Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18734802 | CAMERA MODULE | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18734764 | CAMERA MODULE | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18734775 | CAMERA MODULE | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641721 | Eyewear with Inwardly Biased Temples | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18592657 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18414630 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18413470 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408638 | ACTUATORS FOR PROVIDING AN EXTENDED TWO-DEGREE OF FREEDOM ROTATION RANGE | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530471 | Head-Mounted Display Device With Vision Correction | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18518314 | LIGHT-FOLDING ELEMENT FOR CAMERA MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18498083 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18369906 | Eyewear Device | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367971 | IMAGE CAPTURE AT VARYING OPTICAL POWERS | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463372 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18240658 | OBJECTIVE LENS, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND MICROSCOPE | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18452421 | Folded Optics Camera with Tilt Actuator | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362008 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 7 | 1 | No | No |
| 18360266 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348213 | Earpiece-less Eyeglasses | July 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18344692 | Electronic Devices With Nose Sensing | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18209458 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT WITH AN OVERVIEW FUNCTION FOR A CATADIOPTRIC MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331039 | LENS UNIT | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322576 | WEARABLE DEVICES AND QUICK-RELEASE ASSEMBLIES THEREOF | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18142991 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED END-TO-END EYE SCREENING, MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS | May 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141140 | ALIGNMENT IMPROVEMENTS FOR OPHTHALMIC DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138934 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND CAMERA | April 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18248981 | OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND DISPLAY ENGINES FOR AUGMENTED REALITY AND NEAR-EYE HEADSETS | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18193468 | STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING A MIRROR TO INSIDE OF A VEHICLE AND AN INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR INCLUDING THE SAME | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246985 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18126404 | EYEGLASSES STRUCTURE | March 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188902 | ADJUSTABLE FORCE TEMPLE ARMS FOR HEAD MOUNTED WEARABLE DEVICE | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18026491 | Universal-Fit Eyeglasses | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121164 | OPTICAL DEVICE | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109748 | CAMERA MODULE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108118 | Eyewear With Inwardly Biased Temples | February 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166851 | LENS MOVING APPARATUS | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159228 | METHOD, ARRANGEMENT AND MICROSCOPE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING IN MICROSCOPY USING AN ASYMMETRIC PSF | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18151859 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18151817 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093045 | CAMERA MODULE | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092506 | CAMERA MODULE | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149614 | EYEGLASSES HAVING TEMPLES BENDABLE TO CONVERT BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT CURVED STATES | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067409 | LINEAR MOTOR, LENS BARREL INCLUDING LINEAR MOTOR, AND DRIVE DEVICE INCLUDING LINEAR MOTOR | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076918 | INFINITY-CORRECTED MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070678 | Connection Structure of Spectacle Frame | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059127 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985966 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984432 | CAMERA MODULE | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979334 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING LENS DRIVING DEVICE | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920394 | REFLECTION-ASYMMETRIC METAL GRATING POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTER | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17920004 | OPTICAL APPARATUS | October 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930078 | OPTICAL REFLECTING ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL LENS ELEMENT MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890886 | Earpiece-less glasses | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17888993 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881072 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867350 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING CONTACT LENSES WITH DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED SAGITTA AND CLEARANCE | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790354 | OPTICAL PATH CHANGING UNIT AND LENS ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17837837 | ZOOM LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835695 | HYPEREXTENDING HINGE HAVING FPC SERVICE LOOPS FOR EYEWEAR | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833541 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR A VIRTUAL RETINAL SCAN DISPLAY, DATA GLASSES AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING IMAGE CONTENTS ONTO THE RETINA OF A USER | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826122 | THREE-PIECE COMPACT OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776427 | ACTUATORS FOR PROVIDING AN EXTENDED TWO-DEGREE OF FREEDOM ROTATION RANGE | May 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17730108 | CAMERA OPTICAL LENS | April 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723672 | LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718632 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM WITH OBLIQUE ILLUMINATION | April 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754362 | LIGHT ROUTE CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME | March 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17696674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OCULAR MOTILITY | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17683632 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17677406 | Eye Tracking Based On Waveguide Imaging | February 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17674362 | DRIVING MECHANISM | February 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17671343 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT | February 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665752 | LENS BARREL, LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | February 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17666036 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575713 | PLASTIC LIGHT-FOLDING ELEMENT, IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17567261 | Lens Assembly | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566736 | LENS MODULE | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17563649 | SEE-THROUGH TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17558249 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS | December 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595524 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA-MOUNTED APPARATUS | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17528180 | OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH POLARIZATION VOLUME HOLOGRAM | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17524642 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17514204 | OPTICAL LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17513892 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS | October 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509079 | Optical Imaging Lens Assembly | October 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505669 | Optical Imaging Lens Assembly | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17493874 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Electrochromic Devices Using Integrated Power Source | October 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 52 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 17449468 | SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE LIGHT CONTROL FILM | September 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488397 | COATED GLASS ARTICLES AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | September 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17442287 | SCANNING MICROSCOPE UNIT | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17441115 | SMOKE HARD COATING FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME | September 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17439609 | Optical Component, Camera Module, Terminal, and Optical Component Processing Method | September 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17434661 | Voice Coil Motor for Driving Liquid Lens and Lens Assembly having Voice Coil Motor | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17458050 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING UNIT, IMAGING OPTICAL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17432524 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE OPTICAL CENTER POINT OF THE LENSES OF SPECTACLES TO BE MANUFACTURED FOR A SPECTACLE WEARER | August 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17392063 | EYEGLASSES RETAINER HEADBAND | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17384196 | LIGHT DEFLECTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17383955 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17383305 | OPTICAL IMAGING CAPTURING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17379404 | RETINAL IMAGE CAPTURING | July 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17420863 | Eye Shield | July 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RAKOWSKI, CARA E.
With a 44.4% 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.
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, 47.1% 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.
✓ 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 RAKOWSKI, CARA E works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 493 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.5%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner RAKOWSKI, CARA E's allowance rate of 63.5% places them in the 24% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by RAKOWSKI, CARA E receive 2.40 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 69% 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 RAKOWSKI, CARA E is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAKOWSKI, CARA E. This interview benefit is in the 22% 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, 17.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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, 80.0% 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 55.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% 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 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 3.8% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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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