USPTO Examiner PASKO NICHOLAS R - Art Unit 2896

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19212115Examination/Visualization/Collection System with Light EnhancementMay 2025December 2025Allow720YesNo
18771532Examination/visualization/Collection System with Light EnhancementJuly 2024January 2025Allow711NoNo
18672419HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROJECTION WITH HOLOGRAPHIC CORRECTIONMay 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18538044OPHTHALMIC LENS HAVING MORPHED SINUSOIDAL PHASE SHIFT STRUCTURESDecember 2023July 2025Allow1920NoNo
18537550OPTICAL DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE WORN BY A WEARERDecember 2023September 2025Allow2230NoNo
18510465Examination/Visualization/Collecting System with Light EnhancementNovember 2023December 2025Allow2520YesNo
18501717OPTICALLY SPARSE PRIMARY APERTURE FOR HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION IMAGINGNovember 2023February 2026Allow2810NoNo
18491854VEHICULAR EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEMOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18376129OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISMOctober 2023January 2025Allow1620NoNo
18366056VEHICULAR EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH EXTENDABLE AND RETRACTABLE MIRROR HEADAugust 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18263370OPTICAL SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAMEJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18356620MOVABLE DEVICE, PROJECTION APPARATUS, HEAD-UP DISPLAY, LASER HEADLAMP, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, AND OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUSJuly 2023December 2025Allow2810YesNo
18270698A COMPACT PORTABLE MULTIMODAL MICROSCOPYJune 2023November 2025Allow2900NoNo
18196960EYEWEAR DEVICE HINGE ASSEMBLYMay 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18250585Optical Device with Electroactive LensApril 2023March 2026Allow3510NoNo
18031663DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING TECHNIQUE WITH TWIN IMAGE ELIMINATIONApril 2023November 2025Allow3110YesNo
18248580SMART EYEWEAR WITH ACCESS POINT FOR DATA INPUT/OUTPUTApril 2023January 2026Allow3311YesNo
18029915An eyeglasses frame and eyeglassesApril 2023December 2025Allow3210YesNo
18029910ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEMApril 2023December 2025Allow3220NoNo
18123363MOVABLE DEVICE, RANGE-FINDING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, WAVELENGTH-VARIABLE LASER UNIT, AND SPECTROSCOPIC SENSORMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010YesNo
18181323MODULAR EYEWEARMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18021871METHOD FOR RESTORING BIFOVEAL FUSION IN THE CASE OF ANISOMOTILITYFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18102747Telescopic Image Capture/Recording DeviceJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1321YesNo
18102668OPTICAL VIEWFINDER FOR COSTUME HEADSJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2220YesNo
18015498OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3411NoNo
18004558DEVICE FOR PROTECTING AN OPTICAL SENSOR AND CORRESPONDING DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMJanuary 2023March 2026Allow3810YesNo
18149375TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAMJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18066184COMPACT OPTICS FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEMSDecember 2022November 2025Allow3530YesNo
18010270LENS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING MODULE, APPARATUS, METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022February 2026Abandon3811NoNo
18064296OPTICAL DEVICEDecember 2022March 2026Allow3910NoNo
18059695OPTICAL IMAGING LENSNovember 2022September 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17993874ROTARY STRUCTURE MODULE AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2022October 2025Allow4610NoNo
17993056COMPACT HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING UNIFORM IMAGENovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17974726LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LENS ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LENS ASSEMBLYOctober 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
17955036FERROFLUID DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2022October 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17952991CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2022September 2025Allow3620NoNo
17939669OPTICAL REFLECTOR ELEMENT AND LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2022January 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17903655LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3810YesNo
17898428AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17897038IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND DEVICEAugust 2022September 2025Allow3711NoNo
17896027VARAIABLE FOCAL LENGTH OPTICAL ELEMENTAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4210NoNo
17893343METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPY WITH A FREEFORM OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH ADDRESSABLE FOCUS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITYAugust 2022March 2025Allow3121YesNo
17882304OPTICAL REFLECTOR ELEMENT AND OPTICAL REFLECTOR SYSTEMAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17879261REFLECTIVE EYEPIECE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-MOUNTED NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2022June 2023Allow1020NoNo
17879024POLARIZING PLATE, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZING PLATEAugust 2022January 2026Allow4221NoNo
17879230REFLECTIVE EYEPIECE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-MOUNTED NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2022June 2023Allow1020NoNo
17879387REFLECTIVE EYEPIECE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND HEAD-MOUNTED NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2022June 2023Allow1020NoNo
17878674CAPACITIVE MODULATORS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMSAugust 2022December 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17837221OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2022September 2025Allow3910NoNo
17835029OPTICAL DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING LIGHT FROM OUTDOOR VIEWJune 2022July 2024Allow2610YesNo
17831449IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAMEJune 2022January 2024Allow1900NoNo
17752069ULTRA-HIGH-VACUUM CELL WITH INTEGRATED META-OPTICSMay 2022June 2025Allow3711YesNo
17737514NANOSTRUCTURE CONTROLLING SINGLE PHOTON AND PHOTONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAMEMay 2022February 2026Allow4621NoNo
17729006MOVABLE DEVICE, DISTANCE-MEASURING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND WAVELENGTH-VARIABLE LASERApril 2022September 2025Allow4110YesNo
17769406REFLECTION PREVENTING STRUCTUREApril 2022October 2025Abandon4220NoNo
17659401OPHTHALMIC LENSApril 2022May 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17715150OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMApril 2022January 2025Allow3411NoNo
17765664LIQUID LENS AND LIQUID LENS ASSEMBLYMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610NoNo
17672349MULTIPLE-REFLECTION APPARATUS AND MULTIPLE-REFLECTION CELLFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4110NoNo
17551682MEMS ACTUATORS HAVING A VISCOUS LIQUID OR GEL LOCATED BETWEEN A MOVABLE MIRROR AND A SUBSTRATEDecember 2021November 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17551661MEMS ACTUATORS HAVING A PHYSICAL GAP FILLED WITH FLUIDDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17456306LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL APPARATUSNovember 2021January 2025Allow3810NoNo
17531536MOTIONAL MODE CONFIGURATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ENTANGLING GATES IN ION TRAP QUANTUM COMPUTERSNovember 2021August 2025Allow4511YesNo
17524601POLARIZATION VOLUME HOLOGRAM LENSNovember 2021May 2024Allow3020NoNo
17595046COMPACT HEADS - UP DISPLAYNovember 2021November 2025Allow4810NoNo
17488527SUCTION PUMP ORTHOKERATOLOGY LENSSeptember 2021February 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17410766MEMS ACTUATORS WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND COOLINGAugust 2021April 2025Abandon4331NoNo
17399908OPTICAL IMAGING LENSAugust 2021February 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17385032BEAM SPLITTER FOR ACHIEVING GRAZING INCIDENCE OF LIGHTJuly 2021September 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17380915LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL APPARATUSJuly 2021February 2025Allow4310NoNo
17367703HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROJECTION WITH HOLOGRAPHIC CORRECTIONJuly 2021February 2024Allow3110NoNo
17331059CONTACT LENS COMPRISING A LENTICULAR IN A SUPERIOR PORTION OF THE CONTACT LENSMay 2021January 2024Allow3210NoNo
17331079CONTACT LENS COMPRISING A SUPERIOR LENTICULAR ASPECTMay 2021January 2024Allow3210NoNo
17318304ZOOM LENSMay 2021February 2025Allow4510NoNo
17307529REAR CONVERTER LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUSMay 2021February 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17233886IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYApril 2021July 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17218183Optical image generators using miniature display panelsMarch 2021July 2023Abandon2740NoYes
17171043METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS FOR SPECTACLE FITTINGFebruary 2021August 2023Allow3010NoNo
17248778EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYFebruary 2021July 2023Allow3010NoNo
17163524HIGH INCIDENCE ANGLE RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETINGJanuary 2021April 2024Abandon3911NoNo
17149609METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A SET OF OPTICAL LENS BLANKSJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3010NoNo
17138807CAMERA OPTICAL LENSDecember 2020December 2023Allow3610NoNo
17138796CAMERA OPTICAL LENSDecember 2020December 2023Allow3510NoNo
17136031CAMERA OPTICAL LENSDecember 2020March 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17134536CAMERA OPTICAL LENSDecember 2020May 2024Abandon4120NoNo
17134512CAMERA OPTICAL LENSDecember 2020November 2023Allow3410NoNo
17134559CAMERA OPTICAL LENSDecember 2020January 2024Allow3610NoNo
17134520CAMERA OPTICAL LENSDecember 2020May 2024Abandon4120NoNo
17131782CAMERA OPTICAL LENSDecember 2020March 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17247709VEHICULAR EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH EXTENDABLE AND RETRACTABLE MIRROR HEADDecember 2020March 2023Allow2710NoNo
17125473ORTHOKERATOLOGY LENS WITH ASPHERIC STRUCTURE IN REVERSE CURVEDecember 2020April 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17123663OPTICAL IMAGING LENS GROUPDecember 2020April 2024Allow4020NoNo
17120885TERAHERTZ WAVE LENS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TERAHERTZ WAVE LENSDecember 2020February 2024Allow3831YesNo
17120569OBJECTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR RIGID ENDOSCOPE AND RIGID ENDOSCOPE USING THE SAMEDecember 2020August 2022Allow2011NoNo
16950456OPHTHALMIC LENS HAVING MORPHED SINUSOIDAL PHASE SHIFT STRUCTURESNovember 2020September 2023Allow3410YesNo
17096718OPHTHALMIC LENSNovember 2020September 2022Abandon2210NoNo
17060268COMPACT HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING UNIFORM IMAGEOctober 2020August 2022Allow2220YesNo
17035282LENS DRIVING DEVICESeptember 2020June 2023Allow3331NoNo
17034736MOBILE HOLOGRAM APPARATUSSeptember 2020November 2023Allow3831NoNo
17025490OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMSeptember 2020January 2022Allow1611YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PASKO, NICHOLAS R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
14.4%
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
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(10.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(90.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.6%
Lower 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, 10.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner PASKO, NICHOLAS R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PASKO, NICHOLAS R works in Art Unit 2896 and has examined 213 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PASKO, NICHOLAS R's allowance rate of 68.1% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PASKO, NICHOLAS R receive 2.30 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PASKO, NICHOLAS R is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PASKO, NICHOLAS R. This interview benefit is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 23.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 73.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 80% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 28% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 34% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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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