Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

LG Display Co., Ltd.

Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

449 pending office actions • 52 art units • 291 examiners • 0 of 449 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1,263 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

LG Display Co., Ltd. has 452 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 291 examiners across 53 art units, combining extensive examiner coverage with a comparatively concentrated set of technical units.

BREVAL, ELMITO is the busiest examiner, with 11 pending matters. That examiner is a meaningful coordination point, but the size of the full docket calls for art-unit dashboards, deadline controls, and issue tracking across the broader portfolio.

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

Portfolio Summary

449
Total Pending OAs
296
Non-Final OAs
146
Final Rejections
7
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 80 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

23
Overdue
4
Due this week
31
Due this month
13
Due in next 60 days
9
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 80 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (23)Due ≤ 7 days (4)Due ≤ 30 days (31)Due ≤ 60 days (13)Due later (9)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

205
Hard (46%)
219
Medium (49%)
22
Easy (5%)
3
Unknown (1%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only169 (38%)
§102 only42 (9%)
§112 only15 (3%)
Double-patenting only7 (2%)
Double-patenting + other8 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)205 (46%)
No statute on record3 (1%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

40
Life Sciences
9% of docket
3
Information Tech
1% of docket
101
Communications
22% of docket
281
Semiconductors
63% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
23
Business / Other
5% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

4,490 h
Manual time on pending OAs
898 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
1,572 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
39.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BREVAL, ELMITO 11 76.8% +10.7%
MANDEVILLE, JASON M 6 55.5% +46.3%
WEILAND, ADAM DAVID 6 95.2% +7.7%
PIZIALI, JEFFREY J 5 42.5% +5.8%
QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J 5 82.8% +11.5%
SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH 5 72.3% +18.4%
WATSON, BRAELYN 5 45.5% +35.9%
CHANDHOK, JENNA N 5 54.4% +30.1%
SHEN, PEIJIE 4 79.4% +17.5%
JOSEPH, DENNIS P 4 49.1% +17.8%

Quick Wins (6)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17958477 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MULTI-PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE WEILAND, ADAM DAVID 12d
18225580 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J 21d
18929147 Display Device QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J —
18916366 DISPLAY DEVICE QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J —
18743922 DISPLAY APPARATUS QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J —
18467249 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME WEILAND, ADAM DAVID —

Hard Cases (205)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17968581 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT NGUYEN, LUCAS QUOC 50d overdue
18142421 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF MALSAWMA, LALRINFAMKIM HMAR 31d overdue
17980202 Touch Display Apparatus CRAMER, HALEE PAIGE 10d overdue
18060869 DISPLAY DEVICE CHEN, YU 4d overdue
18224880 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE NARAGHI, ALI 5d
18529525 DISPLAY DEVICE TRAN, TAN N 6d
18396314 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE INCLUDING OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR PATTERN AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME TAN, DAVE 9d
18393403 DISPLAY APPARATUS MINNEY, GABRIEL SEBASTIAN 12d

Interview Candidates (45)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18087862 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH 78d overdue
18976054 GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME JOSEPH, DENNIS P 30d overdue
19001917 Display Apparatus JOSEPH, DENNIS P 9d overdue
17985952 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL BREVAL, ELMITO 5d overdue
18825859 DISPLAY DEVICE MANDEVILLE, JASON M 4d overdue
18448823 DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING A LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH 12d
18231893 DISPLAY DEVICE SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH 13d
18763286 DISPLAY DEVICE MANDEVILLE, JASON M 14d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2893 46
2875 38
2812 27
2897 22
1786 20
2817 19
2623 17
2813 16
2818 15
2898 15

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19554288 DISPLAY DEVICE CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH 2875 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 02, 2026
19532754 Display Device AZONGHA, SARDIS F 2627 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 06, 2026
19442719 DISPLAY DEVICE NGUYEN, KEVIN M 2628 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 07, 2026
19440869 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VEHICLE JANSEN II, MICHAEL J 2626 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2026
19438786 DISPLAY APPARATUS KOHLMAN, CHRISTOPHER J 2628 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 02, 2026
19436854 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF ROSARIO, NELSON M 2624 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2025
19435199 Display Apparatus and Driving Method Thereof MATTHEWS, ANDRE L 2621 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 29, 2025
19430949 TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH SENSOR BUTCHER, BRIAN M 2627 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2025
19429971 DISPLAY APPARATUS CHATLY, AMIT 2624 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 22, 2025
19430078 DISPLAY DEVICE AZONGHA, SARDIS F 2627 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 22, 2025
19428290 DISPLAY APPARATUS MAY, ROBERT J 2875 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 21, 2025
19424140 DISPLAY DEVICE GYAWALI, BIPIN 2625 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2025
19412149 DISPLAY DEVICE PHAM, LONG D 2623 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 08, 2025
19396597 DISPLAY DEVICE LEE, NICHOLAS J 2624 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2025
19387527 Display Device SIDDIQUI, MD SAIFUL A 2626 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 12, 2025
19380583 GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A GATE DRIVER PHAM, LONG D 2623 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2025
19379338 PIXEL CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE PIXEL CIRCUIT JANSEN II, MICHAEL J 2626 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 04, 2025
19480423 DISPLAY DEVICE CHIANG, MICHAEL 2875 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 31, 2025
19373648 Display Device with Integrated Touch Screen MIDKIFF, AARON 2621 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 29, 2025
19371662 GATE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME BOGALE, AMEN W 2628 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2025
19354205 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL YANG, NAN-YING 2629 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2025
19352177 DISPLAY APPARATUS CASTIAUX, BRENT D 2623 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2025
19352276 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME HONG, RICHARD J 2623 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2025
19348620 GATE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME KHAN, IBRAHIM A 2628 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 02, 2025
19343420 LG Display Co., Ltd. EARLES, BRYAN E 2625 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 29, 2025
19338995 PERSONAL IMMERSIVE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF MA, CALVIN 2629 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 24, 2025
19337199 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING DUMMY SUBPIXEL ROSARIO, NELSON M 2624 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2025
19319116 Display Panel and Display Device Including the Same BOYD, JONATHAN A 2627 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2025
19313168 DISPLAY APPARATUS JANSEN II, MICHAEL J 2626 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 28, 2025
19310510 DISPLAY DEVICE CRAWLEY, KEITH L 2626 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 26, 2025
19309018 Display Device BRITTINGHAM, NATHANIEL P 2629 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 25, 2025
19308049 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING WAVELENGTH CONVERTING LAYERS LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y 3991 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 22, 2025
19307470 DISPLAY DEVICE AND POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SHEN, PEIJIE 2622 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 22, 2025
19293775 Display Device FIGUEROA-GIBSON, GLORYVID 2628 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 07, 2025
19291444 DISPLAY BACKLIGHT UNIT WITH EDGELIT LIGHT GUIDE HAVING PROTRUDING PATTERN ON BOTTOM SURFACE HUGHES, DEANDRA M 3992 Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 05, 2025
19284462 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CIRCUIT PART AND EMISSION PART BOLOTIN, DMITRIY 2623 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 29, 2025
19281849 DISPLAY DEVICE CERULLO, LILIANA P 2621 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 28, 2025
19279384 Display Device YANG, NAN-YING 2629 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2025
19277124 GATE IN PANEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THEREOF LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E 2621 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 22, 2025
19267853 TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE JOSEPH, DENNIS P 2621 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 14, 2025
19261774 LUMINANCE COMPENSATION METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE ROSWELL, MICHAEL 3992 §112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 07, 2025
19261426 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD PIZIALI, JEFFREY J 2628 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 07, 2025
19261219 GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE LIN, CHUN-NAN 2629 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 07, 2025
19259215 DISPLAY DEVICE PIZIALI, JEFFREY J 2628 §102§103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Jul 03, 2025
19255833 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME GYAWALI, BIPIN 2625 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 30, 2025
19255723 Organic Light Emitting Display Device for Enhancing Efficiency SANDERSON, LEE E 3991 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 30, 2025
19253229 DISPLAY APPARATUS CASTIAUX, BRENT D 2623 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 27, 2025
19249086 DISPAY DEVICE AZARI, SEPEHR 2621 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 25, 2025
19246026 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME PATEL, PREMAL R 2624 §103Other Final Rejection 15d Pending Jun 23, 2025
19229030 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF DAVIS, DAVID DONALD 2627 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does LG Display Co., Ltd. have?

LG Display Co., Ltd. has 449 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 52 art units and 291 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most LG Display Co., Ltd. applications?

Elmito Breval has the most, with 11 of LG Display Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are LG Display Co., Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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