USPTO Examiner PEACE RHONDA S - Art Unit 2874

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19220807MULTI-MODE PUMP LASER BASED MULTI-WAVELENGTH ENTANGLED PHOTON PAIR GENERATION DEVICE AND QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION NETWORK CONFIGURATION METHOD USING THE SAMEMay 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19017542DOMAIN WALL STRAIGHTENING METHOD OF PERIODICALLY POLED FERROELECTRIC CRYSTALJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
18842284CAPILLARY ARRAY AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREFORAugust 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18800413METHODS OF GENERATING LASER OUTPUTS BASED ON DIFFERENT STATES OF LASER INPUTS AND RELATED SYSTEMSAugust 2024August 2025Allow1300NoNo
18734555OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FILMSJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18650323Optical Assembly For Optical Transceiver And Optical Transceiver Using SameApril 2024June 2025Allow1420NoNo
18615524Sealed Optical Fiber TerminalMarch 2024October 2025Allow1810YesNo
18691004DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL FREQUENCY-CONVERSIONMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18597561OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18596415ANGULAR UNIFORMITY WAVEGUIDE FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITYMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18594669CABLE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTMarch 2024July 2025Allow1720NoNo
18585164SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION ELEMENT AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18436628MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18431731HARDENED OPTICAL POWER CONNECTION SYSTEMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1420NoNo
18415870METHOD OF FABRICATION OF COMPOUND LIGHT-GUIDE OPTICAL ELEMENTSJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600NoNo
18410944Systems and Methods for Optical Pulse Shaping Through Nonlinear MixingJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600NoNo
18391071Optical Communications ConnectorsDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18505860HOLLOW-CORE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER BASED BROADBAND RADIATION GENERATORNovember 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18505039COMPACT MODE-LOCKED LASER MODULENovember 2023August 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18383415CASCADED RESONATORS PHOTON PAIR SOURCEOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18554239REFRACTIVE INDEX CONTRAST POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAMEOctober 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18477552METHOD FOR PREPARING PN JUNCTION, PN JUNCTION, AND MODULATORSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18478665SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED MODULATOR INCLUDING A CONDUCTIVE STRAPSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910YesNo
18283208Method and Apparatus for Correcting Optical Waveform Distortion and Optical Signal Receiving ApparatusSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2200NoNo
18370600Beam-steering System Based on a MEMS-Actuated Vertical-Coupler ArraySeptember 2023September 2025Allow2400NoNo
18550475OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, OPTICAL MODULATOR, OPTICAL MODULATION MODULE, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICESeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18550472OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, OPTICAL MODULATOR, OPTICAL MODULATION MODULE, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18465791SURFACE MOUNT TYPE OPTICAL MODULE AND ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18464528TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENCLOSURE FOR HARDENED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18548815Optical Wavelength Conversion DeviceSeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18279826IMAGE LIGHT GUIDE WITH MULTI-WAVELENGTH IN-COUPLING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAugust 2023January 2026Allow2920NoNo
18458301MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTSAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18547493PUSH-PULL PLUG WITH LOCKAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18450199INTEGRATED NONLINEAR PHOTONIC WAVEGUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR FREQUENCY COMB STABILIZATIONAugust 2023January 2024Allow510YesNo
18232729TRAY SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MODULAR CASSETTE CONFIGURATIONS IN A FIBER OPTIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2023April 2025Allow2011YesNo
18364454ACTIVITY DETECTION IN FIBER OPTIC NETWORKAugust 2023January 2026Allow2900NoNo
18226331HOLLOW-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18358468OPTICAL SYSTEM HAVING OPTICAL SUPPLY SUB-SYSTEM WITH REDUNDANT LIGHT SOURCEJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18262613OPTICAL PHASE MODULATOR, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICEJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18273296OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL ELEMENTJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18271025HOLLOW-CORE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERJuly 2023September 2025Allow2730NoNo
18344442OPTICAL SOURCE AND SUPERCONTINUUM LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUSJune 2023October 2024Allow1520NoNo
18260020LOW-THRESHOLD SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION IN BULK DIELECTRICS AND SEMICONDUCTORSJune 2023August 2025Allow2500NoNo
18259451MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL MOUNTING BOARDJune 2023February 2026Allow3220YesNo
18212933SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REALIZING TRANSVERSE ANDERSON LOCALIZATION IN ENERGY RELAYS USING COMPONENT ENGINEERED STRUCTURESJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18212515APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTENSITY MODULATION IN A PHOTONIC COMPUTING SYSTEM BASED ON INTERFEROMETRIC COUPLINGJune 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18266760METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR GENERATING A SUPERCONTINUUM BY A GHOST PULSEJune 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
17996455ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT NON-LINEAR LIGHT CONVERSIONJune 2023September 2025Allow3510NoNo
18207361RELEASE MECHANISM OF TRANSCEIVER MODULEJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18206239TRACEABLE FIBER USING FERRULE AND CAP AT FAN-OUT KITJune 2023May 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18205924Method for Generating Non-Classical Light from Classical LightJune 2023January 2026Allow3111NoNo
18328431TRAY MEANS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT MODULAR CASSETTE CONFIGURATIONS IN A FIBER OPTIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2023April 2025Allow2211YesNo
18203263BRIGHT SOURCES FOR PURE PHOTONS ENTANGLEMENTMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18039094DEPOLARIZER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIER EXCITATION APPARATUSMay 2023April 2025Allow2301NoNo
18323309Silicon-based modulator with different transition zone thicknessesMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18038668Optical Parametric Oscillator SystemMay 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18037088MICRO-NANO STRUCTURE SENSITIVE TO LASER BEAM IN SPECIFIC DIRECTIONMay 2023May 2025Allow2400NoNo
18196764ULTRA-BROADBAND MID-INFRARED GENERATION IN DISPERSION-ENGINEERED THIN-FILM LITHIUM NIOBATEMay 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18196860FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLYMay 2023July 2025Allow2620NoNo
18314817OPTICAL MODULATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18144201OPTICAL CONNECTORMay 2023February 2026Allow3320NoNo
18312593NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICEMay 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18142419ACTIVE PHOTONIC DEVICES WITH ENHANCED POCKELS EFFECT VIA ISOTOPE SUBSTITUTIONMay 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18310239Optical SourcesMay 2023December 2025Allow3220NoNo
18141366DYNAMIC CABLES WITH THERMOPLASTIC SHEATH REINFORCED BY WOUND FIBRESApril 2023October 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18309572Low Frequency Wave Generation Via Optical Frequency DivisionApril 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18308943Optical Fiber Distribution Systems and ComponentsApril 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18307249Sealed Optical Fiber TerminalApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18305748Optical Ring ResonatorsApril 2023September 2025Allow2921NoNo
18137586HOLOGRAPHIC SUPERIMPOSITION OF REAL WORLD PLENOPTIC OPACITY MODULATION THROUGH TRANSPARENT WAVEGUIDE ARRAYS FOR LIGHT FIELD, VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITYApril 2023January 2025Allow2120NoNo
18135162METHOD OF FABRICATION OF COMPOUND LIGHT-GUIDE OPTICAL ELEMENTSApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18031543APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTROMAGNETIC USEFUL RADIATIONApril 2023January 2026Allow3300NoNo
18133597BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CREATING BROADBAND LIGHT PULSESApril 2023August 2024Allow1720NoNo
18129967HIGH-BRIGHTNESS QUANTUM SOURCE BASED ON MULTI-WAVELENGTH COMBINATION VIA ARRAYED TYPE-0 ppKTP CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF GENERATING ENTANGLED PHOTON PAIRSApril 2023June 2023Allow200NoNo
18130083SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRYOGENIC OPTOELECTRONIC DATA LINKApril 2023February 2024Allow1000NoNo
18130372SINE-COSINE OPTICAL FREQUENCY DETECTION DEVICES FOR PHOTONICS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND APPLICATIONS IN LIDAR AND OTHER DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL SENSINGApril 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18192837IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18029461OPTICAL MODULATOR AND OPTICAL MODULATOR ARRAYMarch 2023April 2025Allow2400NoNo
18190941PHOTONIC COMMUNICATION PLATFORM AND RELATED ARCHITECTURES, SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2023May 2025Allow2501NoNo
18190659OPTICAL FIBER ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHODMarch 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18125644SINGULATION OF LITHIUM-CONTAINING PHOTONIC DEVICESMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420YesNo
18180931OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE OPTICAL SENSORMarch 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18177262OPTICAL FIBER PLUG, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR, AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION SYSTEMMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18023901FERRULE, OPTICAL CONNECTOR, AND OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTUREFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3630NoNo
18176424OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR PLUG, CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18114761THERMO-OPTIC PHASE SHIFTER SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18041913ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18020723REFLECTION MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAMEFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18166182DRIVE DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUSFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18020164OPTICAL WIRING AND OPTICAL CONNECTION METHODFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3120NoNo
18164712OPTICAL MODULATION ELEMENTFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18105639TRAY SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MODULAR CASSETTE CONFIGURATIONS IN A FIBER OPTIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFebruary 2023April 2023Allow200NoNo
18017987DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUSJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18017675OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR ENLARGING SPECTRAL BANDWIDTHS AND REDUCING ULTRASHORT PULSESJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2310NoNo
18157169FIBER OPTIC CASSETTE, SYSTEM, AND METHODJanuary 2023September 2024Abandon2010NoNo
18017059HOLLOW CORE FIBER LIGHT SOURCE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HOLLOW CORE FIBERJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2110NoNo
18156134Adaptive Heads-Up Display Using a User Monitoring System and Remote SystemsJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18014748MULTI-MODE RECEPTION MINIATURISED ENTANGLEMENT SOURCE SYSTEM BASED ON PPKTP CRYSTALJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18150557PACKAGE STRUCTURE INCLUDING PHOTONIC PACKAGE HAVING EMBEDDED OPTICAL GLUEJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2500NoNo
18145264PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSITE CABLE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3540NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PEACE, RHONDA S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
7
(87.5%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(12.5%)
Reversal Percentile
25.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 12.5% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
40
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(35.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
26
(65.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
57.6%
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, 35.0% 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 PEACE, RHONDA S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PEACE, RHONDA S works in Art Unit 2874 and has examined 1,541 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PEACE, RHONDA S's allowance rate of 87.9% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PEACE, RHONDA S receive 1.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PEACE, RHONDA S is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PEACE, RHONDA S. This interview benefit is in the 39% 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, 35.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 47.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 75.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.0% of allowed cases (in the 80% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.