Examiner Sumlar Journey F

2872-SUMLAR-JOURNEY-F

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
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

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

65
3-Year Grant rate: 67% over 318 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 65th

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).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

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.

Comparison with Art Unit 2872

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

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Sumlar has granted 197 of 291 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 68%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Sumlar has granted 15 of 27 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 56%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Sumlar, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 18%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

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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