Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tamara Y Washington, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
645
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
989
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 598 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18662954 HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18254150 Display Systems Having Imaging Capabilities Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18966371 LENS MOUNT, CAMERA MOUNT, OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18965512 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18490251 OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18818629 VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL UNIT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18984039 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18964077 OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Actutek Corporation
18385075 CAMERA APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
17704458 CONFORMABLE ELECTRODES WITH LOW CONSPICUITY Final Rejection META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
19031904 IMAGING LENS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18517350 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tamara Y Washington's allowance rate?

81.4% of resolved applications examined by Tamara Y Washington were allowed (598 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tamara Y Washington?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tamara Y Washington take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tamara Y Washington took 989 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tamara Y Washington work in?

Tamara Y Washington examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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