Examiner Mebrahtu Ephrem Z

2872-MEBRAHTU-EPHREM-Z

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
348 — Television
607 — Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Phone:(571) 272-8386
Email:ephrem.mebrahtu@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Gen Engrg
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

57
3-Year Grant rate: 73% over 253 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 57th

With Examiner Mebrahtu, you have a 73% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Mebrahtu is a medium examiner and in the 57th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Mebrahtu, 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 Mebrahtu's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2872 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Mebrahtu 1.5
Art Unit 2872 1.2

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Mebrahtu has granted 164 of 228 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 72%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Mebrahtu has granted 20 of 25 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 80%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Mebrahtu, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 11%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18470401 Lens Device Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
19197154 Miniature Wide-Angle Imaging Lens Abandoned View
17568510 Optical Device Package And Method For Manufacturing The Same Abandoned View
19234743 Folded Cameras With Continuously Adaptive Zoom Factor Patented View
18023563 Camera Module For Vehicle Patented View
18004411 Large-Aperture Achromatic Metalens, Metalens System, And Optical System Patented View
17568981 Microscope Used In Multiple Microscopies Patented View
17488535 Tunable Liquid Lens Abandoned View
17865420 Structured-Light Projector, Camera Assembly, And Electronic Device Patented View
18187836 Camera Module And Electronic Device Including The Same Patented View
17289724 Virtual Image Display Apparatus And Virtual Image Display Method Abandoned View
18003477 Spacer For An Optical Device Patented View
17588730 Actuator For Camera, Camera Module, And Portable Electronic Device Including The Same Patented View
18661078 Optical Lens, Camera Module And Assembly Method Therefor Patented View
17948143 Folded Optical System, Image Capturing Unit And Electronic Device Patented View
19039106 Optical Accessory Identification System And Device Patented View
18844513 High-Order Rotational Symmetry Unit-Based Nonlinear Geometric Phase Metasurface Patented View
17614324 Systems And Methods For Fabricating Microstructures Patented View
17933951 Lens Spacers For Lens Stability Patented View
18608332 Materials For Metalenses, Through-Waveguide Reflective Metasurface Couplers, And Other Metasurfaces Abandoned View
18351078 Optical Apparatus And Image Pickup Apparatus Having The Same Patented View
18306329 Driving Apparatus And Lens Apparatus Having The Same Patented View
17668278 Camera Module, Electronic Device And Vehicle Device Patented View
17841585 Lens Module Abandoned View
17615092 Method For Adjusting The Holder Of An Optical Element Held In A Holder, Optical Component And Optical Assembly Patented View
17500997 Lens Module Patented View
17975726 Lens Barrel And Camera Equipped With Same Patented View
18112152 Metasurface With Overcoat And Equal Pillar Spacing Patented View
17899774 Lens Device Abandoned View
17375186 Lens Unit Patented View
17588621 Camera Module Patented View
17900550 Optical Apparatus And Image Pickup Apparatus Patented View
17618972 Optical Film And Display Device Comprising Same Patented View
17589956 Semi-Truck Side-View Mirror With Integral Camera Patented View
17934242 Stereo Lens Apparatus And Image Pickup Apparatus Patented View
17814059 Lens Moving Apparatus Patented View
17338751 Imaging Lens Driving Module And Electronic Device Patented View
18752265 Photoluminescence Device And Display Panel Including The Same Patented View
18049696 Optical Lens Assembly And Electronic Device Patented View
17840653 Casing And Lens Patented View
17615398 Camera Module Patented View
17475149 Aperture-Metasurface And Hybrid Refractive-Metasurface Imaging Systems Patented View
17562037 Camera Optical Lens Patented View
17554313 Optical Element Drive Mechanism Patented View
17784261 Lens Unit Patented View
17840650 Zoom Lens Module Patented View
17489188 Meta Optical Device, Optical System, And Method For Aberration Correction Patented View
18900755 Folded Cameras With Continuously Adaptive Zoom Factor Patented View
18317187 Actuator For Camera Abandoned View
16647433 Spin-To-Orbital Angular Momentum Converter For Light Patented View

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