Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2813. The data shows 68 resolved cases for this examiner. The allowance rate is 83.8 percent, which indicates the proportion of grants among resolved applications. Practitioners can use this 83.8 percent figure to evaluate the probability of a successful outcome. The count of 68 resolved cases provides a basis for understanding the examiner's historical trends in this art unit.

The interview lift is 6.9 percent. This metric represents the difference in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted compared to the overall rate of 83.8 percent. An interview lift of 6.9 percent suggests that direct communication with the examiner is associated with a modest increase in the probability of receiving a grant. Practitioners may choose to utilize interviews to address specific rejections or to clarify technical aspects of the claims. This 6.9 percent lift is a factor to consider when developing a prosecution strategy.

The median days to allowance is 1229. This number represents the middle value of the time taken from the start of prosecution to the issuance of a patent. A median of 1229 days provides a timeline for applicants to manage their expectations regarding the duration of the process. The combination of the allowance rate and the 1229-day pendency characterizes the current prosecution environment. These metrics help in planning the resources and time required for applications assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+15.8% vs TC avg
110
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 68 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
64.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18450664 Method of Transferring Patterned Micro-LED Die onto a Silicon Carrier for Wafer-to-Wafer Hybrid Bonding to a CMOS Backplane Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18039278 Display Substrate, Display Device and Manufacturing Method of Display Substrate Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18450202 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18340693 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18235092 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18063099 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18015038 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17928277 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17912495 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18390766 SELECTIVE DEEP RECESS SOURCE/DRAIN STRUCTURE FOR DIRECT BACKSIDE POWER RAIL CONTACT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18088547 SELF-ALIGNED BACKBONE FOR FORKSHEET TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18066301 SERIAL DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY (DSA) PROCESSES FOR FORMING METAL LAYER WITH CUT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18273067 DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18146988 FORMATION OF NON-SELF-ALIGNED BACKSIDE CONTACT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18505644 Semiconductor Package Providing an Even Current Distribution and Stray Inductance Reduction and a Semiconductor Device Module Final Rejection Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18453780 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18473861 SELECTIVE AND SELF-ALIGNED SOI THINNING FOR RF SWITCH APPLICATIONS Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18393711 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17925409 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT DETECTION ELEMENT Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
17554511 INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS ON THE ALUMINUM NITRIDE PLATFORM Final Rejection CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17979278 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES Non-Final OA Universal Display Corporation
18146553 LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS Final Rejection MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION

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