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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jerry M Blevins, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BLEVINS, JERRY M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2871 2874 2883 3745

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

BLEVINS, JERRY M is assigned to Technology Center 3700 and art unit 2871. The record includes 1260 resolved cases and an 87.3% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 795 days. Interview lift is 5.2%, showing that interviews have only a modest positive association with outcomes in this large record.

The listed companies are Corning Incorporated, Cisco Technology Inc., and Applied Materials Inc. The listed firms are ALSTON & BIRD LLP, Barclay Damon, LLP, and Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC (TSMC). The substantial case volume and high allowance rate support confident expectation setting, while the interview figure suggests that core claim strategy may be more important than interview frequency.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

87.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
1,287
Total Applications
+5.2%
Interview Lift
795
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1260 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
60.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18746490 OPTICAL DEVICE, WAFER, AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER Non-Final OA FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18726940 ACCOMMODATING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
18736633 FOLDABLE PULLING GRIP FOR INSTALLING FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18638312 CABLE SLACK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR CO-PACKAGED OPTO-ELECTRICAL DEVICES Final Rejection CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18372960 MULTIPORTS AND OTHER DEVICES HAVING KEYED CONNECTION PORTS AND SECURING FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18911296 High-efficiency thin-film electro-optical modulator on silicon photonics platform Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18424496 OPTICAL MODULE FOR TESTING LINE CARD Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18523328 VOA WITH DIGITAL CONTROL OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18885271 LOCALLY ANTIREFLECTION-COATED SPLIT PUPIL INPUT COUPLERS FOR MULTISHEET DIFFRACTIVE WAVEGUIDES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18746195 TAPERED ANTI-REFLECTION COATING THAT PRESERVES IMAGE SHARPNESS IN WAVEGUIDE COMBINERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18888767 WAFER ALIGNMENT IN MULTIPLE DIES Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18739603 OPTICAL MODULATORS FOR PHOTONICS DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.
18630307 SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDE HEATER WITH HEATER CONTACTS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18894508 FIBER OPTIC ADAPTER HOLDER; ASSEMBLY; AND METHOD Non-Final OA COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18725208 SLOW-LIGHT PHOTONIC MODULATORS FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY PHOTONIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
18860207 OPTICAL-FIBER-EMBEDDING SHEET, METHOD FOR PLACING OPTICAL FIBER, AND APPLICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jerry M Blevins's allowance rate?

87.3% of resolved applications examined by Jerry M Blevins were allowed (1,260 resolved cases), compared with 59.1% across Art Unit 2871 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jerry M Blevins?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jerry M Blevins take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jerry M Blevins took 795 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jerry M Blevins work in?

Jerry M Blevins examines applications in Art Unit 2871 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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