Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DEGUIRE, SEAN M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1737 1786

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sean M. Deguire is an examiner in Art Unit 1737 of Tech Center 1700. He has 290 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 60.7 percent. This 60.7 percent rate serves as a metric for applicants to evaluate the probability of a grant. The 290 resolved cases offer a data set for analyzing his typical prosecution outcomes in Tech Center 1700.

The median time to allowance for these applications is 1486 days. The interview lift is 28.7 percent. This 28.7 percent lift indicates that cases involving an interview are more likely to be allowed than those without such engagement. Practitioners should consider the 1486-day median pendency and the 28.7 percent lift when planning their strategy in Art Unit 1737.

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

Performance Statistics

60.7%
Allow Rate
-4.3% vs TC avg
338
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
1486
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 290 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.8%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§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.
17927954 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE AND LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18236882 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING AMINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND THE AMINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND Non-Final OA Samsung 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.
18026569 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE EMITTING BLUE LIGHT Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18090671 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17834464 FUSED POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17660182 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME 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.
18086212 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG DISPLAY 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.
17776816 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18013374 Organic Compound, Light-Emitting Device, Light-Emitting Apparatus, Electronic Apparatus and Lighting Device Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
17875838 Light-Emitting Device, Light-Emitting Apparatus, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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.
17759887 COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18035006 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
18330727 Organic Electroluminescent Materials and Devices Final Rejection Universal Display Corporation
18058461 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Final Rejection UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
17844331 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Universal Display Corporation
17713141 ORGANIC ELETROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Final Rejection UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION

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