Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MIDKIFF, AARON

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2621 2629 2691 3661

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.9%
Allow Rate
-2.1% vs TC avg
462
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1232
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 445 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
94.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18938918 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19022766 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
19247079 PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18964161 GATE DRIVER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18743227 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18660995 FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18914839 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tianma Advanced Display Technology Institute (Xiamen) Co.,Ltd.
18756579 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17951011 KEYLESS KEYBOARD WITH FORCE SENSING AND HAPTIC FEEDBACK Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17349948 DRIVING DEVICE FOR DRIVING TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL WITH FINGERPRINT SENSING FUNCTION AND DRIVING METHOD FOR TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
18763142 Rapid Display Prototyping and Creation Using Gestures Non-Final OA FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
18699907 PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Everdisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

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