Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18900755 | FOLDED CAMERAS WITH CONTINUOUSLY ADAPTIVE ZOOM FACTOR | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18752265 | PHOTOLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18661078 | OPTICAL LENS, CAMERA MODULE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREFOR | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644167 | FOLDED CAMERAS WITH CONTINUOUSLY ADAPTIVE ZOOM FACTOR | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603292 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18293789 | Support For A Transmissive Optical Element, Laser Processing Device With Such Support, And Process Of Adjusting The Position Of A Transmissive Optical Element Using Such Support | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537938 | IMAGING LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467583 | MATERIALS FOR METALENSES, THROUGH-WAVEGUIDE REFLECTIVE METASURFACE COUPLERS, AND OTHER METASURFACES | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18455311 | LENS MODULE | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18454304 | LENS MODULE | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350773 | FOLDED CAMERA LENS DESIGNS | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217305 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314866 | FOLDED CAMERA LENS DESIGNS | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310882 | Diamond Coated Antireflective Window System and Method | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122685 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL ENGINE HAVING CAMERA | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172384 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18095240 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18091316 | PHOTOLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084217 | OPTICAL ACCESSORY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17925857 | FOLDED CAMERAS WITH CONTINUOUSLY ADAPTIVE ZOOM FACTOR | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049696 | OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934614 | IMAGING LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942828 | Carbon Dioxide Sensing Color Changeable Dyes For Indicating Exposure, Methods of Making and Using Such Dyes, and Apparatuses Incorporating Such Dye | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900484 | CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900550 | OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875557 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | July 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17871277 | Multichannel Close-Up Imaging Device | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17814059 | LENS MOVING APPARATUS | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17809706 | DEVICE FOR RELIABLY DETERMINING BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT VARIABLES OF THE WHOLE EYE | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17840650 | ZOOM LENS MODULE | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840653 | CASING AND LENS | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784261 | LENS UNIT | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17804787 | CAMERA ACTUATOR WITH MAGNET HOLDER HAVING MAGNETIC FIELD | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17732654 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713685 | LENS AUTOFOCUS ACTUATING DEVICE | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680435 | PLASTIC LENS BARREL, IMAGING LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665495 | FOLDED CAMERA LENS DESIGNS | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17588621 | CAMERA MODULE | January 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17585806 | OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17583144 | Optical Imaging Lens Assembly | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17562037 | Camera Optical Lens | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17562999 | CAMERA OPTICAL LENS | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17558503 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17554313 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVE MECHANISM | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618972 | OPTICAL FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17548935 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17546141 | DOUBLE-TELECENTRIC PROJECTION LENS AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE MOUNTED ON AUTOMOBILE | December 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544450 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542528 | CAMERA OPTICAL LENS | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542312 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17537870 | OPTICAL PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17615398 | CAMERA MODULE | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17529219 | Methods and Apparatus for In Vivo High Resolution Multiphoton Microscopy | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17529145 | IMAGING LENS DRIVING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17524858 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17523564 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAME | November 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17498957 | HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION SYSTEM | October 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17489188 | META OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ABERRATION CORRECTION | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17486736 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, IDENTIFICATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17439791 | LENS UNIT | September 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17475149 | Aperture-Metasurface and Hybrid Refractive-Metasurface Imaging Systems | September 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17310924 | CAMERA DEVICE | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17405634 | LENS STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | August 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17431642 | LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS | August 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17403253 | LENS SUPPORT MECHANISM, AND LENS BARREL AND CAMERA PROVIDED WITH THE LENS SUPPORT MECHANISM | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17399902 | Diamond Coated Antireflective Window System And Method | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17393538 | LENS ASSEMBLY, CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17393402 | PRISMATIC CONTACT LENS | August 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17426878 | OPTICAL LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL LENS | July 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17375186 | LENS UNIT | July 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17421597 | OPTICAL DEVICE ACTUATOR AND LENS BARREL PROVIDED WITH SAME | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17345228 | RETINAL IMAGING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS | June 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17312275 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA MODULE | June 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17343226 | LENS SUPPORT MECHANISM, AND LENS BARREL AND CAMERA PROVIDED WITH THE LENS SUPPORT MECHANISM | June 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17341107 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS GROUP | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17338751 | IMAGING LENS DRIVING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17330451 | LENS ASSEMBLY AND FILTER | May 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17296739 | REDUCING IMPACT OF CROSS-TALK BETWEEN MODULATORS THAT DRIVE A MULTI-CHANNEL AOM | May 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17283451 | BODY PART COMPRISING A LENTICULAR WALL TO FORM A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE | April 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17165927 | LENS ASSEMBLY CONSTRUCTS AND SMART DEVICE WITH LENS ASSEMBLY CONSTRUCTS | February 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17260789 | A METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ASTIGMATISM POWER TEST USING A COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING A SCREEN FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES RELATING TO SAID ASTIGMATISM POWER TEST, AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING COMPUTING DEVICE | January 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17149071 | CAMERA MODULE | January 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17149034 | SPACER AND LENS ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SPACER | January 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17147265 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME WITH LIGHT-CURABLE ADHESIVE | January 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17144214 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17128205 | OPTICAL LENS | December 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254201 | OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND WAFERS INCLUDING OPTICAL ELEMENTS | December 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109441 | NEAR-EYE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES | December 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17088029 | CAMERA LENS ASSEMBLY HAVING LINEAR GUIDE | November 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17079128 | LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE LENS ASSEMBLY | October 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17050322 | LENS ELEMENT | October 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17079303 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17076673 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17070294 | RETAINER, OPTICAL LENS MODULE HAVING THE RETAINER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE OPTICAL LENS MODULE | October 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17037500 | LIGHT RAY CONCENTRATOR | September 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17042713 | OPTICAL LENS, CAMERA MODULE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREFOR | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17032296 | LENS ASSEMBLY | September 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17027047 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17026043 | CAM FOLLOWER AND LENS BARREL | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16982460 | SPACE RING, LENS SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPACE RING, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING LENS SYSTEM | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU.
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, 16.7% 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 MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 469 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU's allowance rate of 75.3% 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 MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU receive 1.83 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 37% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU. This interview benefit is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
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 48% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 24.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% 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 25% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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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