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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872 2874 2883 2896

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH works in Tech Center 2800 and art unit 2872. The record covers 894 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 60.6% and a median of 880 days to allowance. The interview lift is 12.3%, indicating that interviews are associated with a meaningful improvement over the underlying prosecution outcome in this docket.

The listed company experience includes Intel Corporation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Representative firms include MH2 - PPC Broadband, Inc., Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, and BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. Practitioners handling matters in this docket can use the profile to anticipate a substantial examination history, a moderate allowance outcome, and a median timeline that makes early issue identification important.

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

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
-7.4% vs TC avg
935
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
880
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 894 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
72.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18769865 CONFIGURABLE OPTICAL CONNECTOR Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18914429 SEPARABLE INFINITE ROTATION FIBER OPTIC AND SLIP RING ROTARY JOINT FOR SUSPENSION ARM Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18772223 LIGHT RECEIVER, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18457819 PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18430147 IN-BAND OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT FOR OPTICAL SWITCH Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18406795 OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER Final Rejection FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18342422 TECHNOLOGIES FOR A HYBRID OPTICAL CHIP-TO-CHIP COUPLING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18148945 PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH GLASS CORES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17729974 PLASMONIC JUNCTION ON A PACKAGE FOR ENHANCING EVANESCENT COUPLING OF OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18861845 Optical Circuit Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18286898 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIGH-SPEED TUNING SOLITON MICROCOMB Final Rejection University of Rochester
18830967 OPTOELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18840271 RESIN COMPOSITION, OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON, AND OPTICAL FIBER CABLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18798061 FUNCTIONAL IMPRINTED OPTICAL STRUCTURES FOR OPTICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18302972 OPTICAL DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18918870 OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18658480 DETACHABLE FIBER ARRAY UNIT FITTING WITH GUIDE PINS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18431187 PHOTONIC SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18318231 INTEGRATED METASURFACES FOR FREE-SPACE WAVEFRONT GENERATION WITH COMPLETE AMPLITUDE, PHASE, AND POLARIZATION CONTROL Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
17973774 PHOTONIC WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA VIAVI Solutions Inc.
17618648 OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Oxford University Innovation Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev's allowance rate?

60.6% of resolved applications examined by Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev were allowed (894 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev took 880 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev work in?

Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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