Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SOWARD, IDA M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1741 2822 2898

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.2%
Allow Rate
+25.2% vs TC avg
1364
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
861
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1316 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
35.2%
§102 Novelty
33.6%
§103 Obviousness
30.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18486853 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18373353 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18368243 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19315804 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY WITH EDGE SIDE INTERCONNECTION AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18279394 Display Panel and Display Device Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18546119 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18262284 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18406227 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18366809 DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND FINGERPRINT SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18218043 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18321920 OPTICAL CONTROL PANEL, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18197593 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18313093 DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18120543 WINDOW AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18072518 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18056466 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING ELASTIC RECOVERY LAYER Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18551438 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18396901 POWER RAIL LEAD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18486724 GATE CUT STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN AIRGAP Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18367553 SCALABLE THIN-FILM RESISTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17280861 DISPLAY MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18260042 DISPLAY PANELS AND DISPLAY DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17605026 FLEXIBLE COVER PLATE INCLUDING HARDENED LAYER Final Rejection Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
17790233 DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18961183 QUANTUM DOT CONTAINERS FOR MICRO-LED DISPLAYS Non-Final OA Tectus Corporation
18244579 STRETCHABLE OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SEJONG CAMPUS
18531542 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, CHIP AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19025869 OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TRANSMISSIVE REGIONS BETWEEN EMISSIVE REGIONS HAVING UNIFORM (SUB-) PIXEL APERTURE LAYOUT Non-Final OA OTI Lumionics Inc.
17729872 ARTIFICIAL TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING LAYERED ATOMIC STRUCTURE Non-Final OA National Central University
18704149 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT MEMBER, TRANSPARENT MEMBER, AND WINDOW COMPONENT FOR OPTICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.

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