Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Sharp Display Technology Corporation

49 pending office actions • 23 art units • 46 examiners • 0 of 49 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 111 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

49
Total Pending OAs
35
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

12
Hard (24%)
33
Medium (67%)
4
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only28 (57%)
§102 only5 (10%)
§112 only3 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (24%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
2% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
11
Communications
22% of docket
21
Semiconductors
43% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
2% of docket
15
Business / Other
31% 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.

490 h
Manual time on pending OAs
98 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
172 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ZHOU, HONG 2 77.2% +16.9%
MATTABONI, TIMOTHY JAMES 2
QURESHI, MARIAM 2 75.4% +22.2%
SNYDER, ADAM J 1 69.9% +18.7%
LIANG, DONG HUI 1 78.5% +16.6%
LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY 1 52.4% +9.1%
ONYEKABA, AMY 1 84.3% +6.4%
SHAH, PRIYANK J 1 67.7% +18.1%
PATEL, PREMAL R 1 78.0% +6.1%
EDWARDS, MARK 1 76.2% +13.4%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19335730 CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, ELECTROWETTING DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND CONTROL CIRCUIT ONYEKABA, AMY

Hard Cases (12)

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
18697955 DISPLAY DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD USING DISPLAY DEVICE MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P 26d
19146323 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME ZHOU, HONG
19128147 SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY DEVICE EDWARDS, MARK
18956358 LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL NGUYEN, DUNG T
18702617 DISPLAY DEVICE YAP, DOUGLAS ANTHONY
18702242 DISPLAY DEVICE SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN
18633417 DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL FILM BRIGGS, NATHANAEL R
18698344 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE WARD, ERIC A

Interview Candidates (8)

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
19411732 SCANNING SIGNAL LINE DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE SNYDER, ADAM J
19398338 DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE LIANG, DONG HUI
19363793 SHIFT REGISTER, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SHIFT REGISTER ZHOU, HONG
19309802 DISPLAY DEVICE SHAH, PRIYANK J
19146323 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME ZHOU, HONG
19128147 SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY DEVICE EDWARDS, MARK
18732729 PANCHARATNAM-BERRY PHASE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME QURESHI, MARIAM
18641990 SURFACE-DIVIDED POLARIZATION CONVERSION COMPONENT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE QURESHI, MARIAM

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2871 5
2629 3
2624 2
2875 2
2817 2
2812 2
2897 2
2623 1
2622 1
2628 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19411732 SCANNING SIGNAL LINE DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE SNYDER, ADAM J 2623 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2025
19398338 DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE LIANG, DONG HUI 2629 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 24, 2025
19363793 SHIFT REGISTER, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SHIFT REGISTER ZHOU, HONG 2629 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 21, 2025
19335791 HAPTIC TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY 2622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 22, 2025
19335730 CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, ELECTROWETTING DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND CONTROL CIRCUIT ONYEKABA, AMY 2628 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 22, 2025
19309802 DISPLAY DEVICE SHAH, PRIYANK J 2626 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 26, 2025
19151632 DISPLAY DEVICE PATEL, PREMAL R 2624 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 29, 2025
19146323 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME ZHOU, HONG 2629 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 08, 2025
19128147 SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY DEVICE EDWARDS, MARK 2624 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 2025
19098276 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE CERULLO, LILIANA P 2621 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Apr 02, 2025
18956358 LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL NGUYEN, DUNG T §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18918274 LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL PAN, JIA X 2871 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 17, 2024
18910229 TACTILE SENSATION PRESENTING DEVICE ALUNKAL, THOMAS D 2686 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 09, 2024
18795947 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J 2875 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 06, 2024
18833624 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AZONGHA, SARDIS F §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 26, 2024
18783476 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2024
18730311 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME OJEH, NDUKA E §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 19, 2024
18763810 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE MERLIN, JESSICA M 2871 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 03, 2024
18722590 DISPLAY DEVICE MATTABONI, TIMOTHY JAMES §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 21, 2024
18721878 DISPLAY DEVICE MATTABONI, TIMOTHY JAMES §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2024
18722442 DISPLAY DEVICE CHIU, TSZ K §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2024
18721677 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR GONDARENKO, NATALIA A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 19, 2024
18732729 PANCHARATNAM-BERRY PHASE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME QURESHI, MARIAM 2871 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 04, 2024
18641990 SURFACE-DIVIDED POLARIZATION CONVERSION COMPONENT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE QURESHI, MARIAM 2871 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 22, 2024
18702617 DISPLAY DEVICE YAP, DOUGLAS ANTHONY §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2024
18702242 DISPLAY DEVICE SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 17, 2024
18633417 DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL FILM BRIGGS, NATHANAEL R 2871 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 11, 2024
18700199 DISPLAY DEVICE RONO, VINCENT KIPKEMOI §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 10, 2024
18698344 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE WARD, ERIC A §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2024
18698346 DISPLAY DEVICE BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2024
18697955 DISPLAY DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD USING DISPLAY DEVICE MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P 2858 §102§103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Apr 02, 2024
18696886 DISPLAY DEVICE ARROYO, TERESA M §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2024
18696941 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE ROLAND, CHRISTOPHER M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2024
18606127 DISPLAY DEVICE AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY EDENFIELD, KUEI-JEN L 2872 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 15, 2024
18691546 DISPLAY DEVICE GOODWIN, DAVID J 2817 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 13, 2024
18689927 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR TRAN, TAN N 2812 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2024
18589741 WEARABLE SENSOR MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP 3797 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2024
18686493 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE RAMPERSAUD, PRIYA M 2897 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 26, 2024
18681046 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ESIABA, NKECHINYERE OTUOMASIRICH 2817 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 2024
18291047 DISPLAY DEVICE ENAD, CHRISTINE A 2811 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 22, 2024
18569845 DISPLAY DEVICE JONES, ERIC W 2892 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Dec 13, 2023
18566771 DISPLAY DEVICE CHEN, DAVID Z 2815 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2023
18564814 DISPLAY DEVICE DANG, PHUC T 2897 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 28, 2023
18560470 DISPLAY DEVICE ANDERSON, ERIK ARTHUR 2812 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 13, 2023
18383626 CELL CULTURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL CULTURE DEVICE EDWARDS, LYDIA E 1796 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 25, 2023
18378165 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL 2898 §103 Final Rejection 23d Pending Oct 10, 2023
18278480 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE BREVAL, ELMITO 2875 DP Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2023
18087269 DETECTION CELL, FAIMS DEVICE, AND PROGRAM LOGIE, MICHAEL J 2881 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Dec 22, 2022
18074551 ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME TRAN, TONY 2893 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 05, 2022

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