Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
60 pending office actions • 27 art units • 53 examiners • 0 of 60 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 143 patents granted in the last 365 days
Essilor International has 62 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed among 54 distinct examiners, showing that the company interacts with a broad range of personnel at the patent office. The 26 distinct art units involved further demonstrate the technical variety of the pending applications. Managing 62 actions across 26 different art units requires an organized approach to handle the various procedural nuances of each unit.
The busiest examiner, BROOME, SHARRIEF I, is currently responsible for 3 pending office actions. This volume means 3 actions constitute only a small portion of the 62 total pending office actions. Given that there are 54 distinct examiners, examiners are managing the pending office actions individually. This requires the company to navigate many different examiner styles, as the individuals will bring unique interpretations to the pending matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 3 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 6 (10%) |
| §103 only | 20 (33%) |
| §102 only | 2 (3%) |
| §112 only | 6 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 23 (38%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOME, SHARRIEF I | 3 | 81.5% | +4.5% |
| MUHAMMAD, KEY | 2 | 64.0% | +23.9% |
| JONES, JAMES | 2 | 88.4% | +4.5% |
| VARGOT, MATHIEU D | 2 | 62.4% | +20.9% |
| WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2 | 66.6% | +22.4% |
| SANZ, GABRIEL A | 2 | 61.8% | +37.4% |
| SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | 1 | 65.6% | +27.7% |
| WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 1 | 60.1% | +26.3% |
| MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU | 1 | 74.7% | +8.8% |
| SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 1 | 61.5% | +31.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18876027 | POLARIZED LENS WITH COLOR ENHANCING PROPERTIES | JONES, JAMES | — |
| 18717077 | OPHTHALMIC ELEMENT COMPRISING A FILM STRUCTURE | JONES, JAMES | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18837835 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SIMILARITY SCORE BETWEEN A REFERENCE EYEGLASSES FRAME AND A PLURALITY OF MODEL EYEGLASSES FRAMES | LEE, JENNIFER V | 43d overdue |
| 17763060 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AT LEAST ONE VISUAL REFRACTION FEATURE OF A SUBJECT | GOMES, SRISTI DIVINA | 36d overdue |
| 18549302 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CENTERING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS | MUHAMMAD, KEY | 22d overdue |
| 18257917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MODIFICATION OR A CHANGE OF AN INITIAL MYOPIA CONTROL SOLUTION USED BY A MYOPIC SUBJECT | SHELDEN, BION A | 19d overdue |
| 18555652 | OPTOMETRIC TESTING DEVICE AND PROCESS | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 4d overdue |
| 18258695 | METHOD OF EVALUATING THE EFFICIENCY OF A MYOPIA CONTROL SOLUTION | SUMLAR, JOURNEY F | 4d overdue |
| 17917625 | OPTICAL ARTICLE WITH ANTIBACTERIAL FUNCTION | RUMMEL, JULIA L | 2d overdue |
| 18568312 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY OF A SUBJECT AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 12d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18549302 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CENTERING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS | MUHAMMAD, KEY | 22d overdue |
| 18555652 | OPTOMETRIC TESTING DEVICE AND PROCESS | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 4d overdue |
| 17802479 | PRIMER COATING COMPOSITION FOR POLARIZING OPHTHALMIC LENS | SANZ, GABRIEL A | 15d |
| 19212119 | Method and Machine for the Production of an Optical Element by Additive Manufacturing | SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | — |
| 19101038 | LENS ELEMENT | MUHAMMAD, KEY | — |
| 18998798 | FUNCTIONALIZED OPTICAL LAYERED STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONALIZED OPTICAL ARTICLE, EYEWEAR CONTAINING THE SAME, AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | — |
| 18864146 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING AN OPTICAL PRESCRIPTION BASED ON DETERMINED VALUES OF A FATIGUE PARAMETER | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | — |
| 18708934 | METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING A MICROSTRUCTURED LENS BY PIPC | VARGOT, MATHIEU D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 20 |
| 3791 | 3 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 1741 | 2 |
| 1742 | 2 |
| 1749 | 1 |
| 2613 | 1 |
| 2624 | 1 |
| 3688 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19212119 | Method and Machine for the Production of an Optical Element by Additive Manufacturing | SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | — | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19101038 | LENS ELEMENT | MUHAMMAD, KEY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 18998798 | FUNCTIONALIZED OPTICAL LAYERED STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONALIZED OPTICAL ARTICLE, EYEWEAR CONTAINING THE SAME, AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18876027 | POLARIZED LENS WITH COLOR ENHANCING PROPERTIES | JONES, JAMES | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18984164 | LENS ELEMENT | MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18864146 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING AN OPTICAL PRESCRIPTION BASED ON DETERMINED VALUES OF A FATIGUE PARAMETER | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18864262 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR READING AN OPTICAL PRESCRIPTION ON AN OPTICAL PRESCRIPTION IMAGE | JIA, XIN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18909056 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A HEAD-WORN DEVICE AND A HAND-HELD DEVICE AND CONFIGURED TO DETECT A USE OF THE HAND-HELD DEVICE BY A USER WEARING THE HEAD-WORN DEVICE | LHYMN, SARAH | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18854010 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BY MACHINING AN OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18899782 | EYEWEAR COMPRISING A SPEAKER ASSEMBLY | EASON, MATTHEW A | 2624 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18846299 | LENS WITH IMPROVED VISUAL PERFORMANCE | CHOUDHURY, MUSTAK | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18837835 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SIMILARITY SCORE BETWEEN A REFERENCE EYEGLASSES FRAME AND A PLURALITY OF MODEL EYEGLASSES FRAMES | LEE, JENNIFER V | 3688 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18836095 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING AT LEAST PART OF A LENS ELEMENT | NGUYEN, KEMAYA DEANN HUU | 2877 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18832420 | CALCULATION MODULE AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD CONFIGURED TO SELECT A SEMI-FINISHED LENS BLANK | BROOME, SHARRIEF I | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18749720 | FEDERATED LEARNING FOR SMART HEAD-WORN DEVICES | DASGUPTA, SHOURJO | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18720501 | METHOD FOR MICROFORMING MICROSTRUCTURED FILMS AND LENSES | ROY, DEBJANI | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18719670 | MANUFACTURING OF HIGH TRANSPARENT ARTICLES USING FDM 3D PRINTING | NELSON, JAMEL M | 1743 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18719759 | APPLICATION FOR MYOPIA MONITORING | PICHLER, MARIN | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18717077 | OPHTHALMIC ELEMENT COMPRISING A FILM STRUCTURE | JONES, JAMES | 2872 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18717284 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MAKING A MOLD ASSEMBLY SUITABLE FOR MOLDING AN OPTHAHLMIC LENS | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | 1744 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 57d | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18715014 | VARIABLE FOCUS LENS WITH 3D ENVIRONMENT SENSING | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18678726 | Nanoparticles of Encapsulated Light-Absorbing Agent, Preparation Thereof and Ophthalmic Lens Comprising Said Nanoparticles | LE, HOA T | 1788 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18712907 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING A USER WITH A REPRESENTATION OF AN EFFECT OF A SIGHTEDNESS IMPAIRMENT CONTROL SOLUTION | SIOZOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE B | 3686 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18708934 | METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING A MICROSTRUCTURED LENS BY PIPC | VARGOT, MATHIEU D | 1742 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18708895 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A RELATIVE PERIPHERAL REFRACTION OF AN EYE OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND OPTICAL DEVICE FOR CAPTURING IMAGES OF THE EYE | BROOME, SHARRIEF I | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18706169 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A RISK OF AN ONSET OR PROGRESSION OF MYOPIA | PORTER, RACHEL L | 3684 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18640760 | OPTICAL ARTICLE WITH A HOLOGRAPHIC WAVEGUIDE | CHANG, AUDREY Y | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18701779 | LENS ELEMENT | BROOME, SHARRIEF I | 2872 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18580040 | LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY METAL INSERT WITH SURFACE MICROSTRUCTURES | KONVES, ADRIANNA N | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18542166 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL LENS HAVING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | VARGOT, MATHIEU D | 1742 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18569046 | METHOD FOR COATING LENSES WITH LENSLETS WITH AN IMPROVED CONTROL ON POWER SHIFT | ROLLAND, ALEX A | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18568312 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY OF A SUBJECT AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 3792 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18566533 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A LENS MEMBER ON A MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | MCCONNELL, AARON R | 3723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18560996 | OPTICAL LENS HAVING AN ASYMMETRIC MIRROR | CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18558051 | A METHOD FOR IMPROVED COATING OF AN OPTICAL ARTICLE COMPRISING OPTICAL ELEMENTS | RICKEL, ALEX PARK | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18555637 | OPTOMETRY DEVICE FOR BINOCULAR TESTING OF THE EYES OF A SUBJECT | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18555652 | OPTOMETRIC TESTING DEVICE AND PROCESS | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18371206 | Radiation-Curable Hard Coating Composition | WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | 1717 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 18549302 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CENTERING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS | MUHAMMAD, KEY | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18258695 | METHOD OF EVALUATING THE EFFICIENCY OF A MYOPIA CONTROL SOLUTION | SUMLAR, JOURNEY F | 2872 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18257917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MODIFICATION OR A CHANGE OF AN INITIAL MYOPIA CONTROL SOLUTION USED BY A MYOPIC SUBJECT | SHELDEN, BION A | 3685 | §101 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18247973 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR EDGING OPHTHALMIC LENSES | ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R | 2119 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2023 |
| 18044088 | LENS ELEMENT COMPRISING AN ACTIVABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT | STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | 2872 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Mar 06, 2023 |
| 18042253 | A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AN AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF A CHANGE OF A STATE OF FATIGUE OF A SUBJECT CARRYING OUT A VISUAL TASK | ORTEGA, MARTIN NATHAN | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2023 |
| 18066418 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMIZED VISUAL EQUIPMENT | DINH, JACK | 2872 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 18065249 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF CERTAINTY OF A PATIENT'S RESPONSE TO A STIMULUS PERCEPTION OF A SUBJECTIVE MEDICAL TEST AND A DEVICE THEREFORE | SAX, STEVEN PAUL | 2146 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 17925908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED ABRASION RESISTANCE TO OPTICAL LENSES | DUNNING, RYAN S | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2022 |
| 17918509 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLD | WANG, ALEXANDER A | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17918514 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN OPTICAL ARTICLE COMPRISING MICROLENSES | SANZ, GABRIEL A | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17917625 | OPTICAL ARTICLE WITH ANTIBACTERIAL FUNCTION | RUMMEL, JULIA L | 1784 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 17802479 | PRIMER COATING COMPOSITION FOR POLARIZING OPHTHALMIC LENS | SANZ, GABRIEL A | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Aug 25, 2022 |
| 17792545 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MODIFIED EYEGLASS FRAME MANUFACTURING DATA | DARWISH, AMIR ELSAYED | 2199 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 17787724 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICE HAVING ADJUSTABLE FILTERING PROPERTIES | SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2022 |
| 17786790 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICE HAVING ADJUSTABLE FILTERING PROPERTIES | HO, WAI-GA DAVID | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jun 17, 2022 |
| 17786767 | A DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CHANGE IN THE VISUAL COMFORT OF A USER | MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2022 |
| 17772371 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A PRESCRIPTION FOR AN EYE OF A PERSON | PASKO, NICHOLAS R | 2896 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Apr 27, 2022 |
| 17763060 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AT LEAST ONE VISUAL REFRACTION FEATURE OF A SUBJECT | GOMES, SRISTI DIVINA | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Mar 23, 2022 |
| 17416938 | A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREDICTING EVOLUTION OVER TIME OF A VISION-RELATED PARAMETER | WHALEY, PABLO S | 3619 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Jun 21, 2021 |
| 17299549 | METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL LENS | MALIK, VIPUL | 1754 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jun 03, 2021 |
| 17279968 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE GEOMETRICO-MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A SUBJECT | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2021 |
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