USPTO Examiner WASHINGTON TAMARA Y - Art Unit 2872

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18979950METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR MODULATING OR REDUCING PHOTOPHOBIC RESPONSESDecember 2024April 2025Allow410NoNo
18670871OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18650714IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18650474IMAGE CAPTURING OPTICAL ASSEMBLY, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18600053OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18599409ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEMMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18539019CAMERA DRIVING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18504213IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18501770REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICES AND COMPONENTSNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18499372OPTICAL APPARATUSNovember 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18384522DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18377246OPTICAL IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18283349METHOD AND LIGHT MICROSCOPE FOR A HIGH-RESOLUTION EXAMINATION OF A SAMPLESeptember 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18349623OPTICAL IMAGING LENSJuly 2023June 2024Allow1200NoNo
18344154OPTICAL SYSTEMJune 2023June 2025Allow2320NoNo
18257110SYSTEMS AND CAMERAS FOR TILTING A FOCAL PLANE OF A SUPER-MACRO IMAGEJune 2023February 2024Allow800NoNo
18330645OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMJune 2023February 2024Allow800NoNo
18311859Methods and Apparatus for Compensating Image Distortion and Illumination Nonuniformity in a WaveguideMay 2023March 2025Abandon2220NoNo
18304228METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR MODULATING OR REDUCING PHOTOPHOBIC RESPONSESApril 2023December 2024Allow1920NoNo
18303413COLOR CORRECTED BACK REFLECTION IN AR SYSTEMSApril 2023March 2024Allow1100NoNo
18295685APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL SEE-THROUGH HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY WITH MUTUAL OCCLUSION AND OPAQUENESS CONTROL CAPABILITYApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18189685OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMMarch 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18186451OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMMarch 2023February 2024Allow1100NoNo
18173425OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18112469OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18019304ACTUATOR ASSEMBLYFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1100NoNo
18103638ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEMJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18153026LED SYNCHRONIZATION FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICESJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710YesNo
18147217OPTICAL APPARATUSDecember 2022October 2023Allow900NoNo
17983299OPTICAL FILTER WITH LIGHT SOURCENovember 2022January 2024Allow1400NoNo
18052619NEAR INFRARED CONTROL COATING, ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMENovember 2022January 2024Allow1500NoNo
17977176HIGH RESOLUTION LENS MODULEOctober 2022June 2024Allow1900NoNo
17938715IMAGE CAPTURING OPTICAL ASSEMBLY, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2022January 2024Allow1600NoNo
17823106IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022September 2023Allow1200NoNo
17908113WIDE-APERTURE SPHERICAL PRIMARY MIRROR OFF-AXIS AFOCAL OPTICAL SYSTEMAugust 2022November 2023Allow1400NoNo
17895371LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULEAugust 2022March 2024Allow1910NoNo
17822367NANOVOIDED GRADED-INDEX OPTICAL ELEMENTS, OPTICAL ARRAYS, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEAugust 2022August 2023Allow1200NoNo
17759732METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR INFLUENCING LIGHT PROPAGATION DIRECTIONSJuly 2022June 2023Allow1101NoNo
17874112CAMERA DRIVING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2022September 2023Allow1400NoNo
17758612COLOR CORRECTED BACK REFLECTION IN AR SYSTEMSJuly 2022January 2023Allow700NoNo
17810628PLASTIC OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGING LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2022July 2023Allow1200NoNo
17807781VEHICLE MOUNTABLE HOLOGRAPHIC PROMOTING SYSTEMJune 2022February 2025Abandon3220NoNo
17785722OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH AN ELECTROCHEMICAL FUNCTIONAL DEVICE HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL AND/OR ENERGETIC PROPERTIES AND A CO A TING FOR CONTROLLING COLOUR IN REFLECTION, AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSESJune 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17783277LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA-MOUNTED APPARATUSJune 2022September 2023Allow1520NoNo
17752295HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY AND LIGHT REDUCERMay 2022December 2023Allow1920NoNo
17751610OPTICAL IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022July 2023Allow1300NoNo
17751240REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICES AND COMPONENTSMay 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17663806LENS MOVING APPARATUSMay 2022May 2023Allow1200NoNo
17663197AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR NON-LIGHT-EMITTING VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEVICES AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAMEMay 2022June 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17738566Methods, Apparatuses and Computer Program Products for Remote Fluorophore Illumination in Eye Tracking SystemsMay 2022June 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17774254OPTICAL DEVICEMay 2022May 2025Allow3610NoNo
17726560LENS DRIVEApril 2022June 2025Allow3810NoNo
17716758OPTICAL MEMBER DRIVING MECHANISMApril 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17715179IMAGING LENS SYSTEMApril 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17699670OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MODULEMarch 2022September 2023Allow1800NoNo
17577652REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICES AND COMPONENTSJanuary 2022April 2022Allow300NoNo
17555950LENS MOUNTING APPARATUS AND PROJECTORDecember 2021May 2025Allow4110NoNo
17543422Guided Autofocus AssemblyDecember 2021February 2024Allow2611NoNo
17541760OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMDecember 2021May 2025Allow4110NoNo
17613140OPTICAL UNIT AND IMAGING DEVICENovember 2021June 2025Abandon4320NoNo
17514859CAMERA LENSOctober 2021July 2024Allow3200NoNo
17606270Auto-Focus Driving Assembly, Lens Kit, and Electronic DeviceOctober 2021April 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17481278ALIGNING A POLARIZATION DEVICE USING A SPATIALLY VARIANT POLARIZATION ELEMENTSeptember 2021December 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17475824OPTICAL DRIVING MECHANISMSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3610NoNo
17473768OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND PROJECTION APPARATUSSeptember 2021January 2025Allow4010NoNo
17459874OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVE MECHANISMAugust 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17412576IMAGING LENS DRIVING MODULE, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2021June 2024Allow3400NoNo
17406488OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMAugust 2021October 2023Allow2510NoNo
17391797IMAGING LENSAugust 2021October 2023Allow2610NoNo
17385474ON-MIRROR INTEGRATED ADAPTIVE OPTICSJuly 2021June 2024Allow3510NoNo
17383529PLASTIC BARREL, AUTOFOCUS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2021July 2023Allow2410NoNo
17371429INTEGRATED CONDUCTIVE APERTURES FOR OPTICAL DEVICESJuly 2021March 2024Allow3210YesNo
17368480OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING LENSJuly 2021August 2023Allow2510NoNo
17362615OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, CAMERA UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2021January 2025Allow4220NoNo
17353943LENS-FREE HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR HIGH SENSITIVITY LABEL-FREE MICROBIAL GROWTH DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION FOR SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION, AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTINGJune 2021December 2023Allow3001NoNo
17416492METHOD OF FABRICATING A SYMMETRIC LIGHT GUIDE OPTICAL ELEMENTJune 2021January 2023Allow1900NoNo
17334780DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE AND DRIVING CONTROL METHODMay 2021June 2023Allow2410NoNo
17303480NEAR-EYE DISPLAY SYSTEMMay 2021March 2023Allow2200NoNo
17331424MONOLITHIC PHOTONIC RESONATOR AND ASSOCIATED LASER FREQUENCY STABILIZATION METHODMay 2021April 2025Allow4712NoNo
17303226OPTICAL PATH LENGTH EXTENDERMay 2021August 2023Allow2610NoNo
17314428Efficient gesture-based contact lens algorithms for human to contact lens communicationMay 2021January 2023Allow2100NoNo
17289325CAMERA ACTUATOR, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA MOUNT DEVICEApril 2021April 2024Allow3510NoNo
17241367DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DRIVING DEVICEApril 2021July 2023Allow2710NoNo
17240997OPTICAL ARRAY, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSApril 2021January 2024Allow3310NoNo
17226196LENS ASSEMBLY ACTUATING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2021January 2023Allow2200NoNo
17283519OPTICAL ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHODApril 2021September 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17223128METHOD FOR EXAMINING A SAMPLE, AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHODApril 2021August 2023Allow2810NoNo
17214122TRANSMISSION GRATING AND LASER DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING TRANSMISSION GRATINGMarch 2021September 2024Allow4201NoNo
17208028VOICE COIL MOTOR DEVICE AND LENS MODULE HAVING VOICE COIL MOTOR DEVICEMarch 2021October 2023Allow3110NoNo
17203926IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2021January 2024Allow3400NoNo
17193505OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMMarch 2021October 2023Allow3110NoNo
17188948Interchangeable Lens StructuresMarch 2021June 2025Allow5220YesNo
17189034Guided Autofocus AssemblyMarch 2021August 2021Allow500NoNo
17184974DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2810NoNo
17249182IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2021August 2023Allow2910NoNo
17178432LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3500NoNo
17155964OPTICAL SYSTEMJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3010NoNo
17153339LENS DRIVING DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEJanuary 2021January 2023Allow2300YesNo
17150373CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3110NoNo
17129550Methods and Apparatus for Compensating Image Distortion and Illumination Nonuniformity in a WaveguideDecember 2020July 2023Abandon3110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
12.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
17
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(41.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(58.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
66.1%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 41.2% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 681 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y's allowance rate of 84.4% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y receive 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y. This interview benefit is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 37.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 140.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 87% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 92.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 76.9% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 30.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 7.3% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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