Listed by the USPTO as GAGNON, GRANT A
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2872 3667
This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases
GAGNON, GRANT A works in tech center 3600 and art unit 2872. The dataset includes 479 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 82.9%, and a median of 949 days to allowance. Allowance is the predominant recorded result, and the timing figure gives applicants a concrete basis for setting expectations around prosecution duration. Interviews are associated with a 7.7% lift, suggesting that interviews may support selected cases but are not the principal feature of the profile.
The leading companies are Zenni Optical Inc., Canon Inc., and Alcon Inc. This combination reflects optical, imaging, and related technology portfolios. The principal firms are MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP, AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, and Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Meta Platforms, Inc. These names offer useful points of comparison for counsel assessing experience before the examiner and preparing claim-focused submissions.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18880735 | COMPACT OBSERVATION DEVICE CONFIGURED TO OVERLAY AN IMAGE OF AN OBSERVED SCENE AND A PROCESSED IMAGE OF THE OBSERVED SCENE | Non-Final OA | SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE |
| 18948234 | Tunable Lens with Mitigation of Magnification Changes | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 19047722 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19038235 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18991309 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 18959919 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 19081863 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. |
| 18991305 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Lemon Inc. |
| 19064050 | FACILITATING OPHTHALMIC SURGERY USING AUTOMATED DETECTION OF PURKINJE IMAGES | Non-Final OA | Alcon Inc. |
| 18934491 | VISUALIZATION OF OCULAR LENS BASED ON TILTED OCT IMAGING | Non-Final OA | Alcon Inc. |
| 18451545 | MIRROR MODULE AND RANGING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | DENSO CORPORATION |
| 18802329 | DUAL DISPLAY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 18875177 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Maxell, Ltd. |
| 18019831 | BEAM SPLITTING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH |
| 18167742 | POLARIZATION GRATINGS HAVING LARGE DIFFRACTION ANGLE, HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH DEGREE OF CIRCULAR POLARIZATION OUTPUT | Final Rejection | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC |
| 18811206 | INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ASSISTANT FOR AIRCRAFT CABIN APPLICATIONS | Final Rejection | Goodrich Corporation |
| 19028086 | AR SYSTEM WITH HYBRID DISPLAY | Non-Final OA | VueReal Inc. |
| 18730412 | WAVELENGTH AND DIFFRACTIVE MULTIPLEXED EXPANSION OF FIELD OF VIEW FOR DISPLAY DEVICES | Final Rejection | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA |
| 18109304 | Beam Splitter Assembly, Method for the Dimensioning Thereof and Microscope | Final Rejection | Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH |
| 17405817 | LASER METHODS FOR PROCESSING ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS | Final Rejection | View, Inc. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy82.9% of resolved applications examined by Grant A Gagnon were allowed (479 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +7.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Grant A Gagnon took 949 days on average from filing to allowance.
Grant A Gagnon examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
