Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18751068 | SURGERY 3D VISUALIZATION APPARATUS | June 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18740915 | OPTICAL LENS HAVING OFF-CENTER MAGNIFICATION GRADIANT | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18734253 | AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF ARTERIOVENOUS RATIO IN IMAGES OF BLOOD VESSELS | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18654085 | SPECTACLE LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SPECTACLE LENS | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18627012 | Ophthalmic Device with Air Vents and Integral Nose Pad | April 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18595704 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE VISION OF A PERSON | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18407606 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18396948 | Multichannel Close-up Imaging Device | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18527182 | WRAPAROUND, PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR FOR VIEWING SOLAR ECLIPSES | December 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523101 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18558135 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR REGULATING REFRACTIVE ERROR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MODULATION OF PERIPHERAL DISTORTION | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493828 | TWO-STATE ZOOM FOLDED CAMERA | October 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 27 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 18286581 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL MODULE | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373757 | Optimized Posterior Surface for Toric Contact Lenses | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18468085 | SUBMINIATURE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PORTABLE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462265 | DIMMING DEVICES WITH REVERSIBLE METAL ELECTRODEPOSITION | September 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239579 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED SUBJECTIVE REFRACTIONS | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18447089 | MEDICAL INTERFACES AND OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING EYE EXAMS | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18365940 | REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE TOP FRAME FOR EYEWEAR | August 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18270657 | EYEGLASS FRAME HAVING FOLDABLE BRIDGE | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213251 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210745 | Disposable Film for Modifying a Property of an Eyeglass Lens | June 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18326926 | DOG BONE SHAPED CYLINDRICAL TUNABLE FLUIDIC LENS WITH MINIMIZED DEFOCUS | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325581 | MOTOR FOR DRIVING LENSES | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200768 | Slit lamp and biomicroscope assembly | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18137917 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18301335 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134326 | MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOF | April 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18133811 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A DETERMINATION ABOUT AN EYE | April 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030646 | EYE GLASSES TO ALLEVIATE MOTION SICKNESS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125650 | REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE TOP FRAME FOR EYEWEAR | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18185704 | AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF ARTERIOVENOUS RATIO IN IMAGES OF BLOOD VESSELS | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18185829 | CONTROLLER AND EYE-EXAMINING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173724 | Visibility Determination System and Visual Field Test Apparatus | February 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112011 | LENS MODULE | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165448 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE ASTIGMATIC EFFECT OF AT LEAST ONE EYE | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18165140 | OPTICAL LENS HAVING OFF-CENTER MAGNIFICATION GRADIANT | February 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18004053 | AUXILIARY LIGHTING DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC SLIT LAMP | December 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077941 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18001223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING A VISION OF A SUBJECT | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18052209 | AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR TEAR FILM LIPID LAYER ON OCULAR SURFACE ATTACHED TO AN OPHTHALMIC SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPE | November 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964853 | EYEWEAR SUPPORTING MESSAGES | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963249 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961425 | MAGNETIC SAFETY GLASSES | October 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937780 | Visual Field Testing Apparatus | October 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942074 | BEAM COMBINING MODULE AND BEAM SCANNING PROJECTOR SYSTEM | September 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900922 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR COLOR-BLIND PERSON TO DISTINGUISH COLORS IN A SURROUNDING | September 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890890 | EYEWEAR LENS INTERCHANGE WITH MAGNETIC LATCH | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17879741 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875844 | VISUAL TARGET DISPLAY DEVICE, VISUAL TARGET PRESENTATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17866156 | ILLUMINATION LAYOUT FOR COMPACT PROJECTION SYSTEM | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17811722 | MOTOR FOR DRIVING LENSES | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858311 | COMPOSITE OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858908 | EYEWEAR WITH REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE TOP | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17810220 | ADAPTIVE RESOLUTION FOR MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17841010 | Lens Retainer Ring with Compliant Element | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17785436 | DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735600 | Universal Prescription Eyewear Insert | May 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660648 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPECIFIC NEAR VISION POWER OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17729241 | EYE TRACKER BASED ON RETINAL IMAGING VIA LIGHT-GUIDE OPTICAL ELEMENT | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17728722 | LENS FOR EYEWEAR AND OTHER HEADWORN SUPPORTS HAVING IMPROVED OPTICS | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17769563 | OPTICAL FILTER, COLOR VISION CORRECTION LENS, AND OPTICAL COMPONENT FOR COLOR VISION CORRECTION | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769190 | Ophthalmic Lenses and Methods for Correcting, Slowing, Reducing, and/or Controlling the Progression of Myopia | April 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17658688 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE INCLUDING LITHIUM-RICH ANTI-PEROVSKITE MATERIAL | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17712535 | Surgery 3D Visualization Apparatus | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17707435 | LENS COSMETIC APPEARANCE CUSTOMIZATION FROM VARIABLE SKIN REFLECTANCE | March 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17692231 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17753718 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TEAR FILM BREAKUP | March 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17689240 | OPHTHALMIC SET FOR MYOPIA PROGRESSION CONTROL | March 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17686989 | EYEWEAR HAVING A TEMPLE ASSEMBLY AND TEMPLE ASSEMBLY FOR EYEWEAR | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17640674 | OCT DEVICE | March 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17640004 | Optical System | March 2022 | June 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17672551 | PORTABLE INTELLIGENT MULTI-FUNCTION PHOROPTER | February 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17631806 | LIGHT ROUTE CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | January 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580483 | EYEGLASS WITH REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE TOP | January 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17571366 | WAVEGUIDE ILLUMINATOR | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17618262 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A REFRACTION FEATURE OF AN EYE OF A SUBJECT USING AN IMAGE-CAPTURE DEVICE | December 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17615930 | ACTIVE LENS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17615296 | LIQUID LENS | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17536154 | EXTERNAL EYE-CONTACT DEVICE HAVING OPAQUE AND DECENTERED LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE PORTIONS | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17521446 | FRESNEL LENSES WITH REDUCED OPTICAL ARTIFACTS | November 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17606983 | OPTICAL COMBINER | October 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17507852 | DETERMINING A REFRACTIVE ERROR OF AN EYE | October 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17494957 | ATHERMALIZED LENS DESIGN | October 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17599845 | MEASURING METHOD FOR MEASURING SENSING CAPABILITY OF EYE OF SUBJECT, AND SETTING METHOD FOR PROGRESSIVE POWER LENS | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17482561 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM | September 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17480643 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17474848 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY | September 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17463806 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | September 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17445497 | CONTACT LENS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17395324 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A TEST SUBJECT THROUGH AN OPHTHALMIC TEST | August 2021 | September 2022 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17392362 | POLARIZED VISUAL ACUITY CHART PROJECTOR | August 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17424330 | Multichannel Close-up Imaging Device | July 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17380382 | SUBMINIATURE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PORTABLE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17423811 | SPECTACLE LENS AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THE SAME | July 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17423184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL MEASUREMENT OF STEREO VISION | July 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17422287 | VIRTUAL REALITY OCULAR EXAMINATION SYSTEM | July 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17365586 | WIDE FIELD OF VIEW EYE IMAGING AND/OR MEASURING APPARATUS | July 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17365062 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | July 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17365409 | Filter Test Kit and Filter Test Frame for Low Vision | July 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WILKES, ZACHARY W.
With a 60.0% 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, 24.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner WILKES, ZACHARY W works in Art Unit 2872 and has examined 754 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner WILKES, ZACHARY W's allowance rate of 70.7% places them in the 33% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WILKES, ZACHARY W receive 2.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 62% 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 WILKES, ZACHARY W 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 +17.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WILKES, ZACHARY W. This interview benefit is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% 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, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.4% 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, 48.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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 0.1% 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 5.3% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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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