Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SOWARD, IDA M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1741 2822 2898

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ida M Soward has a volume of 1371 resolved cases in Art Unit 1741. The examiner maintains a 93.4 percent allowance rate. The median days to allowance is 782. This 782-day timeline is a benchmark for practitioners in Tech Center 2800.

An interview lift of 5.4 percent provides a benefit to the 93.4 percent baseline. This 5.4 percent lift suggests that verbal communication is a strategy for resolving rejections. The large sample size of 1371 cases gives confidence in these performance metrics. Practitioners can use the 782-day median to estimate the time required for a successful outcome.

The 93.4 percent allowance rate and the 5.4 percent interview lift are the primary data points for strategy. In Art Unit 1741, these figures help define the probability of a grant. The 782-day median pendency is a key factor for managing client expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

93.4%
Allow Rate
+25.4% vs TC avg
1,390
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
782
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1374 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
36.5%
§102 Novelty
37.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18767312 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18639948 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18031758 DISPLAY PANELS INCLUDING SEGMENTED CONVEX RIB Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18768694 DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING A REFRACTIVE LAYER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18751304 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING OPTICAL SHEET AND STRESS CONTROL MEMBER Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18739255 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18601944 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18753981 Color Filter Substrate and Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18743989 DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING SEMI-TRANSMISSIVE MIRROR Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18770764 ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A CURVED PROFILE INTERFACE CORRESPONDING TO A RECESS Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18613155 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING AN ADHESIVE BONDED POLARIZATION PLATE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
18645089 HIGH-PRECISION BACKSIDE RESISTOR Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18740068 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED DIE SUBSTRATE ON INTERPOSER Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18389704 FABRICATING SLIT STRUCTURES IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICES Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18616911 SUSPENSION REGION CONFIGURATION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18535075 SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS HAVING DIFFERENT SIDEWALL SHAPES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18469649 HORIZONTAL ANTIFUSE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18632076 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18158650 OLED WITH OSC CAPPING LAYER Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18642872 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING NANOSTRUCTURE TRANSISTOR AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18680129 SHIELDING PARTICLES COATED WITH ELECTRICAL INSULATION Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18402040 FLASH MEMORY AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.
18767003 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE STACK INCLUDING ORGANIC AND INORGANIC LAYERS Non-Final OA SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
18745419 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) STACK FOR A DISPLAY Non-Final OA SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.

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