Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHERMAN, STEPHEN G

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2621 2629 2691

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
1656
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
956
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1626 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19020548 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18978660 TOUCH SENSING DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18666414 Pixel Circuit and Display Apparatus Comprising Pixel Circuit Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18690272 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18578319 DRIVING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAY PANEL, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18712816 TRAINING APPARATUS, CLASSIFICATION APPARATUS, TRAINING METHOD, AND CLASSIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18895394 DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A VOLTAGE PROVIDER FOR GENERATING A GATE-ON VOLTAGE AND A KICKBACK VOLTAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19058585 METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING PROVISIONING OF A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA Red Six Aerospace Inc.
18946168 HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY FOR VIRTUAL AND MIXED REALITY WITH INSIDE-OUT POSITIONAL, USER BODY AND ENVIRONMENT TRACKING Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19040127 Light Scanner Having Closed-Loop Control Based on Optical Feedback Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19076077 TOUCH PANEL Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18639373 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE OPERATION USING A HEADS-UP DISPLAY Final Rejection Harman International Industries, Incorporated
19110416 Method for Operating a Touch-Sensitive Display Device Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18877965 VIEWING ANGLE PREDICTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Lemon Inc.
18925079 IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19076036 METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE ACQUIRED BY A FINGERPRINT SENSOR, IN ORDER TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN FINGERS AND MARKS Non-Final OA IDEMIA PUBLIC SECURITY FRANCE
19036274 FAKE FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION DEVICE AND FAKE FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION METHOD Non-Final OA REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
18977860 PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co., Ltd.
18227661 ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDING FOR VIDEOS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Twelve Labs, Inc.
18651429 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING BATTERY, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18635225 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING VIDEO-BASED AUTOMATIC IDENTITY VERIFICATION Non-Final OA HyperVerge Technologies Private Limited
18695266 IMAGE CONVERSION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTEGRATION OF A SECURITY FEATURE INTO A DIGITAL IMAGE Non-Final OA Mühlbauer ID Services GmbH
18523830 WASTE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD, A WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE, AND A METHOD FOR ANALYZING WASTE Non-Final OA LIXO

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