Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17134557 | CAMERA OPTICAL LENS | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17135314 | OPTICAL LENS, LENS MODULE HAVING OPTICAL LENS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17134158 | MICROLENSES AND FILTER LAYERS FOR EMISSION CONTROL FROM A CURVED DISPLAY | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17134024 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17127243 | FIBER LASER LIGHT COHERENT COMBINATION SYSTEM | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17253664 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND LASER SYSTEM | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16950263 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17098948 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS | November 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097670 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CAMERA MODULE | November 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17082788 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17082059 | POLYPHENYL THIOETHER (AND SYNTHESIS PATH) FOR USE IN LIQUID LENSES | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17071799 | FOCUS CONTROL DEVICE, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17038732 | THREE-PORT SILICON BEAM SPLITTER CHIP AND ITS FABRICATION METHOD | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036881 | CAMERA LENS GROUP | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17034992 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031628 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17029848 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING FLOATING IMAGE AND VEHICULAR DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17028507 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17025541 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17025739 | OPTICAL LENS, MOLD FOR OPTICAL LENS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17005242 | Display glasses using meta-surface planar lens integrated with liquid lens | August 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997914 | IMAGING DEVICE, FOCUSING ASSISTANCE METHOD THEREOF, AND FOCUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THEREOF | August 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16988761 | Lens Device Under Cover Glass and Lens Assembly | August 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16988893 | IMAGING APPARATUS | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16964468 | LIQUID LENS MODULE, LENS ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE LENS ASSEMBLY | July 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16926526 | Damper Arrangement for Actuator Damping | July 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16923881 | IN-LINE STITCHED IMAGE OPTICAL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR GLV LASER LINE IMAGERS | July 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16916157 | LENS MODULE | June 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16887861 | DIFFUSER HAVING ASYMMETRIC LIGHT OUTPUT PATTERN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | May 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16764631 | Radiant Beam Combining of Multiple Multimode Semiconductor Laser Diodes for Directional Laser Beam Delivery Applications | May 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16764075 | OBJECTIVE CHANGING AND FOCUSSING APPARATUS FOR MICROSCOPES, AND MICROSCOPE HAVING SUCH OBJECTIVE CHANGING AND FOCUSSING APPARATUS | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16872052 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THROUGH SUBSTRATE VIA | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16865692 | OPTICAL DEVICE | May 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16853611 | LASER RADIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | April 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16755989 | MIRROR SUPPORT AND MIRROR SUPPORT MECHANISM | April 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16847066 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | April 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16819579 | Driving Device, Camera Module, Electronic Apparatus, and Method for Manufacturing Driving Device | March 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16643158 | DUAL COLLIMATING LENS CONFIGURATION FOR OPTICAL DEVICES | February 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16781848 | ANAMORPHIC PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DIGITAL IMAGERS | February 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16633898 | IMAGING DEVICE | January 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16739233 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16737255 | DISPLAYS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF | January 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16735702 | LENS MODULE | January 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16734167 | DISPLAY WITH SWITCHABLE RETARDER ARRAY | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16721598 | SOLID STATE LIDAR SILICON PHOTONICS | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16624054 | OPTICALLY TRANSMISSIVE DEVICES AND FABRICATION | December 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16716951 | Optical Element Driving Device, Camera Device and Electronic Apparatus | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16622896 | Mirror Device | December 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622362 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND HEAD UP DISPLAY APPARATUS | December 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16699014 | MONOLITHIC TRANSMITTING SPECTRAL BEAM COMBINER | November 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16689097 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16687899 | DIFFUSE REFLECTOR AND METHODS OF USE | November 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16676420 | LIGHT GUIDE ASSEMBLY AND REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16675022 | LENS MODULE OF IMPROVED STABILITY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | November 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16674352 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16610925 | Diffractive display, lightguide element and projector therefor, and method for displaying image | November 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16671415 | OPTICAL COMBINER LENS WITH LIGHTGUIDE AND SPACERS EMBEDDED IN LENS | November 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672022 | LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM | November 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16604487 | CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID LENS | October 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16595315 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS AND ACCESSORY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16592163 | LOW-OBLIQUITY PUPIL RELAY FOR NEAR-EYE DISPLAY | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16586660 | FIELD OF VIEW EXPANDING SYSTEM | September 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16497534 | WAVEGUIDE FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY | September 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16578619 | IMAGAING OPTICAL SYSTEM, PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS | September 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16574943 | MULTILAYERED META LENS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16566910 | Control of dynamic lenses | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16560900 | Complex Focusing System | September 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16491032 | SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS | September 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16555984 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | August 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16551993 | ZOOM LENS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND EXTENDER LENS UNIT | August 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16545609 | FOCUS-ADJUSTABLE OPTICS | August 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16544818 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL MICROLENS ARRAY | August 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16541588 | Optical Lens for a Photodiode-Equipped Device | August 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16538804 | LIGHT GUIDE MODULE AND AUGMENTED REALITY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | August 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16532201 | CONTEXT-BASED FOCUS CONTROL OF A MICROSCOPE | August 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16482297 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DEVIATION ON A DISPLACEMENT PATH OF AN OPTICAL ZOOM LENS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTION AND IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16522749 | LENS AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16477975 | STACKED LENS STRUCTURE, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | July 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16454325 | LENS DRIVE DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE UNIT | June 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16472696 | MARKER | June 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16443657 | CONVERTER LENS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | June 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16434957 | OPTICAL NEURAL NETWORK APPARATUS INCLUDING PASSIVE PHASE MODULATOR | June 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16431945 | PLASTIC BARREL, LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16423005 | FREE-FORM PRISM-LENS GROUP AND NEAR-EYE DISPLAY APPARATUS | May 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16391564 | HYBRID ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES AND METHODS | April 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16387654 | LENS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | April 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16386390 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE INCLUDING LITHIUM-RICH ANTI-PEROVSKITE MATERIAL | April 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16386420 | TRANSMITTER MODULE | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16385742 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE | April 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16383808 | Wide-Angle Lens Assembly | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16376275 | AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD | April 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16360159 | PLASTIC BARREL, LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | March 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16359117 | Eye Tracking Based On Waveguide Imaging | March 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16334502 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | March 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16354666 | OPTICAL MODULE | March 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16287754 | MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE | February 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16287316 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | February 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16286783 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES CONTAINING A SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE | February 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16328593 | OPTICAL MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM | February 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16286339 | LENS BARREL | February 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PATEL, VIPIN.
With a 75.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 32.0% 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.
✓ 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 PATEL, VIPIN works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 564 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner PATEL, VIPIN's allowance rate of 77.0% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by PATEL, VIPIN receive 1.99 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PATEL, VIPIN is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 56% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PATEL, VIPIN. This interview benefit is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 60% 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 35.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 54% 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, 77.8% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 63% 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 84.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 59.1% 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, 58.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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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