Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
75 pending office actions • 21 art units • 69 examiners • 0 of 75 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 149 patents granted in the last 365 days
Magic Leap Inc. is currently managing 75 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These actions are distributed among 69 distinct examiners, meaning that almost every case is reviewed by a unique individual. The work is spread across 21 distinct art units, reflecting a variety of technical sub-fields within the communications sector.
LHYMN, SARAH is the busiest examiner for the company, overseeing 4 pending office actions. Given the total of 75 pending office actions, the involvement of 69 distinct examiners indicates a highly decentralized prosecution environment. The 21 distinct art units involved suggest that while the examiners are mostly unique, the technical subject matter is concentrated in specific areas of communications technology. This requires a prosecution strategy that can adapt to the individual styles of 69 different examiners while maintaining a consistent technical approach across 21 different art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (7%) |
| §103 only | 27 (36%) |
| §102 only | 6 (8%) |
| Double-patenting only | 14 (19%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHYMN, SARAH | 4 | 65.9% | +15.0% |
| PATEL, JITESH | 2 | 78.8% | +12.3% |
| CHANG, AUDREY Y | 2 | 46.5% | +20.4% |
| QURESHI, MARIAM | 2 | 75.5% | +22.3% |
| EDUN, MUHAMMAD N | 1 | 91.5% | -4.9% |
| EDWARDS, MARK | 1 | 76.3% | +13.3% |
| ZHENG, XUEMEI | 1 | 85.0% | +13.7% |
| XIE, KWIN | 1 | 64.1% | +32.0% |
| VU, KHOA | 1 | 69.3% | +13.9% |
| SHARIFI-TAFRESHI, KOOSHA | 1 | 78.2% | +9.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19415015 | CRYSTALLINE WAVEGUIDES AND WEARABLE DEVICES CONTAINING THE SAME | EDUN, MUHAMMAD N | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17396574 | DISTRIBUTED LIGHT MANIPULATION OVER IMAGING WAVEGUIDE | CHIEM, DINH D | 16d overdue |
| 18802429 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CONTENT DISPLAY WITH A VIRTUAL OR AUGMENTED REALITY APPARATUS | CHANG, AUDREY Y | 11d overdue |
| 18672341 | WAVEGUIDE ILLUMINATOR | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 42d |
| 19393758 | IMAGING MODIFICATION, DISPLAY AND VISUALIZATION USING AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY EYEWEAR | EDWARDS, MARK | — |
| 19369580 | CONTENT INTERACTION DRIVEN BY EYE METRICS | ZHENG, XUEMEI | — |
| 19252167 | PATCH TRACKING IMAGE SENSOR | NGUYEN, CHAN T H | — |
| 19247939 | Lightweight Cross Reality Device with Passive Depth Extraction | HALIYUR, PADMA | — |
| 19079272 | AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURCHASING | SMITH, LINDSEY B | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18802429 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CONTENT DISPLAY WITH A VIRTUAL OR AUGMENTED REALITY APPARATUS | CHANG, AUDREY Y | 11d overdue |
| 19277969 | VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | VU, KHOA | 41d |
| 18490518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY | LHYMN, SARAH | 49d |
| 18778654 | AVATAR CUSTOMIZATION FOR OPTIMAL GAZE DISCRIMINATION | LHYMN, SARAH | 50d |
| 19393758 | IMAGING MODIFICATION, DISPLAY AND VISUALIZATION USING AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY EYEWEAR | EDWARDS, MARK | — |
| 19369580 | CONTENT INTERACTION DRIVEN BY EYE METRICS | ZHENG, XUEMEI | — |
| 19329137 | EYE-IMAGING APPARATUS USING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS | XIE, KWIN | — |
| 19170337 | CROSS REALITY SYSTEM WITH PRIORITIZATION OF GEOLOCATION INFORMATION FOR LOCALIZATION | PATEL, JITESH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2613 | 6 |
| 2872 | 4 |
| 2614 | 3 |
| 2629 | 2 |
| 2626 | 2 |
| 2611 | 2 |
| 2637 | 2 |
| 2623 | 2 |
| 3791 | 2 |
| 2612 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19415015 | CRYSTALLINE WAVEGUIDES AND WEARABLE DEVICES CONTAINING THE SAME | EDUN, MUHAMMAD N | 2629 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2025 |
| 19393758 | IMAGING MODIFICATION, DISPLAY AND VISUALIZATION USING AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY EYEWEAR | EDWARDS, MARK | 2624 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2025 |
| 19369580 | CONTENT INTERACTION DRIVEN BY EYE METRICS | ZHENG, XUEMEI | 2629 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2025 |
| 19329137 | EYE-IMAGING APPARATUS USING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS | XIE, KWIN | 2626 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 19277969 | VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | VU, KHOA | 2611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19258506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY | SHARIFI-TAFRESHI, KOOSHA | 2628 | §102§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19252167 | PATCH TRACKING IMAGE SENSOR | NGUYEN, CHAN T H | 2637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19247939 | Lightweight Cross Reality Device with Passive Depth Extraction | HALIYUR, PADMA | 2637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19234680 | CONTROL OF DYNAMIC BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ARRAY | TRAN, MINH | 2844 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19205124 | VARIABLE FOCUS ASSEMBLIES | MANDEVILLE, JASON M | 2623 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19189479 | CROSS REALITY SYSTEM WITH FAST LOCALIZATION | YANG, ANDREW GUS | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19170337 | CROSS REALITY SYSTEM WITH PRIORITIZATION OF GEOLOCATION INFORMATION FOR LOCALIZATION | PATEL, JITESH | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19079272 | AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURCHASING | SMITH, LINDSEY B | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19076616 | EYE TRACKING BASED VIDEO TRANSMISSION AND COMPRESSION | DANG, HUNG Q | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19075137 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXED REALITY | THOMPSON, JAMES A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19063125 | CROSS REALITY SYSTEM FOR LARGE SCALE ENVIRONMENTS | WANG, JIN CHENG | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19053203 | MIXED REALITY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | WILSON, NICHOLAS R | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19040144 | CROSS REALITY SYSTEM WITH LOCALIZATION SERVICE AND SHARED LOCATION-BASED CONTENT | CRADDOCK, ROBERT J | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19027972 | AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY HAVING MULTI-ELEMENT ADAPTIVE LENS FOR CHANGING DEPTH PLANES | JONES, JAMES | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19030928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY | PRINGLE-PARKER, JASON A | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19026113 | DETERMINING INPUT FOR SPEECH PROCESSING ENGINE | ARMSTRONG, ANGELA A | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026203 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY | TULOP, JIRAPON INTAVONG | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026185 | SEPARATED PUPIL OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES USING SAME | CHANG, AUDREY Y | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19022813 | AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY EYEWEAR, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING POLARIZED LIGHT AND DETERMINING GLUCOSE LEVELS | HENSON, DEVIN B | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19022825 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING REFLECTIONS | MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI | 2612 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19022453 | VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH EMISSIVE MICRO-DISPLAYS | WU, CHONG | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19016085 | OPTICAL DEVICE WITH ONE-WAY MIRROR | QURESHI, MARIAM | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19004867 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING INPUT FOR HEAD-WORN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES | SONNERS, SCOTT E | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19003984 | CROSS REALITY SYSTEM FOR LARGE SCALE ENVIRONMENT RECONSTRUCTION | ROBINSON, TERRELL M | 2614 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18988336 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING WEBPAGES IN A VIRTUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE WITH A MIXED REALITY SYSTEM | LETT, THOMAS J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18986468 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUDIO SIGNAL FILTERING | LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18984646 | MODES OF USER INTERACTION | CHEN, YU | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18875645 | OPTICAL LAYERS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF EYEPIECES FOR USE WITH VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEMS | TZENG, FRED | 2625 | DP | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18875437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAY BINOCULAR DEFORMATION COMPENSATION | LI, JAI WEI TOMMY | 2613 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18874493 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HUMAN GAIT ANALYSIS, REAL-TIME FEEDBACK AND REHABILITATION USING AN EXTENDED-REALITY DEVICE | CERIONI, DANIEL LEE | 3791 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18977386 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLIPPING CONTENT TO INCREASE VIEWING COMFORT | DU, HAIXIA | 2611 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18872816 | COMPENSATING THICKNESS VARIATIONS IN SUBSTRATES FOR OPTICAL DEVICES | SWIER, WAYNE K. | 1748 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2024 |
| 18960851 | DEPTH BASED FOVEATED RENDERING FOR DISPLAY SYSTEMS | DEMETER, HILINA K | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18960810 | ATTENUATION OF LIGHT TRANSMISSION ARTIFACTS IN WEARABLE DISPLAYS | QURESHI, MARIAM | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18959252 | VIRTUAL, AUGMENTED, AND MIXED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | HOANG, PHI | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18956664 | WEARABLE SYSTEM WITH HEADSET AND CONTROLLER INSIDE-OUT TRACKING | ALLEN, LUCIUS CAMERON GREE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18955217 | MULTI-DEPTH PLANE DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH REDUCED SWITCHING BETWEEN DEPTH PLANES | HESS, MICHAEL J | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18943633 | IMMERSIVE AUDIO PLATFORM | ZHU, QIN | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18936094 | CROSS REALITY SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS FINGERPRINTS | AHSAN, UMAIR | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18927587 | TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM USING EMOTIONAL STATES OF USER | CUFF, MICHAEL A | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18896717 | MULTIPLE DEGREE OF FREEDOM HINGE SYSTEMS AND EYEWEAR DEVICES COMPRISING SUCH HINGE SYSTEMS | CHOI, WILLIAM C | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18848482 | OPTIMIZED MIXED REALITY AUDIO RENDERING | LIM, SENG HENG | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18886610 | AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY COMPRISING EYEPIECE HAVING A TRANSPARENT EMISSIVE DISPLAY | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18884633 | MULTI-CAMERA CROSS REALITY DEVICE | LHYMN, SARAH | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18818146 | METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING PATTERNED LITHIUM-BASED TRANSITION METAL OXIDE | CARTER, JONATHAN LANGDON | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18804661 | COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT METHOD FOR COMPUTING A COMPOSITE REPRESENTATION OF A 3D ENVIRONMENT | ISLAM, MEHRAZUL NMN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18802429 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CONTENT DISPLAY WITH A VIRTUAL OR AUGMENTED REALITY APPARATUS | CHANG, AUDREY Y | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18801164 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED DEPTH DETERMINATION USING PROJECTION SPOTS | YENTRAPATI, AVINASH | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18794879 | 3D OBJECT ANNOTATION | HE, YINGCHUN | 2613 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18783962 | DOUBLE-SIDED IMPRINTING | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 1742 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18778654 | AVATAR CUSTOMIZATION FOR OPTIMAL GAZE DISCRIMINATION | LHYMN, SARAH | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18770470 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL MICRO-ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL SYSTEM MIRROR AND ACTUATION METHOD | DUDEK, JAMES A | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18769763 | HAND AND TOTEM INPUT FUSION FOR WEARABLE SYSTEMS | TANK, ANDREW L | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18763121 | DYNAMIC BROWSER STAGE | BRAHMACHARI, MANDRITA | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18740392 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OPTICAL IMAGING IN AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICES | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18672341 | WAVEGUIDE ILLUMINATOR | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18651200 | CONTEXTUAL AWARENESS OF USER INTERFACE MENUS | LE, SARAH | 2614 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18651473 | VIRTUAL, AUGMENTED, AND MIXED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | PATEL, JITESH | 2612 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18633947 | HAND GESTURE INPUT FOR WEARABLE SYSTEM | LU, HWEI-MIN | 2142 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18697914 | SOUND FIELD CAPTURE WITH HEADPOSE COMPENSATION | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | 2693 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18605653 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A WEARABLE DEVICE | GOOD, KENNETH W | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18561978 | METHOD OF MAKING HOLOGRAMS USING LIQUID CRYSTAL MASTERS | ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18490518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY | LHYMN, SARAH | 2613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 49d | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18554613 | NANOPATTERN ENCAPSULATION FUNCTION, METHOD AND PROCESS IN COMBINED OPTICAL COMPONENTS | NIGAM, NATASHA | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2023 |
| 18366975 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING VIRTUAL CONTENT IN A MIXED REALITY SYSTEM | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 2614 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2023 |
| 18260916 | ACTUATED PUPIL STEERING FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEMS | LHYMN, SARAH | 2613 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18259044 | EYEPIECE IMAGING ASSEMBLIES FOR A HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY | WRIGHT, ANDREW RUSSELL | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18252574 | TRANSMODAL INPUT FUSION FOR MULTI-USER GROUP INTENT PROCESSING IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS | TRUONG, NGUYEN H | 2623 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 17396574 | DISTRIBUTED LIGHT MANIPULATION OVER IMAGING WAVEGUIDE | CHIEM, DINH D | 2874 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Aug 06, 2021 |
| 17418190 | LOW MOTION-TO-PHOTON LATENCY ARCHITECTURE FOR AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEMS | MARTINEZ QUILES, IVELISSE | 2626 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2021 |
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