USPTO Examiner TAVLYKAEV ROBERT FUATOVICH - Art Unit 2896

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19209759ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATORS ENHANCED BY SUB-WAVELENGTH ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDEMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19069057THIN FILM LITHIUM CONTAINING MODULATOR HAVING TIGHT BENDSMarch 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
18991092MULTILAYER THIN FILM LITHIUM-CONTAINING OPTICAL DEVICESDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18972332CONTROLLED CHIRP IN OPTICAL DEVICESDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18942189THIN FILM LITHIUM-CONTAINING PHOTONICS WAFER HAVING A TRAP-RICH SUBSTRATENovember 2024November 2025Allow1220YesNo
18842762ISOLATORAugust 2024August 2025Allow1200YesNo
18817075DOUBLE BLADE DICING OF LITHIUM-CONTAINING PHOTONICS DEVICESAugust 2024September 2025Allow1320YesNo
18674962PHOTONIC TOPOLOGICAL BI-FUNCTIONAL DEVICE BASED ON COUPLED TOPOLOGICAL WAVEGUIDESMay 2024September 2025Abandon1520YesNo
18652711VELOCITY MATCHED ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICESMay 2024March 2025Allow1000YesNo
18641121LONG WAVELENGTH GENERATION IN OPTICAL FIBERApril 2024February 2025Allow1000YesNo
18610957WAVEGUIDE STRUCTUREMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410YesNo
18599699SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING OPTICAL FIBRE SPLICEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18688113OPTICAL FIBER CABLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER CABLEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400YesNo
18437258400G SILICON PHOTONIC INTEGRATED OPTICAL MODULE WITH EMBEDDED THERMOELECTRIC COOLER (TEC) SUBSTRATEFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2500NoNo
18430962ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2500YesNo
18429642OPTICAL FIBER UNIT AND OPTICAL CABLEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400YesNo
18426946PHOTONIC WIREBOND LOOPBACK EVANESCENT COUPLERJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2400YesNo
18414763FIBER-OPTIC CABLE WITH MONITORING OF BACKWARD-PROPAGATING RADIATIONJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600YesNo
18411196WAVEGUIDE DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1600YesNo
18411355EXCITON POLARITON OPTICAL INTERCONNECTJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100YesNo
18576263SLOT TYPE OPTICAL FIBER CABLEJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2500YesNo
18402660OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE COUPLING COEFFICIENTJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1830YesNo
18544220ENGINEERED ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICESDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18525520MANAGING BACK-SIDE PROCESSING OF PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITSNovember 2023December 2025Allow2400YesNo
18493538OPTICAL MODULATOR AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUSOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400YesNo
18482126OPTICAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MODULE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUSOctober 2023September 2025Allow2300YesNo
18372953POWER SPLITTERS INCLUDING A TUNABLE MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910YesNo
18549439IN-FIBER OPTICAL MICRORESONATORS AND COUPLERSSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2800YesNo
18461054MULTICORE FIBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MULTICORE FIBER, MULTICORE FIBER PREFORM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MULTICORE FIBER PREFORMSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2300YesNo
18234562Photonic Passive Delay Lines with Reduced Parasitic LossesAugust 2023January 2026Allow2900YesNo
18229872Broadband Controllable Optical Phase ShiftersAugust 2023January 2026Allow2900YesNo
18363489Silicon Photonic Device With Backup Light PathsAugust 2023November 2024Allow1510YesNo
18228983FIBER-OPTIC CONTROLLER AND METHODAugust 2023February 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18363466MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETRIC OPTICAL MODULATOR WITH SHALLOW RIDGE WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2700YesNo
18225409HOLLOW-CORE OPTICAL FIBERSJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300YesNo
18224700OPTICS RING MODULATOR INCLUDING GRATING PILLARJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300YesNo
18221281PLANAR BURIED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND METHODS OF FORMINGJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710YesNo
18349968SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING OPTICAL RING WAVEGUIDEJuly 2023November 2025Allow2810YesNo
18341708OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES AND COUPLERS FOR DELIVERING LIGHT TO AN ARRAY OF PHOTONIC ELEMENTSJune 2023March 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18212437PLASMONIC PHOTONIC STRUCTURES INCLUDING A LAYER THAT EXHIBITS AN ELECTRIC-FIELD-INDUCED POCKELS EFFECTJune 2023June 2025Allow2400YesNo
18337490OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL APPARATUSJune 2023October 2025Allow2810YesNo
18268070OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL TRANSMITTERJune 2023December 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18267695OPTICAL MODULATIOR AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE USING SAMEJune 2023October 2025Allow2810YesNo
18209710STRUCTURES INCLUDING A GRATING COUPLER AND A LAYER EXHIBITING AN ELECTRIC-FIELD-INDUCED POCKELS EFFECTJune 2023September 2025Allow2700YesNo
18209415OPTICAL DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR STRESS MITIGATIONJune 2023February 2025Allow2030YesNo
18208818DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER IN LITHIUM NIOBATE-CONTAINING PHOTONIC DEVICESJune 2023January 2025Allow1930YesNo
18208828THIN FILM LITHIUM NIOBATE HYBRID PHOTONICS PACKAGINGJune 2023September 2024Allow1620YesNo
18205221ULTRA-HIGH BANDWIDTH MULTI-JUNCTION SILICON OPTICAL MODULATORJune 2023June 2025Allow2400YesNo
18323018PROVIDING DRIVE SIGNALS FOR A DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE MODULATORMay 2023September 2025Allow2810YesNo
18253888OPTICAL MODULATORMay 2023May 2025Allow2300YesNo
18317534METHOD OF MAKING THIN FILM LITHIUM NIOBATE ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATORSMay 2023June 2025Allow2500YesNo
18196739INFRARED MODULATOR, OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE INFRARED MODULATOR, AND OPTICAL COMPUTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE OPTICAL DEVICEMay 2023March 2026Allow3410YesNo
18195128DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULATORMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18195138OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULATORMay 2023July 2025Allow2610YesNo
18314085SEPARABLE INFINITE ROTATION FIBER OPTIC AND SLIP RING ROTARY JOINT FOR SUSPENSION ARMMay 2023June 2024Allow1310YesNo
18142752SILICON PHOTONICS-BASED OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE WITH TWO METAL LAYERSMay 2023July 2025Allow2600YesNo
18138676Multi-Mode Multi-Pass DelayApril 2023July 2025Allow2730YesNo
18302491PHOTODETECTOR WITH SPLIT INPUTSApril 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18134871PHOTONIC BANDGAP PHASE MODULATOR, OPTICAL FILTER BANK, PHOTONIC COMPUTING SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USEApril 2023May 2024Allow1300YesNo
18135020OPTICAL MODULATOR AND IMAGE PROJECTOR BASED ON LEAKY-MODE WAVEGUIDE WITH SPATIAL MULTIPLEXINGApril 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18133546PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTUREApril 2023June 2025Allow2610YesNo
18297321INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED PHOTONIC MATERIALS IN SILICON PHOTONIC PLATFORMApril 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18194963FIBER OPTIC MODULE AND CHASSISApril 2023May 2024Allow1310YesNo
18295121PHASE MODULATOR DEVICE AND METHODApril 2023December 2023Allow800YesNo
18125165SLOTTED SHIELDS FOR USE WITH AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL PHASE SHIFTERMarch 2023December 2023Allow800YesNo
18120802LOW VOLTAGE TRAVELING WAVE ELECTRO-ABSORPTION MODULATOR FOR HIGH BANDWIDTH OPERATIONMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410YesNo
18120894RF crossing in an optical modulator for equalizationMarch 2023July 2025Allow2800YesNo
18170083SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING OPTICAL FIBRE SPLICEFebruary 2023June 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18162021Device and Method for Calibration, Monitoring and Control of the Integrated Photonic SystemsJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2031YesNo
18160115TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHASSISJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310YesNo
18100591FIBRE OPTIC CABLE PLUGS AND FIBRE OPTIC CABLE CONNECTORS HAVING SUCHJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310YesNo
18096514MULTI-STEP WAVEGUIDE TAPERING TO COUPLE LIGHT FROM A LIGHT SOURCE TO A RIDGE WAVEGUIDEJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310YesNo
18152638High-Speed Spatial Light Modulation and Quantum ControlJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3110YesNo
18152569OPTICAL MODULE CONFIGURATION WITH ACCOMMODATION THROUGH OPENING FOR VARIOUS MODULATORS SUPPORTIVE OF DIFFERENT OPTICAL MODULE SPECIFICATIONSJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3620YesNo
18093831ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR COMPRISING THIN-FILM OF LITHIUM NIOBATEJanuary 2023August 2025Abandon3110NoNo
18151015Photonic Semiconductor Device and MethodJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310YesNo
18091430PHOTONIC ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHODDecember 2022March 2026Allow3800YesNo
18084028INTEGRATED BANDGAP TEMPERATURE SENSORDecember 2022February 2024Allow1310YesNo
18073226Photonic Systems Comprising an Asymmetric Coupler and Methods of FabricationDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010YesNo
18060903OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING A MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER WITH IMPROVED LINEARITYDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510YesNo
17999265OPTICAL MODULATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORNovember 2022June 2025Allow3010YesNo
18056590ACTIVE MODULATION OF THE REFRACTIVE INDEX IN PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS VIA CHARGE INJECTIONNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310YesNo
18052613OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
17976622COMPACT LITHIUM NIOBATE PHOTONIC DEVICES HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3510YesNo
17952424THERMO-FLUORESCENT OPTICAL FIBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPLICATIONSSeptember 2022August 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17896995VELOCITY MATCHED ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICESAugust 2022January 2024Allow1710NoNo
17882147OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUSAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17875660OPTICAL MODULATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEJuly 2022September 2023Abandon1420NoNo
17873370WAVEGUIDE STRUCTUREJuly 2022December 2023Allow1610YesNo
17789994OPTICAL MODULATORJune 2022March 2025Allow3320YesNo
17777627Electro-optic plasmonic devicesMay 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17773780OPTICAL MODULATORMay 2022February 2026Allow4540YesNo
17766793OPTICAL SYSTEMS COMPRISING BINARY PHOTONICS LATTICESApril 2022September 2024Allow2900NoNo
17695837SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2022November 2024Allow3210YesNo
17688119RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) PHASE VELOCITY TUNER FOR SETTING AN ELECTROOPTIC (EO) MODULATOR BANDWIDTH AT DIFFERENT OPTICAL WAVELENGTHSMarch 2022June 2024Allow2720YesNo
17640578OPTICAL CONNECTOR PLUG FOR OUTDOOR WATERPROOF ONSITE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17669842OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL DEVICEFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17632808THIN FILM OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2022May 2025Abandon3920YesNo
17649682COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL ELEMENTFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3920YesNo
17630432FIBER OPTIC CABLE MANAGEMENT TRAYS; ASSEMBLIES; AND METHODSJanuary 2022May 2025Allow3920YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
5
(71.4%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(28.6%)
Reversal Percentile
45.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 28.6% 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
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(31.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(68.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
47.9%
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, 31.2% 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.

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 TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH works in Art Unit 2896 and has examined 260 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH's allowance rate of 79.6% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% 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 TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH. This interview benefit is in the 68% 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, 28.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 22.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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 68.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 26.7% 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, 38.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% 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 3.8% of allowed cases (in the 82% 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 0.0% 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:

  • 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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