Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2877 2886
This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases
Michael Patrick Stafira is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2800. He has a record of 1288 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 88.4 percent, which indicates that a majority of applications reach issuance. This percentage suggests that the examination process in this unit frequently results in a grant for the applicant.
The median time to allowance is 694 days. This timeframe provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution cycle, showing that successful applications reach issuance within this median period. This efficiency is a key characteristic of the examiner's historical data and is an important consideration for practitioners managing patent portfolios in Tech Center 2800.
The data also shows an interview lift of 8.8 percent. This metric indicates that the probability of allowance increases when an interview is conducted, even with a base allowance rate of 88.4 percent. With 1288 resolved cases, these figures represent a stable set of outcomes for practitioners. The combination of the allowance rate and the median days to allowance defines the typical experience for applicants in Art Unit 2800.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19061642 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, OPTICAL INSPECTION SYSTEM, OBJECT IMAGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OBJECT IMAGING PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA |
| 19016210 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
| 18970907 | METROLOGY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | Non-Final OA | Nikon Corporation |
| 19017328 | GUIDANCE FOR INTRAORAL SCANNING | Non-Final OA | Align Technology, Inc. |
| 18927141 | SUPER-RESOLUTION THERMOREFLECTANCE THERMAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | The Penn State Research Foundation |
| 19119885 | IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE, INSPECTION DEVICE, AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD | Non-Final OA | HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. |
| 19059762 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING | Non-Final OA | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. |
| 18837416 | EXCHANGEABLE SPARK UNIT, SYSTEM AND CALIBRATION METHOD | Final Rejection | HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. |
| 18780568 | OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT METER | Non-Final OA | Keyence Corporation |
| 18675376 | INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR BONDING LENSES TO IMAGE SENSORS | Non-Final OA | ASMPT Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
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