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| 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 250 — Radiant energy 356 — Optics: measuring and testing 372 — Coherent light generators 216 — Etching a substrate: processes 385 — Optical waveguides 219 — Electric heating 701 — Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location |
| Phone: | (571) 270-0656 |
| Email: | journey.sumlar@uspto.gov |
| Location: | VA 22314 |
| Title: | Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg |
| Service: | 12 years |
| Grade: | GS-13 |
| 3-Year Grant rate: | 67% over 318 cases |
|---|---|
| Difficulty: | Harder |
| Difficulty Percentile: | 65th
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With Examiner Sumlar, you have a 67% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Sumlar is a harder examiner and in the 65th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).
Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Sumlar, 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.
Examiner Sumlar's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2872 and lower than that of the USPTO.
| Average Office Actions Per Grant | |
|---|---|
| Examiner Sumlar | 1.8 |
| Art Unit 2872 | 1.2 |
Examiner Sumlar has granted 197 of 291 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 68%.
Examiner Sumlar has granted 15 of 27 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 56%.
With Examiner Sumlar, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 18%.
| Number | Title | OA Rejections | Status | IFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17585792 | Camera Module And Mobile Terminal | Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. | Patented | View |
| 18561304 | Semiconductor Optical Phase Modulator And Method Of Testing The Same | Patented | View | |
| 17971112 | Metaoptics And Electronic Apparatuses Including The Same | Patented | View | |
| 18120181 | Optical Scanning Device And Image Forming Device | Patented | View | |
| 18001006 | Device And Method For Controlling Focus Of A Laser Beam | Patented | View | |
| 17482208 | Light-Absorbing Heat-Shielding Film, Light-Absorbing Heat-Shielding Member, Article, And Method Of Producing The Same | Patented | View | |
| 17629732 | Telescopes | Patented | View | |
| 18356938 | Optical Assembly And Optical Apparatus | Abandoned | View | |
| 18341894 | Metasurface Device, Preparation Method Thereof, And Optical Imaging System | Abandoned | View | |
| 18674407 | Light Modulating Device And Electronic Apparatus Including The Same | Patented | View | |
| 17748032 | Digital Photo Frame With Ag Explosion-Proof Function | Abandoned | View | |
| 18221614 | Optical Biometer | Patented | View | |
| 18039283 | Electronically Controlled Dielectric Huygens Resonator Spatial Light Modulator | Abandoned | View | |
| 18610543 | Optical System For An Endoscope | Patented | View | |
| 17758858 | Light Route Control Member And Display Device Comprising Same | Patented | View | |
| 17767393 | Thermo-Optical Spatial Light Modulator | Patented | View | |
| 17428000 | Pattern Projector Based On Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (Vcsel) Array | Abandoned | View | |
| 17754949 | Optical Film Layer And Manufacturing Method Thereof, Polarizer, And Display Panel | Patented | View | |
| 17884608 | Light Modulator And Light Modulator Array | Patented | View | |
| 18314985 | Multifocal Lens Having Reduced Chromatic Aberrations | Patented | View | |
| 18062748 | Optical Device, Phase Shifter, And Optical Communication Apparatus | Abandoned | View | |
| 17689951 | Optical Lens, Camera Module And Electronic Device | Patented | View | |
| 17545382 | Optical Sight | Patented | View | |
| 18601291 | Superlattice Electro-Optic Device Including Reconfigurable Optical Elements | Patented | View | |
| 17800704 | Electronic Diffraction Diaphragm | Abandoned | View | |
| 17739380 | Optical System | Patented | View | |
| 18594894 | Switchable Light Filter, Lighting Device And Screen | Patented | View | |
| 17633859 | Camera Module And Terminal Device | Patented | View | |
| 17654941 | Performing Structured Illumination Microscopy On A Patterned Substrate | Patented | View | |
| 17985904 | Mobile Optimized Vision System | Patented | View | |
| 17790434 | Reflective Fpm Using A Parabolic Mirror | Abandoned | View | |
| 17701256 | Device For Mounting Spherical Optical Components | Patented | View | |
| 17598465 | Variable-Phase Device | Patented | View | |
| 16868455 | Particle Removal During Fabrication Of Electrochromic Devices | Patented | View | |
| 17509754 | Acousto-Optical Modulator Apparatus And Method Of Acousto-Optically Deflecting A Laser Beam | Patented | View | |
| 17268187 | Optical Signal Processing Device | Abandoned | View | |
| 17512698 | Display Device And Optical Unit | Patented | View | |
| 17637673 | Optical Testing Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 17435823 | Apparatus And System For The Performance Of Optometric Measurements And Method For Adjusting The Optical Power Of An Adjustable Lens | Patented | View | |
| 17392314 | Imaging Lens | Patented | View | |
| 17735199 | Optical Lens Assembly And Head-Mounted Device | Patented | View | |
| 17763959 | Optical Modulator And Optical Transmission Apparatus Using Same | Patented | View | |
| 18412740 | Variable Magnification Optical System, Optical Device, And Method For Producing Variable Magnification Optical System | Patented | View | |
| 18394980 | Piezo Electrophoretic Display | Patented | View | |
| 18493429 | Augmented Reality Display With Waveguide Configured To Capture Images Of Eye And/or Environment | Patented | View | |
| 17676367 | Compact Optical Imaging Device With Shortened Focal Length, Imaging Module, And Electronic Device | Patented | View | |
| 17912395 | Optical Module And Medical Laser Device | Patented | View | |
| 18907241 | Holographically Displaying Three-Dimensional Objects | Patented | View | |
| 17587032 | Optical Element Driving Mechanism | Patented | View | |
| 17718638 | Optical Imaging Lens | Patented | View |
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