Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

11 pending office actions • 9 art units • 11 examiners • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. Ltd. Shanghai Branch has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners but are both located within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration in a single art unit suggests a unified administrative environment despite the involvement of different individuals for each matter.

CUNNINGHAM, KIERAN MURRAY is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, each examiner is responsible for exactly 1 pending matter. The fact that both actions are being reviewed within 1 distinct art unit may lead to more consistent procedural experiences and supervisory oversight across the small portfolio.

Practitioners should focus on the specific culture and guidelines of the 1 distinct art unit involved, as it serves as the sole administrative hub for these pending actions. While the 2 distinct examiners will bring their own perspectives to the individual cases, the shared unit environment provides a common ground for prosecution strategy. Monitoring the tendencies of CUNNINGHAM, KIERAN MURRAY is essential for resolving the current workload.

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

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

8
Hard (73%)
2
Medium (18%)
1
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (9%)
§102 only1 (9%)
§112 only1 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (73%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
27% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
5
Communications
45% of docket
3
Semiconductors
27% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SNYDER, ADAM J 1 70.2% +18.7%
CRAWLEY, KEITH L 1 59.4% +25.7%
PYO, KEVIN K 1 87.0% +9.9%
SUN, HAI TAO 1 73.6% +24.0%
JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 1 47.2% +19.6%
BUTCHER, BRIAN M 1 77.7% +14.3%
SOWARD, IDA M 1 93.4% +5.4%
CHATLY, AMIT 1 68.0% +12.6%
YANG, JAY LEE 1 73.8% +2.2%
FORTWENGLER, JAMES RICHARD 1 100.0% +0.0%

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
18740480 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE SOWARD, IDA M —

Hard Cases (8)

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
19193853 DISPLAY PANEL, DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE CRAWLEY, KEITH L 56d overdue
19242997 TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS SNYDER, ADAM J —
19192293 LIGHT BRIGHTNESS DETECTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, PROCESSOR AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT PYO, KEVIN K —
18900969 FOLDING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, FOLDABLE DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH —
18582823 ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS CHATLY, AMIT —
18218486 PHENANTHRENE ORGANIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF YANG, JAY LEE —
18155777 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE FORTWENGLER, JAMES RICHARD —
17699207 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS WATKO, JULIE ANNE —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18762704 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS BUTCHER, BRIAN M 91d overdue
19193853 DISPLAY PANEL, DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE CRAWLEY, KEITH L 56d overdue
19242997 TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS SNYDER, ADAM J —
18968196 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS SUN, HAI TAO —
18900969 FOLDING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, FOLDABLE DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH —
18582823 ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS CHATLY, AMIT —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2627 2
2898 2
2623 1
2626 1
2878 1
2616 1
1745 1
1786 1
1789 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19242997 TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS SNYDER, ADAM J 2623 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 19, 2025
19193853 DISPLAY PANEL, DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE CRAWLEY, KEITH L 2626 §102§103 Final Rejection 56d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2025
19192293 LIGHT BRIGHTNESS DETECTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, PROCESSOR AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT PYO, KEVIN K 2878 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 28, 2025
18968196 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS SUN, HAI TAO 2616 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Dec 04, 2024
18900969 FOLDING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, FOLDABLE DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 1745 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 30, 2024
18762704 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS BUTCHER, BRIAN M 2627 §102 Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending Jul 03, 2024
18740480 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE SOWARD, IDA M 2898 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 11, 2024
18582823 ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS CHATLY, AMIT 2898 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 21, 2024
18218486 PHENANTHRENE ORGANIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF YANG, JAY LEE 1786 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 05, 2023
18155777 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE FORTWENGLER, JAMES RICHARD 1789 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 18, 2023
17699207 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS WATKO, JULIE ANNE 2627 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch have?

Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch has 11 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 9 art units and 11 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch applications?

Adam J Snyder has the most, with 1 of Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch's pending office actions.

What technology area are Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch's patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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