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  6. Examiner Mack (SPE)

Examiner Mack Ricky L (SPE)

2872-MACK-RICKY-L

Employment Information

Art Unit:2872 — Optical: systems and elements
Group:2870-2880 — Optics/Photocopying
Classes: 359 — Optical: systems and elements
351 — Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
600 — Surgery
382 — Image analysis
Phone:(571) 272-2333
Email:ricky.mack@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Supvy Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg
Service:32 years
Grade:GS-15

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

93
3-Year Grant rate: 19% over 21 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 93rd

With Examiner Mack (SPE), you have a 19% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Mack (SPE) is an extremely hard examiner and in the 93rd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Mack (SPE), where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 2872

Examiner Mack (SPE)'s grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2872 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Mack (SPE) 0.8
Art Unit 2872 1.2

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Mack (SPE) has granted 4 of 20 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 20%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Mack (SPE) has granted 0 of 1 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 0%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Mack (SPE), conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 100%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17997606 An Eyewear Frame Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18136258 Catadioptric Lens For Near Eye Display Patented View
18141252 Driving Element And Driving Device Abandoned View
17623719 Imaging Apparatus And Method For Manufacturing The Same Abandoned View
18510253 System And Method For High-Resolution, High-Speed Capsule Endomicroscopy Abandoned View
17487826 Diffraction Optical Member And Virtual Image Display Device Abandoned View
17799017 Reusable E-Ink Paper Abandoned View
18609286 Display Device Abandoned View
17903388 Easy-To-Assemble Endoscope Lens Unit Abandoned View
18171812 Micromirror Device And Optical Scanning Device Patented View
17805590 Eyeglasses Abandoned View
17658633 Method And Apparatus For Evaluation And Therapeutic Relaxation Of Eyes Abandoned View
17188134 Vision Correction With Laser Refractive Index Changes Abandoned View
17609486 Function Recovery Training System, Function Recovery Training Device And Program Abandoned View
17273727 Method For Controlling The Illumination Of Ophthalmological Devices Abandoned View
18610424 Wear Glasses With Cut-Off-Sections At Bottom Nasal Corners Of The Lenses Abandoned View
18524038 Optical Imaging System Patented View
17269878 Computerized Behavioral Method For Eye-Glasses Prescription Patented View
17439941 Methods And Systems For Optimizing An Optical Function Of A Progressive Ophthalmic Lens Under Specific Wearing Conditions Patented View
18305410 Optical Zoom Device Abandoned View
17057637 Diffractive Lenses For Presbyopia Treatment Patented View
17707131 Aspheric Lens Using E-Value To Control Eye Ball Growth Rate Patented View
18459783 Lens Module Patented View
17263426 Ophthalmic Lens Having Anti-Reflective And Electrochromic Functions Patented View
18139801 Zoom Lens, Optical Apparatus, And Method For Manufacturing Zoom Lens Patented View
16352153 Method And A Machine For Preparing An Ophthalmic Lens To Be Edged Patented View
17057278 Ophthalmic Device Patented View
17596264 Eye Test Patented View
17140078 Device That Adjustably And Discreetly Obstructs Peripheral Vision Abandoned View
16920741 Endoscope Device Abandoned View
17078339 Optical System, Projection Lens, Image Projection Apparatus And Image Capturing Lens Abandoned View
17198555 Optical System Having Secondary Mirror Focusing Mechanism Abandoned View
17034629 Anti-Pollen Glasses Abandoned View
17005357 Zoom Lens Group Abandoned View
16895584 Imaging Lens Patented View
16814914 Optical Lens Assembly, Image Capturing Unit And Electronic Device Patented View
17061884 Zoom Lens And Imaging Apparatus Patented View
16683219 Fixed Focal Imaging Lens Patented View
17929979 Zoom Lens And Imaging Apparatus Patented View
16868620 Methods And Devices For Detecting Biofilms On The Eyelid Margin Abandoned View
16548448 Toric Ophthalmic Lens Having Extended Depth Of Focus Abandoned View
16234930 Method For Correcting Wavefront Distribution Of An Optical System By Laser Abandoned View
16083014 Lens Drive Device, Camera Module, And Camera Mount Device Abandoned View
15933355 Vision Correction Device For A Display Abandoned View
15853719 Single-Shaft Lens Device For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Abandoned View
15919214 Eye Protection Lens Abandoned View
16102848 Head Up Display Combiner With Dimmable Control Abandoned View
15219658 Modular Interchangeable Facades For Eyewear Abandoned View
15179230 Head-Up Display, Illuminating Device And Vehicle Equipped With The Same Abandoned View
15354386 Eyeglasses With Magnetic Components Abandoned View

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