Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18738097 | DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENTS FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE SENSOR | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18674453 | Entangled Photon Identification System and Method for Quantum Optical Measurement | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626926 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18616947 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR AND/OR ADJUST OPERATIONS OF DOORS | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18613587 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING DISTANCE INFORMATION WITHIN A FIELD | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18610669 | LIGHT DETECTOR | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18605924 | ACTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18589993 | MODULAR INTERCONNECTED QUANTUM PHOTONIC SYSTEM | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18583923 | PIXEL SENSORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18442286 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18442690 | MICROCHANNEL PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE MICROCHANNEL PLATE WITH METAL CONTACTS SELECTIVELY FORMED ON ONE SIDE OF CHANNEL OPENINGS | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439265 | STRAY-LIGHT TESTING STATION | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18435942 | HIGH-POWER REPEAT-FREQUENCY SOLID-STATE SWITCH CONTROLLED BY COMBINATION OF OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION AND ELECTRICAL AMPLIFICATION, AND METHOD | February 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18434706 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428923 | SPHERICAL MOTION SENSOR HOUSING FOR OUTDOOR SECURITY LIGHT | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422243 | ROTATIONAL OPERATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524343 | Methods and Systems for Dithering Active Sensor Pulse Emissions | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517671 | MICROPARTICLE MEASUREMENT SPECTROMETER, MICROPARTICLE MEASUREMENT DEVICE USING THE MICROPARTICLE MEASUREMENT SPECTROMETER, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING MICROPARTICLE MEASUREMENT PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18290019 | SIGNAL DETECTION DEVICE, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MASS SPECTROMETER | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384787 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CONTAMINATION ON GLASS DOME OF SOLAR RADIATION OBSERVING SENSOR | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487611 | METHOD FOR DEFINING A GAP HEIGHT WITHIN AN IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379775 | PHOTON SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR PARTICLE DETECTION | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476769 | ANTI-BLOOMING BUFFERED DIRECT INJECTION PIXELS | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18280825 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING CRYSTAL DEFECTS IN SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL WAFER | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236805 | PLASMONIC FIELD-ENHANCED PHOTODETECTOR AND IMAGE SENSOR | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18452235 | BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED STRUCTURES WITH PARALLEL CHARGE TRANSFER | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18356150 | PHOTONIC STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND ANALYZING MOLECULES | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222344 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL COLLIMATOR FOR CONTACT IMAGE SENSORS | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215923 | FORGERY PREVENTION APPARATUS TO PREVENT DELAMINATION AND FORGERY AUTHENTICATION METHOD USING THE SAME | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339052 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TESTING ABLATION SYSTEMS | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331077 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROSCOPE HIGH-SPEED AUTO-FOCUSING INCLUDING AN IMAGED SUBJECT BASED ON CORRECTED CONTRAST DISTRIBUTION | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18203634 | TIME-RESOLVING SENSOR USING SPAD + PPD OR CAPACITORS IN PIXEL FOR RANGE MEASUREMENT | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18200805 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322118 | TUNABLE ADD-DROP FILTER WITH AN ACTIVE RESONATOR | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18320964 | OPTICAL NANOSTRUCTURE REJECTER FOR AN INTEGRATED DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196442 | OPTICAL SENSOR, PAPER SHEET IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE, AND LIGHT DETECTION METHOD | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195369 | OPTICAL COMPONENT WITH WAVEGUIDE BASED FILTER | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314057 | DIFFUSION SAFETY SYSTEM | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313280 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRAZING ANGLE MEASUREMENT | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18139702 | SYSTEM FOR USE WITH COMPONENT OF POWER GENERATION APPARATUS | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139426 | LIGHT DETECTOR | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138758 | Power cable health monitoring method | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305435 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH IMPROVED NEAR-INFRARED (NIR) RADIATION PHASE-DETECTION AUTOFOCUS (PDAF) PERFORMANCE | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18250032 | AUTOMATED NONCONTACT SENSOR POSITIONING | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135807 | ACTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030564 | CONTACT-TYPE VIBRATION PHOTON SENSOR USING DOPPLER EFFECT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029183 | Defect Inspection Device | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192416 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126804 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PRODUCT FOR DEFECTS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026856 | OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENT METHOD, CONTROL ARITHMETIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181353 | STRAY-LIGHT TESTING STATION | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044215 | ENCODER | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18179559 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING DISTANCE INFORMATION WITHIN A FIELD | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043575 | PHOTODETECTION DEVICE | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115627 | SAMPLE TESTING METHOD AND SAMPLE ANALYZER | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007348 | BIOSENSOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ANALYSIS METHOD USING THE SAME | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007373 | INSULATION DEVICE INCORPORATED IN AN OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18018181 | MAGNETIC DOOR POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159202 | Light Field Relay Having a Microlens Array, a Transducer Array, and an Output Optics Array | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101439 | SPHERICAL MOTION SENSOR HOUSING FOR OUTDOOR SECURITY LIGHT | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100147 | BALANCED LIGHT DETECTOR | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152369 | PIXEL SENSORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18148910 | Detector And Methods For Authenticating At Least One Object | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18147745 | Methods and Systems for Dithering Active Sensor Pulse Emissions | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084755 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVNG AN AMBIENT LIGHT DETECTION UNIT | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18079388 | LIGHT DETECTION ELEMENT | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18009782 | REFLECTIVE COATING FOR REFLECTION MEANS OF AN OPTICAL ENCODER AND OPTICAL ENCODER THUS PRODUCED | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076337 | INTEGRATED SOLAR TO LONG TERM ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH WEATHER SENSING | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984887 | POLARIZED PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY (PPG) BIOSENSORS, ARRAYS AND SYSTEMS | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17923263 | BRILLOUIN OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE AND OPTICAL SENSING METHOD | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996719 | Multipurpose mixed-signal light sensor based on semiconductor avalanche photodiodes | October 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047191 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT, AND APPARATUS | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966796 | Entangled Photon Identification System and Method for Quantum Optical Measurement | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938451 | LIGHT SENSOR CIRCUIT | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955069 | Apparatus and Method for Quantitative Characterization of a Light Detector | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17954199 | RETRO-REFLECTOMETER FOR MEASURING RETRO-REFLECTIVITY OF OBJECTS IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17940882 | Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector and Method of Fabrication Thereof | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902337 | FIN TIP POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD, FIN TIP POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND JIG FOR MEASURING FIN TIP POSITION | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17823648 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL SENSING UNIT AND OPTICAL SENSING MODULE | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900475 | WAVEGUIDES FOR USE IN SENSORS OR DISPLAYS | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889951 | OPTICAL AD CONVERTER AND OPTICAL RECEIVER | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760493 | GEOMETRICALLY AND SPECTRALLY RESOLVED ALBEDOMETERS FOR BIFACIAL MODULES | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881439 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL COLLIMATOR FOR CONTACT IMAGE SENSORS | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797457 | IMPROVEMENTS IN SPAD-BASED PHOTODETECTORS | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878191 | MOTOR CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION IN APPARATUS HAVING ROLL-TO-ROLL MECHANISM | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17814251 | LASER MODULE, LASER OSCILLATOR AND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792224 | HOUSING DEVICE | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17812033 | DETECTOR FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792015 | OBJECT RECOGNITION DEVICE | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862297 | PHOTONIC STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND ANALYZING MOLECULES | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17860285 | HOUSEHOLD ICE MAKER AND METHOD OF OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD ICE MAKER | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846260 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785989 | OPTICAL RECEIVER COMPRISING MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED PHOTODIODE AND TRANSIMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757435 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756769 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752151 | MICROCHANNEL PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE MICROCHANNEL PLATE WITH METAL CONTACTS SELECTIVELY FORMED ON ONE SIDE OF CHANNEL OPENINGS | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17664510 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming an Optical Semiconductor Package with a Shield Structure | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17778037 | SENSOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SIGNAL NOISE | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17663915 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND METHOD | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742484 | Use of Waveguides and Lenses to Improve Light Communication Reception in Devices | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, JOHN R.
With a 25.0% 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, 40.0% 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.
⚠ 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 LEE, JOHN R works in Art Unit 2878 and has examined 1,286 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner LEE, JOHN R's allowance rate of 85.6% places them in the 57% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LEE, JOHN R receive 1.24 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, JOHN R is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, JOHN R. This interview benefit is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% 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 46.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 64% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 85.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 68.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.3% 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, 40.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 41% 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 4.0% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 47% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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