Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Alex Park Rickel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RICKEL, ALEX PARK

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2881 2898

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

RICKEL, ALEX PARK is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2872. The profile contains 57 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 71.9%, and a median of 1153 days to allowance. The limited record supports an initial directional assessment rather than a complete characterization of prosecution behavior. The allowance rate shows that allowances are a substantial portion of outcomes, while the median indicates a lengthy path to allowance.

The interview lift is 14.9%, suggesting that interviews have a meaningful but not dominant association with allowance outcomes here. Meta Platforms Technologies LLC, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., and Newmax Technology Co., Ltd. are the listed leading companies. Studebaker Brackett PLLC, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Meta Platforms, Inc., and NSIP LAW are the listed leading firms. Practitioners can use interviews to address focused claim issues while planning around the 1153-day median.

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

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+3.9% vs TC avg
98
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
1153
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 57 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18972741 FINDER OPTICAL SYSTEM, FINDER DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19070116 LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19225399 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18989338 Electrophoretic Fluid, Electrophoretic Layer, Display Panel and Preparation Method Therefor, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18989509 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Actutek Corporation
18835092 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DEFLECTION DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCANNING DEVICE Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18390794 EYE STRAIN REDUCTION IN HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18359544 WIDE FIELD OF VIEW (FOV) OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY WITH TUNABLE OPTICAL LENS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18062205 REFLECTIVE POLARIZER WITH INTEGRATED ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19008550 LENS DRIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18184962 MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LENS, AND LENS ASSEMBLY Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18109333 CAMERA MODULE WITH OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION ACTUATOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alex Park Rickel's allowance rate?

71.9% of resolved applications examined by Alex Park Rickel were allowed (57 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alex Park Rickel?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alex Park Rickel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alex Park Rickel took 1,153 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alex Park Rickel work in?

Alex Park Rickel examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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