Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HERMANN, KIRK W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2619 2621 2622 2623 2626 2629 2692 2694

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+17.1% vs TC avg
625
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
930
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 607 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
5.3%
§102 Novelty
88.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19051680 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18583297 METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18975252 SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATION DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18751589 DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING A SHIELD ELECTRODE CONNECTED TO A CONSTANT VOLTAGE LINE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18819610 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR POSITIONING AN ENTITY CONTROLLER USING IMAGES HAVING DIFFERENT EXPOSURE POLICIES Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18968157 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19253662 Digital Display Apparatus With Dual Refresh Frequencies Non-Final OA Aleddra Inc.
18890742 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN CONFIGURING OPTICAL INPUT DEVICE AND RELATED OPTICAL INPUT SYSTEM Final Rejection PixArt Imaging Inc.
18389672 MERGED FLOATING PIXELS IN A TOUCH SCREEN Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19017050 SENSOR CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND POSITION DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Wacom Co., Ltd.
18862776 A METHOD FOR OPERATING A LAYERED DEVICE AND AN ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A LAYERED DEVICE Final Rejection FORCIOT OY

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