USPTO Examiner GREECE JAMES R - Art Unit 2875

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17052794OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEMMarch 2021June 2025Allow5630NoNo
16535492WIDE ANGLE LENS, IMAGING DEVICE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEAugust 2019December 2019Allow500NoNo
16017882MINIATURE LENS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEJune 2018April 2020Allow2110NoNo
15947928OPTICAL LENS SYSTEMApril 2018March 2020Allow2410NoNo
15900964CAMERA OPTICAL LENSFebruary 2018December 2019Allow2210NoNo
15893826Camera Optical LensFebruary 2018January 2020Allow2310NoNo
15893855Camera Optical LensFebruary 2018February 2020Allow2420NoNo
15864553Camera Optical LensJanuary 2018January 2020Allow2510NoNo
15860273Camera Optical LensJanuary 2018September 2019Allow2110NoNo
15823019ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICENovember 2017January 2019Allow1310NoNo
15789063LENS BARREL THAT PREVENTS UNDESIRED MOVEMENT OF OPTICAL UNITS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSOctober 2017January 2020Allow2710NoNo
15720221FOURIER LENS, METHOD FOR DESIGNING FOURIER LENS, AND SCHLIEREN APPARATUSSeptember 2017July 2019Allow2111NoNo
15716526LENS UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LENS UNITSeptember 2017August 2019Allow2311NoNo
15714107WIDE ANGLE LENS ASSEMBLY HAVING LOW DISTORTIONSeptember 2017December 2018Allow1510NoNo
15607312FIELD-OF-VIEW OCULAR AND FACIAL ALIGNMENT GUIDESMay 2017February 2019Allow2010NoNo
15531134IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING UNITMay 2017February 2018Allow900NoNo
15326436OPTICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEJanuary 2017December 2018Allow3520YesNo
15309315METHOD FOR THE ACQUISITION OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE DATA OF RETINA TISSUE OF AN EYE OF A HUMAN SUBJECTNovember 2016October 2018Allow2310NoNo
15283634ADJUSTABLE CONTACT LENS SYSTEMOctober 2016April 2019Allow3111NoNo
15231868MODULAR ACCESSORIES FOR HEAD-MOUNTABLE DEVICEAugust 2016September 2018Allow2511YesNo
15212114CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES FOR OPTIMIZED 3DEEPS STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING, CONTROL METHOD AND MEANS THEREFOR, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING AND DISPLAYING A MODIFIED VIDEOJuly 2016May 2017Allow1010NoNo
15071383ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE DEVICE USING THE SAMEMarch 2016August 2017Allow1820NoNo
15060257DIAPHRAGM CHANGING DEVICEMarch 2016July 2018Allow2821NoNo
14879194VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGEOctober 2015May 2016Allow700NoNo
14855329OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATION AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT WITH MULTIPLE ILLUMINATION MODALITIESSeptember 2015July 2016Allow1001NoNo
14808104OPTICAL APPARATUSJuly 2015December 2018Allow4111NoNo
14805633IMAGING ACCESSORY FRAME FOR INTEGRATION WITH AN OPERATING MICROSCOPEJuly 2015October 2016Allow1510NoNo
14725996FRESNEL LENS AND OPTICAL DEVICEMay 2015March 2017Allow2210NoNo
14626087METHOD OF DESIGNING COLORED LENSFebruary 2015October 2015Allow810NoNo
14566205CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES FOR OPTIMIZED 3DEEPS STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING, CONTROL METHOD AND MEANS THEREFOR, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING AND DISPLAYING A MODIFIED VIDEODecember 2014April 2016Allow1621YesNo
14474125ELECTRONIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE FOR SELECTIVE RETINAL PHOTODISRUPTION OF THE PHOTORECEPTOR MOSAICAugust 2014June 2017Allow3411YesNo
14333266CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES FOR OPTIMIZED 3DEEPS STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING, CONTROL METHOD AND MEANS THEREFOR, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING AND DISPLAYING A MODIFIED VIDEOJuly 2014November 2014Allow410NoNo
14249107OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMApril 2014September 2015Allow1711NoNo
14194123MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOFFebruary 2014January 2016Allow2220YesNo
14116602LENS AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE LENSJanuary 2014December 2015Allow2510NoNo
13883166OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR FORMING AN IMAGE ON A CONCAVE SPHERICAL SURFACEJanuary 2014June 2015Allow2510NoNo
14149293CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE PULFRICH FILTER SPECTACLES FOR OPTIMIZED 3DEEPS STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING AND ITS CONTROL METHOD AND MEANSJanuary 2014June 2014Allow510NoNo
14148389OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2014March 2015Allow1400NoNo
14147653ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2014July 2015Allow1910NoNo
14146045ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2014October 2015Allow2210NoNo
14128013APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGE OF ANTERIOR PART OF IRIS AND MEDICAL MONITORING SYSTEM USING SMART PHONEDecember 2013January 2015Allow1300NoNo
14133364ABERRATION CORRECTING METHOD AND ABERRATION CORRECTING APPARATUSDecember 2013November 2015Allow2311NoNo
14099252LENS SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE WITH LENS SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENSDecember 2013February 2014Allow300NoNo
14077920ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE HAVING THE SAMENovember 2013March 2014Allow400NoNo
14036144PHOTOCHROMIC SPECTACLESSeptember 2013February 2015Allow1710NoNo
14019095THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUSSeptember 2013August 2015Allow2430YesNo
13950264MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOFJuly 2013October 2015Allow2730NoNo
13980472BROADBAND OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERSJuly 2013November 2014Allow1600NoNo
13939996CLAMSHELL CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2013May 2015Allow2210NoNo
13935470AFFERENT PUPIL TESTERJuly 2013May 2017Allow4630YesNo
138585093D MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SUB-MICRON 3D STRUCTURES USING 2-D PHOTON LITHOGRAPHY AND NANOIMPRINTING AND PROCESS THEREOFApril 2013November 2015Allow3131YesNo
13801389LENS SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE WITH LENS SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS SYSTEMMarch 2013September 2013Allow600NoNo
13749072PROGRESSIVE READING AND INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE LENS DEFINED BY EMPLOYMENT OF A ZERNIKE EXPANSIONJanuary 2013September 2014Allow1910NoNo
13715761SURFACE MODIFIED CONTACT LENSESDecember 2012November 2014Allow2310NoNo
13715841SILICONE HYDROGEL CONTACT LENS MODIFIED USING LANTHANIDE OR TRANSITION METAL OXIDANTSDecember 2012April 2014Allow1600NoNo
13715606Systems And Methods For Creating Aberration-Corrected Gradient Index LensesDecember 2012October 2014Allow2301NoNo
13699609OPHTHALMIC ILLUMINATION DEVICEDecember 2012September 2013Allow1010NoNo
13687309METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF THE EYES AND DELIVERING OF SUNGLASSES AND EYEGLASSESNovember 2012October 2015Allow3510NoNo
13682527METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REFRACTIVE CORRECTION OF EYESNovember 2012April 2014Allow1710NoNo
13632333CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES FOR OPTIMIZED 3DEEPS STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING AND ITS CONTROL METHOD AND MEANSOctober 2012October 2013Allow1220NoNo
13532252METHOD OF MAKING AND PRESCRIBING TINTED LENSESJune 2012January 2015Allow3130NoNo
13465662LENS BLANK AND LENS ELEMENTS AS WELL AS METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTIONMay 2012March 2014Allow2211NoNo
13457436LENS MODULE WITH ELECTROSTRICTIVE MEMBER FOR DRIVING LENESApril 2012June 2013Allow1410NoNo
13385889Vision Modification with reflected imageMarch 2012June 2015Allow3910YesNo
13360264HIGH PERFORMANCE SELECTIVE LIGHT WAVELENGTH FILTERINGJanuary 2012December 2014Allow3410NoNo
13334678Imaging Accessory Frame for Integration with an Operating MicroscopeDecember 2011April 2015Allow4010NoNo
13330710PROJECTION LENS SYSTEM WITH HIGH RESOLUTION AND COMPACT SIZEDecember 2011October 2013Allow2210NoNo
13331247ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND OPTICAL APPARATUSDecember 2011February 2016Allow4911NoNo
13329158LENS MODULE WITH LOW CHROMATIC ABERRATIONDecember 2011July 2013Allow1910NoNo
13326530AID FOR TRAINING VISUAL SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH A SELECTED ACTIVITYDecember 2011February 2014Allow2611NoNo
13323272IMAGING LENS, IMAGING DEVICE AND INFORMATION DEVICEDecember 2011November 2013Allow2410NoNo
13377390PRODUCTION METHOD OF WAFER LENS, INTERMEDIATE DIE, OPTICAL COMPONENT, MOLDING DIE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF MOLDING DIEDecember 2011March 2014Allow2710NoNo
13315294IMAGE LENS WITH LOW CHROMATIC ABERRATION AND HIGH RESOLUTIONDecember 2011April 2013Allow1710NoNo
13202041ZOOM LENSAugust 2011August 2013Allow2410NoNo
13210975FUNDUS CAMERAAugust 2011September 2015Allow4940YesNo
13138441BIFOCAL LENS AND BIFOCAL GLASSESAugust 2011May 2014Allow3330YesNo
13207673DISPLAY APPARATUSAugust 2011June 2014Allow3411NoNo
13137397IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING DEVICEAugust 2011May 2013Allow2110NoNo
13146122BEAM FORMING DEVICE FOR LASER DIODE ARRAYSAugust 2011December 2014Allow4010NoNo
13198654ZOOM LENSAugust 2011March 2013Allow2010NoNo
13198042ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC IMAGING APPARATUSAugust 2011May 2013Allow2210NoNo
13189817EYEWEAR WITH PINHOLE APERTURE AND LENSJuly 2011October 2013Allow2720NoNo
13151736CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES FOR OPTIMIZED 3DEEPS STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING AND ITS CONTROL METHOD AND MEANSJune 2011June 2012Allow1310NoNo
13088006ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC IMAGING APPARATUS THAT USES THE SAMEApril 2011April 2012Allow1210NoNo
13076756METHOD OF MAKING AND PRESCRIBING TINTED LENSESMarch 2011December 2012Allow2110NoNo
13048806ADAPTIVE SEQUENTIAL WAVEFRONT SENSOR WITH VARIABLE APERTUREMarch 2011July 2013Allow2820NoNo
13034648REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT/DISPLAY/RECORD/PLAYBACK OF WAVEFRONT DATA FOR USE IN VISION CORRECTION PROCEDURESFebruary 2011June 2014Allow4040NoNo
13030673PHOTOGRAPHIC LENS OPTICAL SYSTEMFebruary 2011February 2013Allow2310NoNo
13025862APPARATUS AND METHOD TO OBTAIN CLINICAL OPHTHALMIC HIGH ORDER OPTICAL ABERRATIONSFebruary 2011January 2015Allow4811NoNo
13014461IMAGE PICKUP LENS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSJanuary 2011June 2015Allow5230NoNo
13013092META MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2011June 2014Allow4121NoNo
13006294ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE ZOOM LENSJanuary 2011May 2012Allow1600NoNo
13054077ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENSJanuary 2011October 2012Allow2200NoNo
12987752ZOOM LENS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THE ZOOM LENSJanuary 2011May 2012Allow1600NoNo
12977078LENS ASSEMBLYDecember 2010October 2012Allow2110NoNo
12956478METHOD OF MANUFACTURING EYEGLASS LENSNovember 2010May 2013Allow2910NoNo
12927984ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAMENovember 2010April 2012Allow1600NoNo
12951916OBJECTIVE LENS DESIGN FOR MINIATURE ENDOSCOPENovember 2010December 2013Allow3740YesNo
12939264ELECTRO-OCULOGRAPHY MEASURING DEVICE, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, EYE-GAZE TRACKING DEVICE, WEARABLE CAMERA, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, ELECTRONIC EYEGLASSES, ELECTRO-OCULOGRAPHY MEASURING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2010October 2012Allow2300NoNo
12903963TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CAPTURING TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2010December 2015Allow6041YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner GREECE, JAMES R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GREECE, JAMES R works in Art Unit 2875 and has examined 131 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GREECE, JAMES R's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 97% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GREECE, JAMES R receive 1.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% 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 GREECE, JAMES R is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GREECE, JAMES R. This interview benefit is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% 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 43.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 67% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 3.1% of allowed cases (in the 76% 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:

  • 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.

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

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