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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mackenzi Tate Bourquine, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2872 3796

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE works in tech center 3700 and art unit 2872. The record contains 88 resolved cases, with a 79.5% allowance rate and a median of 1207 days to allowance. The 16.7% interview lift associates interview participation with a stronger allowance result in the measured cases.

Canon Inc., Zenni Optical Inc., and Apple Inc. are the leading companies. The listed firms are BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP, and F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC. The case volume is more limited than a large examination record, so practitioners should use the figures as directional guidance while preparing for a timeline centered on 1207 days.

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

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
127
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 88 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.9%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18425266 Head-Mounted Display Systems With Optical Module Calibration Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18984653 OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18458254 ROTATABLE POLYGON MIRROR, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18871568 DETECTING BINOCULAR EYE ALIGNMENT USING SIGNAL CORRELATION Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18652018 OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17673538 OPTICAL DEVICE FILM WITH TUNABLE REFRACTIVE INDEX Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18605855 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
19031391 IMAGING LENS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18870981 LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18398148 HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA YAZAKI CORPORATION
18870023 LIGHT HOMOGENIZING ASSEMBLY, PROJECTION OPTICAL UNIT, AND PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN HOLATEK CO., LTD

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mackenzi Tate Bourquine's allowance rate?

79.5% of resolved applications examined by Mackenzi Tate Bourquine were allowed (88 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mackenzi Tate Bourquine?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mackenzi Tate Bourquine take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mackenzi Tate Bourquine took 1,207 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mackenzi Tate Bourquine work in?

Mackenzi Tate Bourquine examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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