Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/841,006

LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 23, 2024

Priority

Mar 07, 2022 — JP 2022-034256 +1 more

Examiner

CHANG, AUDREY Y

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Sony Group Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 47% of cases after interview

— +20.3% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 1263 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

CHANG, AUDREY Y View full profile →

Grants 47% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

590 granted / 1263 resolved

-13.3% vs TC avg

Strong +20% interview lift

Without

With

+20.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 5m

Avg Prosecution

66 currently pending

Career history

1321

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§103

74.8%

+34.8% vs TC avg

§102

1.1%

-38.9% vs TC avg

§112

13.0%

-27.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1263 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 23, 2024

Application Filed

May 22, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/797,120

Patent 12663754

TRANSFLECTIVE DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE SYSTEM

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/071,750

Patent 12663656

IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING OF SAMPLES

3y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

16/617,043

Patent 12650609

OPTICAL DEFLECTION DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, SIGNAL DEVICE, IMAGE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD

5y 2m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

17/575,613

Patent 12631807

COLOR FILTER MODULE

4y 4m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/650,615

Patent 12631886

TRANSMISSION GRATING BEAM COMBINER

4y 3m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

47%

Grant Probability

67%

With Interview (+20.3%)

3y 5m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1263 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.