Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YOUNG, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1728 1731 1761 2896 3745

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

William D. Young has 704 resolved cases in Art Unit 1728 within Tech Center 3700. The allowance rate is 54.3%, which is slightly more than half of the cases. The median pendency is 1085 days, indicating a prosecution timeline of about three years. This large dataset of 704 cases provides a reliable baseline for understanding the examiner's tendencies.

The interview lift is 15.2%, which shows a positive impact from conducting interviews. This 15.2% lift suggests that verbal communication can help move cases toward allowance compared to the 54.3% base rate. Practitioners should consider interviews as a standard part of their strategy. The 15.2% lift indicates that the examiner is receptive to discussion, which can be a tool for resolving technical disagreements and improving the chances of a successful outcome during the 1085 days of prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

54.3%
Allow Rate
-15.7% vs TC avg
747
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
1085
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 704 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18897372 DISORDERED ROCK-SALT BATTERY CATHODE COMPOSITION AND SYNTHESES THEREOF Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18942287 QUANTUM DOT INK COMPOSITION, APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18436263 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18461070 INK COMPOSITION, LAYER USING THE SAME, ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18364025 INK COMPOSITION, LAYER USING THE SAME, ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18391684 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18413993 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18401063 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT CONTAINING THE ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18905928 CONDUCTIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18006766 Positive Electrode Active Material Precursor, Method of Preparing the Same, and Method of Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material Using the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18853624 Positive Electrode Active Material, and Positive Electrode and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
19092617 HEAT-CONDUCTIVE SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT-CONDUCTIVE SHEET Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18581234 Fabrication of Chromium Metal Mixtures in the Form of Core-Shell Nanoparticles Final Rejection General Electric Company
18528235 MIXED MATERIAL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18053824 HIGH-SPEED PRINTABLE CARBON INK Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
18743348 UV PATTERNABLE POLYMER BLENDS FOR ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
19176743 GARNET COMPOUND, OXIDE SINTERED COMPACT, OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
19099816 ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECYCLED ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR TRACKING VALUABLE ELEMENT RECOVERED FROM BATTERY, AND COMPOUND FOR TRACKING Non-Final OA MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
19001222 CONDUCTIVE URETHANE ACRYLATE AND SILICONE HYBRID ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18441245 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FILM AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
19114966 CARBON MATERIAL DISPERSION SOLUTION AND SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODES IN WHICH SAME IS USED Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
19096719 COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE, COMPOSITE OXIDE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18398215 COMPOSITION, MIXTURE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18247935 HIGH TRANSFER EFFICIENCY APPLICATION METHODS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE CURING COATING COMPOSITIONS AND COATED SUBSTRATES FORMED THEREBY Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
19085654 CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURING BASED ON OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION DISPERSION Non-Final OA KEMET Electronics Corporation
18024688 Light Emitting Device and Composition Final Rejection Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18483862 Nanoparticle Ink Based Patterning Of Inorganic Materials Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18702728 CONDUCTIVE RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAKATA INX CORPORATION
18003615 Compound of Formula (I), a Semiconductor Material Comprising at Least One Compound of Formula (I), a Semiconductor Layer Comprising at Least One Compound of Formula (I) and an Electronic Device Comprising at Least One Compound of Formula (I) Non-Final OA Novaled GmbH
18333876 CARBON- OR GRAPHITE-BASED ANODE ACTIVE MATERIALS FROM BIOMASS-DERIVED ACTIVATED CARBON Final Rejection Honeycomb Battery Company

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