Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.

31 pending office actions • 10 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
0
Due this week
10
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)Due ≤ 30 days (10)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

0
Hard (0%)
31
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only28 (90%)
§102 only3 (10%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

13
Life Sciences
42% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
15
Semiconductors
48% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AHVAZI, BIJAN 7 63.5% +46.7%
LEE, MATTHEW Y 4 82.2% +19.5%
SASTRI, SATYA B 2 63.1% +29.3%
WILKES, ZACHARY W 2 66.4% +22.1%
KIM, RICHARD H 1 81.7% +5.0%
TRA, TUYEN Q 1 86.0% +10.2%
HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE 1 68.3% +17.0%
COLLINS, DARRYL J 1 89.0% +4.9%
LARSON, JOHN MICHAEL 1 100.0% +0.0%
ROLLAND, ALEX A 1 47.0% +26.5%

Quick Wins (8)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18681631 SPECTACLE LENS LEE, MATTHEW Y 51d overdue
18683165 SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES COLLINS, DARRYL J 11d overdue
18292181 METHOD FOR POLISHING SPECTACLE LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPECTACLE LENS LARSON, JOHN MICHAEL 8d
18711959 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL MEMBER AND SPECTACLES KIM, RICHARD H 15d
18284940 SPECTACLE LENS LEE, MATTHEW Y 22d
18279462 SPECTACLE LENS, METHOD OF PRODUCING SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES LEE, MATTHEW Y 22d
18697175 SPECTACLE LENS, ANTIFOULING AGENT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPECTACLE LENS TRA, TUYEN Q 26d
18285186 EYEGLASS LENS AND EYEGLASSES LEE, MATTHEW Y 46d

Interview Candidates (18)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18681631 SPECTACLE LENS LEE, MATTHEW Y 51d overdue
17706015 POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL ARTICLE AND OPTICAL ARTICLE SASTRI, SATYA B 46d overdue
18846162 POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL ARTICLE AND OPTICAL ARTICLE AHVAZI, BIJAN 43d overdue
18122949 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE, AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 35d overdue
18269003 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE, AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 30d overdue
18530599 OPTICAL PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME ROLLAND, ALEX A 19d overdue
17624823 BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT METHOD, BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT PROGRAM, EYEGLASS LENS DESIGNING METHOD, EYEGLASS LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WILKES, ZACHARY W 4d overdue
18688544 SPECTACLE OPTICAL ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE 16d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2872 14
1763 7
3723 2
1762 2
2871 1
1759 1
1783 1
1787 1
1781 1
2145 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18846162 POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL ARTICLE AND OPTICAL ARTICLE AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §102 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2024
18833238 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUND, PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE, AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 25, 2024
18711959 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL MEMBER AND SPECTACLES KIM, RICHARD H 2871 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending May 21, 2024
18697175 SPECTACLE LENS, ANTIFOULING AGENT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPECTACLE LENS TRA, TUYEN Q 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18688544 SPECTACLE OPTICAL ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Mar 01, 2024
18683165 SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES COLLINS, DARRYL J 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Feb 12, 2024
18681631 SPECTACLE LENS LEE, MATTHEW Y 2872 §102 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2024
18292181 METHOD FOR POLISHING SPECTACLE LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPECTACLE LENS LARSON, JOHN MICHAEL 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jan 25, 2024
18530599 OPTICAL PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME ROLLAND, ALEX A 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2023
18567640 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUND, PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 06, 2023
18560786 ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT AND LENS FOR SPECTACLES KING, GEORGE G 2872 §102 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Nov 14, 2023
18284940 SPECTACLE LENS LEE, MATTHEW Y 2872 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18285186 EYEGLASS LENS AND EYEGLASSES LEE, MATTHEW Y 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18284728 SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES HALL, ELIZABETH MARY CAMPBEL 2872 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Sep 28, 2023
18279462 SPECTACLE LENS, METHOD OF PRODUCING SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES LEE, MATTHEW Y 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Aug 30, 2023
18263594 METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE SASTRI, SATYA B 1762 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jul 31, 2023
18269005 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE, AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 22, 2023
18269136 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPECTACLE LENS SANZ, GABRIEL A 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18269003 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE, AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18255890 SPECTACLE LENS PROCESSING METHOD AND SPECTACLE LENS PROCESSING PROGRAM DION, MARCEL T 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2023
18033208 ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT AND SPECTACLE LENS RAKOWSKI, CARA E 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
18122949 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE, AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2023
18080392 SPECTACLE LENS AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Final Rejection 55d Pending Dec 13, 2022
17783768 SPECTACLE LENS MUHAMMAD, KEY 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Jun 09, 2022
17706015 POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL ARTICLE AND OPTICAL ARTICLE SASTRI, SATYA B 1762 §103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2022
17705593 POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE LAYER OF PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE, PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE AND EYEGLASSES WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN 1783 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Mar 28, 2022
17624823 BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT METHOD, BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT PROGRAM, EYEGLASS LENS DESIGNING METHOD, EYEGLASS LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WILKES, ZACHARY W 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jan 04, 2022
17622015 OPHTHALMIC LENS WILKES, ZACHARY W 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Dec 22, 2021
17442783 SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES SHUKLA, KRUPA 1787 §103 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Sep 24, 2021
17311228 OPTICAL MEMBER, CURABLE COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR OPTICAL MEMBER GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2021
17030072 LEARNING MODEL GENERATION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, EYEGLASS LENS SELECTION SUPPORT METHOD, AND EYEGLASS LENS SELECTION SUPPORT SYSTEM TAN, DAVID H 2145 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Sep 23, 2020

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