for an optical deviceApril 2023April 2024Allow1300NoNo
18194460OPTICAL SWITCH DEVICESMarch 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18193222ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAMEMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18120842LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2023November 2023Allow900NoNo
18021215POLYMER ROD THAT SHAPES EMITTED LIGHT INTO SYMMETRICAL LIGHTFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18041044OPTICAL PATH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18165851OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR HEAD-WORN COMPUTERSFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810NoNo
17993362VORTEX BEAM-EXCITED PRECISION GRATING DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHODNovember 2022October 2023Allow1100NoNo
17977209OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2022August 2023Allow900NoNo
18048829TEMPLE AND EAR HORN ASSEMBLY FOR HEADWORN COMPUTEROctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17966197ELECTRONIC IMAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC IMAGE DEVICEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2901NoNo
17938558ELLIPTICAL BEAM DESIGN USING CYLINDRICAL OPTICSOctober 2022February 2025Allow2811NoNo
17956843OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND LASER SYSTEMSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17936227VOICE COIL MOTORSeptember 2022July 2023Allow900NoNo
17954237SHADOW-MATCHED FRESNEL LENS DOUBLET FOR REDUCED OPTICAL ARTIFACTSSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1620NoNo
17896673SPEAKER ASSEMBLY FOR HEADWORN COMPUTERAugust 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17896155ZOOM LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND MOBILE TERMINALAugust 2022June 2025Allow3420NoNo
17882638OPTICAL IMAGING LENSAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17876729VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17877029PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND LENS ASSEMBLYJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo
17759651ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING PARTICLE DISPERSION, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING LAMINATE, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING TRANSPARENT BASE MATERIALJuly 2022March 2025Allow3200NoNo
17758854LIGHT ROUTE CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3100NoNo
17758873SWITCHABLE LAMINATE WITH TOUCH CONTROLJuly 2022April 2025Allow3301NoNo
17861388COIL SKEW DETECTION AND CORRECTION TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRIC-POTENTIAL DRIVEN SHADE, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3200NoNo
17861364COIL SKEW DETECTION AND CORRECTION TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRIC-POTENTIAL DRIVEN SHADE, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODSJuly 2022July 2025Allow3610YesNo
17810693IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINALJuly 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17855818OPTICAL IMAGING LENSJuly 2022March 2024Allow2020NoNo
17851991OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMJune 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17851014Color Changing Materials Arranged in Slow Particle Coloration MaterialsJune 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo
17808228CONNECTORS FOR SMART WINDOWSJune 2022February 2023Allow730YesNo
17839779IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2022February 2025Allow3200NoNo
17784669ELECTRO-RESPONSIVE GEL LENS HAVING AUTOMATIC MULTIFOCAL AND IMAGE STABILIZATION FUNCTIONSJune 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17827580OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022March 2024Allow2200NoNo
17824178REFLECTIVE MICROCELLS FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEMay 2022June 2023Allow1310NoNo
17743326OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022April 2025Allow3511NoNo
17740421ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAMEMay 2022January 2023Allow800NoNo
17661686LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAMEMay 2022February 2023Allow1000NoNo
17732359OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR HEAD-WORN COMPUTERSApril 2022January 2023Allow800NoNo
17660781CONNECTORS FOR SMART WINDOWSApril 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17721489OPTICAL UNITApril 2022May 2023Allow1400NoNo
17717444MICROMIRROR DEVICE AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICEApril 2022May 2025Allow3710NoNo
17717014ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEMApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17766790ACOUSTO-OPTIC DEVICE AND METHODApril 2022May 2025Allow3810NoNo
17713986LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2022December 2022Allow800NoNo
17711071Lens AssemblyApril 2022July 2024Allow2800NoNo
17765701LIGHT SHIELDING MEMBERMarch 2022February 2025Allow3510NoNo
17707142MULTIFOCAL LENSMarch 2022April 2024Allow2400NoNo
17705600OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMMarch 2022April 2025Allow3610NoNo
17705700OPTICAL ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL ARTICLEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3820YesNo
17705884IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLYMarch 2022July 2023Allow1610NoNo
17700509LIGHT HOMOGENIZING ELEMENTMarch 2022November 2023Allow1910NoNo
17754012ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLE AND LIGHT ROUTE CONTROL MEMBER HAVING THE SAMEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3100NoNo
17654502VARIABLE FOCUSING LENS APPARATUSMarch 2022June 2024Allow2710NoNo
17690716LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND LASER LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR FLOW CYTOMETERMarch 2022November 2023Allow2000NoNo
17687054OPTICAL SCANNER HAVING OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL PHASED ARRAYMarch 2022December 2024Allow3300NoNo
17684568Lens AssemblyMarch 2022November 2024Allow3320NoNo
17675100DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2022April 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17588432ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2110NoNo
17581692TUNABLE RF SYNTHESIZER BASED ON OFFSET OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBSJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3200NoNo
17578320CONNECTORS FOR SMART WINDOWSJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2220YesNo
17626023LENS CURVATURE VARIATION APPARATUSJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2500NoNo
17570434APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT SPATIALLY RESOLVED PHOTOACOUSTICSJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17625532Laser Light Scanning Device and Laser Light Scanning MethodJanuary 2022June 2024Allow3000NoNo
17568861TELECENTRIC DETECTION OF LATTICE BREAKDOWNJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3200NoNo
17557337VARIABLE WAVELENGTH FILTER, VARIABLE WAVELENGTH FILTER CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAMDecember 2021June 2024Allow3000NoNo
17541769MIRROR REPLACEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2021November 2024Allow3510NoNo
17539509LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo
17537182OPTICAL APPARATUSNovember 2021December 2023Allow2510NoNo
17595872DOUBLE-PASS OPTICAL FIBRE AMPLIFIER AND OPTICAL-DEVICE ARCHITECTURESNovember 2021January 2025Allow3810NoNo
17534470COMBINED LENSES-BASED APPARATUS FOR LINE LASER UNIFORMITY GENERATIONNovember 2021December 2023Allow2510NoNo
17528059SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH VISION CORRECTION AND INCREASED CONTENT DENSITYNovember 2021December 2023Allow2510YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
52.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.7%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 1,089 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P's allowance rate of 94.0% places them in the 83% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P receive 0.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 6% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -0.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P. This interview benefit is in the 9% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 42.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% 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 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 70% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% 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 rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.2% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 58% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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

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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