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Last updated: October 27, 2026

James Richard Fortwengler, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FORTWENGLER, JAMES RICHARD

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1789 2813 2815 2892

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

FORTWENGLER, JAMES RICHARD has resolved 1 case in tech center 2800 and art unit 1789. The allowance rate is 100.0%, while the median time to allowance is 1448 days. The single-case record cannot establish a broad examination pattern, but it records an allowance outcome with a lengthy path to disposition.

Interviews have a 0.0% lift in allowance outcomes. Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Novaled GmbH, and Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. are the leading companies listed. EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP, Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP are the leading firms shown. Practitioners should give greater weight to application-specific facts than to this limited history.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+32.0% vs TC avg
47
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1448
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17976552 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18490682 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND FUSED POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND FOR THE LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18555850 ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18152711 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18063031 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND THE CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17903956 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18381473 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18380344 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17901977 COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17901908 COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18282302 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
18024691 Light Emitting Device and Composition Final Rejection Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18529050 COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD.
18163613 PLURALITY OF HOST MATERIALS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD.
18022220 POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC DERIVATIVE COMPOUND AND ORGANOELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING SAME Non-Final OA SFC CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James Richard Fortwengler's allowance rate?

100.0% of resolved applications examined by James Richard Fortwengler were allowed (1 resolved cases), compared with 33.7% across Art Unit 1789 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James Richard Fortwengler?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James Richard Fortwengler take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James Richard Fortwengler took 1,448 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James Richard Fortwengler work in?

James Richard Fortwengler examines applications in Art Unit 1789 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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