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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sean M Deguire, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DEGUIRE, SEAN M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1737 1786

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

DEGUIRE, SEAN M is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 1700 and art unit 1737. The profile records 294 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 61.2%. The median time to allowance is 1485 days. Interview lift is 27.7%, associating interviews with a meaningful improvement in allowance results in the reported cases.

The principal companies are Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Idemitsu Kosan Co.,ltd., and LG Chem Ltd. The leading firms are Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC), and OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. The long median period supports early planning for amendments, interviews, and prosecution budgets.

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

Performance Statistics

61.2%
Allow Rate
-3.8% vs TC avg
351
Total Applications
+27.7%
Interview Lift
1485
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 294 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18360960 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18086212 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18452297 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18355313 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND FOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18327298 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND FUSED POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND FOR THE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18026797 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18026569 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE EMITTING BLUE LIGHT Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17715248 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17683174 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING AMINE-BASED COMPOUND, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND THE AMINE-BASED COMPOUND Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17307826 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17213782 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17875838 Light-Emitting Device, Light-Emitting Apparatus, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18008659 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18333862 COMPOUND, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18034735 COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTS, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18065949 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE COMPRISING A LIGHT EMITTING LAYER COM-PRISING THREE DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS AND AN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPRISING SAID ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE Final Rejection Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
17801120 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
17760154 COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR AN ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND AN ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE COMPRISING THE COMPOUND Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
17759887 COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18018005 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.
18369681 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18209996 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18028844 COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18015844 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17776816 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18330727 Organic Electroluminescent Materials and Devices Final Rejection Universal Display Corporation
18297691 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Final Rejection UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
17844331 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Universal Display Corporation
17179915 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Final Rejection UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
18446086 PLURALITY OF HOST MATERIALS, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPOUND, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sean M Deguire's allowance rate?

61.2% of resolved applications examined by Sean M Deguire were allowed (294 resolved cases), compared with 63.4% across Art Unit 1737 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sean M Deguire?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sean M Deguire take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sean M Deguire took 1,485 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sean M Deguire work in?

Sean M Deguire examines applications in Art Unit 1737 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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