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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Christopher J Stanford, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2625 2872 2887

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J is assigned to USPTO Technology Center 2800, Art Unit 2625. The record contains 745 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 55.2% and a median of 1265 days to allowance. Interview lift is 26.6%, making interview practice a notable consideration in a profile with moderate allowance performance and extended timing.

The listed companies are Alcon Inc., Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are NSIP LAW, WPAT, PC, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York. Practitioners should balance the substantial historical case base against the median duration, using interviews as a potentially important part of prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

55.2%
Allow Rate
-12.8% vs TC avg
808
Total Applications
+26.6%
Interview Lift
1265
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 745 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18494452 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE HAVING POSITIONING PART ON HOLDER FOR POSITIONING OF COUPLING LENS RELATIVE THERETO, AND SCANNING OPTICAL DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18970372 ZOOM LENS, PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17966889 LOUVER FILM, DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17391892 Actuator Arrangement for Camera Size Reduction Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17319653 IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18144241 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
18627916 TWO-AXIS MEMS MIRROR Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17717658 OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH EVANESCENT ACTIVATION LIGHT LEAKAGE FOR DIMMING Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19019817 OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18932793 LENS MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher J Stanford's allowance rate?

55.2% of resolved applications examined by Christopher J Stanford were allowed (745 resolved cases), compared with 66.5% across Art Unit 2625 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher J Stanford?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher J Stanford take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher J Stanford took 1,265 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher J Stanford work in?

Christopher J Stanford examines applications in Art Unit 2625 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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