Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2872 3667
This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases
Grant A. Gagnon serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2872. He has overseen 477 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 82.8 percent. This 82.8 percent allowance rate indicates a high frequency of patent grants for applications reaching a final decision. With 477 resolved cases, the data offers a robust view of his examination outcomes.
The interview lift for Gagnon is 7.8 percent. This 7.8 percent lift suggests an increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to cases without an interview. Given the high baseline allowance rate of 82.8 percent, the 7.8 percent lift indicates that direct communication remains a helpful tool for resolving issues. Practitioners in Art Unit 2872 should consider the value of an interview in the context of this examiner's overall efficiency.
The median time to allowance is 950 days. This 950 day duration represents the typical timeframe from filing to issuance for successful applications. Applicants can use this 950 day median to set realistic expectations for their prosecution timeline. The combination of an 82.8 percent allowance rate and this median pendency defines the current environment for this examiner.
| 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. |
| 19099101 | EMBEDDED IMAGE PIPE | Final Rejection | LUMUS LTD. |
| 17831817 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS USING LIGHT EXTRACTION CONFIGURATIONS FOR MICRO LIGHT EMITTING DIODES | Final Rejection | GOOGLE LLC |
| 18811206 | INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ASSISTANT FOR AIRCRAFT CABIN APPLICATIONS | Final Rejection | Goodrich Corporation |
| 18934491 | VISUALIZATION OF OCULAR LENS BASED ON TILTED OCT IMAGING | Non-Final OA | Alcon Inc. |
| 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 |
| 18991305 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Lemon Inc. |
| 18451545 | MIRROR MODULE AND RANGING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | DENSO CORPORATION |
| 18167742 | POLARIZATION GRATINGS HAVING LARGE DIFFRACTION ANGLE, HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH DEGREE OF CIRCULAR POLARIZATION OUTPUT | Final Rejection | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC |
| 18948712 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. |
| 18959919 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 17405817 | LASER METHODS FOR PROCESSING ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS | Final Rejection | View, Inc. |
| 18949017 | Light Control Device | Non-Final OA | Envisics Ltd |
| 17395336 | PORTABLE WORKSTATION COVER | Final Rejection | Sheiner Engineering & Design, LLC |
| 17931738 | Compact Head-up Display | Final Rejection | Dualitas Ltd |
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