Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JOSEPH, DENNIS P

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2621 2629 2691

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dennis P Joseph is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2621. The examiner has 670 resolved cases, which results in an allowance rate of 49.1%. This percentage indicates the frequency of granted patents among the resolutions. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1281, providing a benchmark for the timeline of successful prosecution in this unit.

The data shows an interview lift of 17.4%. This figure indicates that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of allowance than those without one. With 670 resolved cases, the examiner has a history of resolutions in Tech Center 2600. Practitioners can use the 1281-day median to manage expectations regarding the duration of the patent acquisition process.

In Art Unit 2621, the examiner's 49.1% allowance rate and 17.4% interview lift are metrics for strategy. The median pendency is a figure that describes the time required to reach an allowance. These data points from the resolved cases offer an overview of the examiner's performance. Applicants should consider the 17.4% lift when deciding whether to request an interview.

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

Performance Statistics

49.3%
Allow Rate
-12.7% vs TC avg
719
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
1279
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 673 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
62.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18492234 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCODING TEMPORAL INFORMATION FOR VIDEO INSTANCE SEGMENTATION AND OBJECT DETECTION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18740287 Head-Mounted Device with Double Vision Compensation and Vergence Comfort Improvement Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18534274 DISPLAY DRIVE DEVICE AND IMAGE DATA INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
19175712 DEVICE FOR INTUITIVE DEXTEROUS TOUCH AND FEEL INTERACTION IN VIRTUAL WORLDS Non-Final OA HYTTO PTE, LTD
18290883 PIXEL CIRCUIT, PIXEL DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19079304 PIXEL CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18977295 INPUT SENSING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A SHIELDING PART Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18976631 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18973040 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVING METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18938567 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19439680 WAVEGUIDE AND DIFFRACTION GRATING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
19085332 GENERATING USER INTERFACES DISPLAYING AUGMENTED REALITY GRAPHICS Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18598807 SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
19267853 TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19093985 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
19001917 Display Apparatus Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18978375 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18976054 GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18519189 ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18877845 LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, LIGHTING APPARATUS, VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM Non-Final OA STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
19042394 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, MOVING BODY, AND WEARABLE DEVICE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18515276 ILLUMINATED TOUCHPAD Non-Final OA Acer Incorporated
18997044 INTEGRATED PCM DRIVER Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
19475793 FLEXIBLE CONTROL CYLINDER Non-Final OA TRAPPER HOLDING AB
19077731 TECHNIQUES FOR HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY USING PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17552399 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL OF AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY CONTENT Non-Final OA Universal Electronics Inc.
18509277 GRAPHICS PROCESSING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Arm Limited
18571749 VOLTAGE COMPENSATION METHOD, DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF Final Rejection TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
18713728 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FOVEATED HOLOGRAM RENDERING Final Rejection Korea Electronics Technology Institute
18502934 FORWARD RAMAN PUMPING WITH RESPECT TO DISPERSION SHIFTED FIBERS Non-Final OA 1FINITY Inc.

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