Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19255892 | Method of Loupe Assembly and Eyewear Incorporating Said Loupe Assembly Therein | June 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19063340 | MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS ASSEMBLY | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18938337 | MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS ASSEMBLY | November 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18787865 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18738106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATION OF STRUCTURES WITHIN AN EYE | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657514 | INTERNALLY SLOTTED CAM FOR LENS SYSTEM | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18655613 | CAMERA MODULE | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626233 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604959 | MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18586678 | Optical Devices and Systems with Dichroic Beamsplitter Color Combiner | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581544 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH THERMAL AUGMENTATION | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438288 | UV AND HIGH ENERGY VISIBLE ABSORBING OPHTHALMIC LENSES | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18292090 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED FACADE-LEVEL AESTHETICS OF DYNAMIC GLASS | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18292292 | CIRCADIAN RHYTHM RESTORING BLUE BLOCKERS | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419183 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS ON OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403026 | Method and Apparatus for Limiting Growth of Eye Length | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18396891 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | December 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524122 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504947 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504395 | MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS ASSEMBLY | November 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499948 | ZOOM LENS | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496096 | LIGHT SOURCES WITH CHIP-LEVEL INTEGRATED DIFFUSERS | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490349 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487789 | EYEWEAR INCLUDING A REMOTE CONTROL CAMERA | October 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378663 | OPTICAL LENS AND OPTICAL DATA CAPTURING DEVICE | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373511 | MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373696 | Imaging System with Optimized Extended Depth of Focus | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474860 | LOW STATIC OPTICAL REMOVABLE LENS STACK | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372021 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MULTISTAGE MOLDING OF LENSES | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368520 | METHOD OF CALIBRATION FOR HOLOGRAPHIC ENERGY DIRECTING SYSTEMS | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367800 | HELIOSTAT | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18460454 | Folded Telephoto Camera Lens System | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18236054 | CONCENTRATING LENS, PHOTODETECTOR WITH CONCENTRATING LENS, CONCENTRATING LENS UNIT | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451336 | OPTICAL ARTICLES COMPRISING ENCAPSULATED MICROLENSES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449731 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232936 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18263186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE ORDER-RECEIPT PROCESSING AND PRODUCTION OF EYEGLASS LENSES | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18263201 | OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT, OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222560 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350849 | PLANAR OPTIC HYBRID TELEPHOTO LENS | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342625 | MICROLENS ARRAY FOR ACQUIRING MULTI-FOCUS PLENOPTIC IMAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341138 | CAMERA MODULE | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341661 | Method and Apparatus for Limiting Growth of Eye Length | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210009 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331045 | Object Localization System | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18318753 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING A DEFINED LASER ILLUMINATION ON A WORK PLANE | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196616 | Myopia Progression Treatment | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316088 | LIGHT ENERGY COLLECTING SYSTEM AND DETECTION APPARATUS | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134322 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18248910 | LIGHT DIFFRACTION ELEMENT UNIT, MULTISTAGE LIGHT DIFFRACTION DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MULTISTAGE LIGHT DIFFRACTION DEVICE | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026754 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184511 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184056 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120521 | 360 DEGREE ROTATING MIRROR ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18245018 | OPTICAL FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024988 | MULTIPLE COHERENT BEAM COMBINATION SYSTEMS WITH REDUCED NUMBER OF APERTURES | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174510 | OPTICAL PRODUCTS, MASTERS FOR FABRICATING OPTICAL PRODUCTS, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING MASTERS AND OPTICAL PRODUCTS | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18172750 | CONFIGURABLE LIGHT EMISSION BY SELECTIVE BEAM-SWEEPING | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18167135 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165427 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT, AERIAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SPATIAL INPUT DEVICE | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165167 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163200 | LOW STATIC OPTICAL REMOVABLE LENS STACK | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145754 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE | December 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066923 | OPTICAL APPARATUS | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077009 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17991174 | SILICONE HYDROGEL LENS WITH A CROSSLINKED HYDROPHILIC COATING | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988962 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998947 | BEAM INTENSITY UNIFORMIZING ELEMENT | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055379 | BROADBAND ABSORBERS VIA NANOSTRUCTURES | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18054905 | MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984488 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPE CONTROL DEVICE | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982692 | GLASSES | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979348 | MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTABLE PROJECTION SYSTEM USING MOVABLE LENS PLATES | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049856 | Optical Articles Comprising Encapsulated Microlenses and Methods of Making the Same | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969824 | Method and Apparatus for Limiting Growth of Eye Length | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047839 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937282 | PINHOLE MITIGATION FOR OPTICAL DEVICES | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915664 | VEHICLE INTERIOR STRUCTURE | September 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955870 | WAVEFRONT CONTROL ELEMENT, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910396 | FILTER HOLDER AND FILTER ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940534 | VEHICLE SYSTEM HAVING VARIABLE OPACITY | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909451 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING MICROSCOPE SPECIMENS USING OPTICAL MARKERS | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17903947 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896428 | OPTICAL DEVICE | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894964 | Method of Loupe Assembly and Eyewear Incorporating Said Loupe Assembly Therein | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17821066 | EYEWEAR INCLUDING A REMOTE CONTROL CAMERA | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819272 | UV And High Energy Visible Absorbing Ophthalmic Lenses | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881661 | OPTICAL ELEMENT INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF REGIONS | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881565 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816579 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMPONENT | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17872353 | EYEWEAR WITH CHROMA ENHANCEMENT | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758983 | PRIVACY FILM, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND SPLICE PANEL | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812328 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858391 | HIGH-DURABILITY COLORING METAL MEMBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852064 | INTERNALLY SLOTTED CAM FOR LENS SYSTEM | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848336 | ADJUSTING INTERPUPILLARY DISTANCE AND EYE RELIEF DISTANCE OF A HEADSET | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832425 | OPTICAL LENS DEVICE HAVING AN ETCHED POLARIZATION MINIATURE STRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781998 | ADAPTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED RESPONSE TIME, RELATED USE AND METHOD | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824791 | Methods of Forming Holographic Gratings for Optical Systems | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17746243 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING FLOATING IMAGE DISPLAY | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TALLMAN, ROBERT E.
With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 12.5% 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 TALLMAN, ROBERT E works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 760 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner TALLMAN, ROBERT E's allowance rate of 82.6% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by TALLMAN, ROBERT E receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 TALLMAN, ROBERT E 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 +12.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TALLMAN, ROBERT E. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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 51.0% 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, 162.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 91% 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 82.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 65.2% 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, 36.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% 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 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 50% 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 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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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