Listed by the USPTO as CHAPEL, DEREK S
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1781 2844 2872
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
CHAPEL, DEREK S is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 1781, with 1003 resolved cases. The profile shows a 70.3% allowance rate and a median of 1038 days to allowance. The large case record supports using these figures as a meaningful description of the docket, while the timeline remains relevant to prosecution planning.
Interviews correspond with a 22.0% lift in the allowance rate. The listed companies are Envisics, Samsung Electronics, and Apple. The leading firms are MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF, ARENTFOX SCHIFF, and FOLEY & LARDNER. Applicants may find value in preparing interviews that distinguish the claimed optical or electronic features clearly, while preserving a fallback position in the written response.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19062925 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18829083 | Folded Optics with Tilt Actuator and Spring Suspension | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 18154089 | REFLECTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18778855 | DIRECT-WRITE LASER-ASSISTED ALTERING OF METASURFACES | Non-Final OA | University of Rochester |
| 18894578 | System for Automatically Adjusting Mirrors and Related Methods | Non-Final OA | ZF Friedrichshafen AG |
| 18894640 | CAMERA MODULE | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. |
| 18269939 | JONES MATRIX HOLOGRAPHY WITH METASURFACES | Non-Final OA | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy70.3% of resolved applications examined by Derek S Chapel were allowed (1,003 resolved cases), compared with 47.7% across Art Unit 1781 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +22.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Derek S Chapel took 1,038 days on average from filing to allowance.
Derek S Chapel examines applications in Art Unit 1781 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).
