Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2875 2879

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mary Ellen Bowman serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2875. The examiner has 1426 resolved cases, which provides a substantial volume of data for analysis. The allowance rate for these cases is 81.9%. This 81.9% allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final disposition. The median days to allowance is 720, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution cycle in this unit.

The data shows an interview lift of 18.2%. This lift is a notable figure when compared to the 81.9% allowance rate, suggesting that direct communication is effective for this examiner. Practitioners should consider interviews as a strategy to improve the likelihood of a grant. With 1426 resolved cases, the examiner's history reflects a consistent benefit from verbal engagement. The 720-day median to allowance highlights the efficiency of the process in Art Unit 2875.

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

Performance Statistics

81.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
1,441
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
720
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1426 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
56.6%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18931373 LED LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
19004369 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18908256 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18610123 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18509487 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18503952 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18465165 LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18354126 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18383743 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18725843 SPARK PLUG RESISTOR ELEMENT ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SPARK PLUG FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18703922 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18985153 SPARK PLUG Non-Final OA Niterra Co., Ltd.
18805051 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH THROUGH-STACK CONTACT VIA STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies LLC
19033897 PIXEL MODULE EMPLOYING MOLDING MEMBER HAVING MULTI-MOLDING LAYER AND DISPLAYING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.

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