Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RICKEL, ALEX PARK

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2881 2898

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alex Park Rickel is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2872, with 54 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 70.4 percent suggests a generally receptive environment for patent applicants. This 70.4 percent rate indicates that a majority of applications reach a successful conclusion when assigned to his docket.

The median days to allowance for his cases is 1150. This 1150 day timeframe provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process. With 54 resolved cases, the data reflects the typical time required to reach a grant in Art Unit 2872, which practitioners should factor into their strategy.

An interview lift of 15.5 percent offers a tactical advantage. This 15.5 percent increase in allowance probability suggests that direct communication can help resolve outstanding issues and move the case toward a grant. Utilizing this 15.5 percent lift during the 1150 day prosecution cycle can be an effective way to secure the 70.4 percent allowance outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+2.9% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
1147
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 55 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19070116 LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18909828 Displays with Adjustable Haze and Tint Layers Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18972741 FINDER OPTICAL SYSTEM, FINDER DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18989338 Electrophoretic Fluid, Electrophoretic Layer, Display Panel and Preparation Method Therefor, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18835092 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DEFLECTION DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCANNING DEVICE Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18667000 CONSTANT DOWNFORCE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTACT LENS-BASED WIDE ANGLE VISUALIZATION Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
18079581 MEASUREMENTS OF KERATOMETRY AND AXIAL LENGTH Non-Final OA Welch Allyn, Inc.
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.
17951166 LENS FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION HEATER AND CAMERA DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
19067792 COMPOSITE MONOLITHIC TELESCOPES FOR APERTURE SCALING Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18783960 PRISM FIXING STRUCTURE OF OPTICAL MACHINE AND PROJECTION OPTICAL MACHINE Final Rejection GOERTEK OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18902847 MIXED REALITY DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA National Central University

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