Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18636473 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615471 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS | March 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18611990 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603322 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY, LENS ASSEMBLY DRIVING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18583639 | LOW PRESSURE MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433588 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18539054 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18536419 | IMAGE CAPTURING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18532974 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18515938 | Ophthalmic Optical Lens for Vision Correction Having One or More Areas of More Positive Power | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18506146 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383436 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18487485 | INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378456 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18473165 | VISION DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471310 | LENS MECHANISM AND LENS DEVICE | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18463160 | MEASURING REFRACTIVE ERROR OF THE HUMAN EYE USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446335 | ARTICLE INCLUDING LIGHT VALVES | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363323 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING BLINK INHIBITION AS A MARKER OF ENGAGEMENT AND PERCEIVED STIMULUS SALIENCE | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18224663 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CAMERA MODULE | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18355187 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223647 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRO-OPTIC MEDIUM | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18343473 | AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY COMPRISING EYEPIECE HAVING A TRANSPARENT EMISSIVE DISPLAY | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18258524 | FOCUS MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATION, AND OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265706 | COLOUR ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY | June 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205524 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18202170 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322472 | MITIGATING DEFECTS IN AN ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE UNDER A BUS BAR | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322368 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18303815 | FABRICATION OF ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18302187 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136225 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SPEED NON-MECHANICAL ATMOSPHERIC COMPENSATION | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296460 | OPTICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING A PROBE FOR IMAGE SENSOR DETECTION | April 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247341 | INTERFERENCE FILTER AND USE OF A STACKED ARRANGEMENT OF LAYER STRUCTURES AS INTERFERENCE FILTER | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188198 | ALTERABLE OPTICAL STRUCTURES | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18043975 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART HEAD-MOUNTED DRUG DELIVERY TO AN EYE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172400 | OPTICAL PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164668 | IMAGING LENS MODULE WITH PLASTIC BARREL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME MODULE | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18099292 | OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098359 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18097377 | System and Method for Evaluating Neurological Conditions | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18004191 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELF-CORRECTING OBJECTIVE REFRACTOMETRY | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18150146 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING MULTI-ZONE TINTABLE WINDOWS | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18092417 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003857 | EYE EXAMINATION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088369 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-MECHANICAL OPTICAL AND PHOTONIC BEAM STEERING | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18012380 | REFLECTION BASED CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY SYSTEM USING PRISMS FOR IMPROVED ACCURACY AND METHOD OF USE | December 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18063166 | APERTURE AND APERTURE CONTROL METHOD, IMAGING LENS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993518 | MULTI-ZONE EC WINDOWS | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984317 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18050164 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS AND METHODS FOR DISCHARGING REMNANT VOLTAGE USING BACKLIGHT | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17973261 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-MECHANICAL OPTICAL AND PHOTONIC BEAM STEERING | October 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952536 | Lens Device | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17913078 | SCLERAL CONTACT LENS | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945884 | REFRACTIVE INDEX DETERMINATION BY MULTI-DIRECTIONAL OPHTHALMIC IMAGE PROCESSING | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931423 | MULTI-ZONE EC WINDOWS | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931014 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING MULTI-ZONE TINTABLE WINDOWS | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17939291 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 17877061 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791490 | ANNULAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE FOR FUNDUS CAMERAS | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843653 | REFINED PROCEDURE FOR OPHTHALMIC ABERRATION MEASUREMENT | June 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836710 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS TO STEER AN ELECTROMAGNETIC BEAM UTILIZING STAGED STEERING | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17835427 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17729184 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17730102 | ZOOM LENS | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CUSTOM-FITTED AND STYLED EYEWEAR BASED ON USER-PROVIDED IMAGES AND PREFERENCES | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17721258 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17706271 | EYEWEAR LENSES | March 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701819 | METHOD FOR MAKING EMBEDDED HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761875 | OPHTHALMIC LENS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND EYEWEAR COMPRISING THE OPHTHALMIC LENS | March 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654682 | MULTI-ZONE EC WINDOWS | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17642236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STEREOSCOPIC COLOR EYE IMAGING | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17654563 | MULTI-ZONE EC WINDOWS | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689296 | POLARIZED LENS FOR SPECTACLES, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZED LENS FOR SPECTACLES, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FRAMED SPECTACLE, AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING POLARIZED LENS FOR SPECTACLES | March 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17641307 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580246 | REDUCTION OF WAVEFRONT ERRORS CAUSED BY APPLANATION OF SURFACES OF A MULTI-LENSLET COMPLIANT LENS SYSTEM | January 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628107 | OPHTHALMIC IMAGING WITH K-MIRROR SCANNING, EFFICIENT INTERFEROMETRY, AND PUPIL ALIGNMENT THROUGH SPATIAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS | January 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17626008 | LIQUID LENS CONTROL DEVICE | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17568717 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS AND OPHTHALMIC SYSTEM | January 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17624008 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OPTIMIZING SPECTACLE LENSES FOR WEARERS OF IMPLANTED INTRAOCULAR LENSES | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17549342 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAMINATED LENS FOR EYEWEAR AND FRAME ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17618085 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING OPHTHALMIC PARAMETERS BY 3D MAPPING | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543772 | LENS FOCUS ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY AND PROJECTOR | December 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542519 | CAMERA OPTICAL LENS | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17538520 | INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17289888 | FLUIDIC LENS WITH VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH | November 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612226 | Electrically-tunable vision aid for treatment of myopia | November 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17526082 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17453408 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING MULTI-LEVEL PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATED SIGNALS USING INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17511868 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17508629 | DETERMINATION OF A REFRACTIVE ERROR OF AN EYE | October 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505701 | PLACIDO PATTERN FOR A CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHER | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17502637 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY MEDIA WITH NETWORK ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | October 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17490977 | LIGHT CONTROL ELEMENT | September 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488887 | OPHTHALMIC LENS ASSEMBLY | September 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17479150 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING DEVICE | September 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17479480 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING DEVICE | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17477682 | IMAGING MARKERS FOR VERIFYING BIOMETRY | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17478673 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL EYE IMAGING FOR SCREENING, MONITORING, AND DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES | September 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SAHLE, MAHIDERE S.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 33.3% 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 SAHLE, MAHIDERE S works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 952 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner SAHLE, MAHIDERE S's allowance rate of 84.9% places them in the 61% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SAHLE, MAHIDERE S receive 1.87 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 44% 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 SAHLE, MAHIDERE S is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAHLE, MAHIDERE S. 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, 31.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 64% 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 50.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
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 91.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 68.2% 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, 52.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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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