Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tamara Y. Washington has resolved 592 cases in Art Unit 2872 of Tech Center 2800. Her allowance rate is 81.3 percent. This 81.3 percent rate indicates a high likelihood of success for applications assigned to her. The 81.3 percent figure suggests that the examiner is generally receptive to patentable subject matter across the 592 cases resolved.

The interview lift is 8.7 percent. While the 81.3 percent baseline is already high, the 8.7 percent lift shows that interviews can still provide a modest benefit in moving a case toward allowance. Practitioners should weigh this 8.7 percent lift against the costs of an interview. The data suggests that most cases reach allowance without needing the 8.7 percent boost.

The median days to allowance is 987. This 987-day period is a standard duration for successful prosecution in Art Unit 2872. With 592 resolved cases, the 81.3 percent allowance rate and 987-day median offer a reliable set of metrics for applicants to use in their planning within Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
636
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 592 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§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.
18556589 INFRARED LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PRODUCT Final Rejection TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
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.
18385075 CAMERA APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
17950150 OPTICAL UNIT AND SMARTPHONE Final Rejection Nidec Corporation
17704458 CONFORMABLE ELECTRODES WITH LOW CONSPICUITY Final Rejection META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18964077 OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18229736 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA-MOUNTED DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18808314 OPTICAL ELEMENT, HEAD UP DISPLAY AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION LIMITED

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