USPTO Examiner FROST ANTHONY J - Art Unit 1782

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18072891ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SELECTIVELY STRENGTHENED GLASSDecember 2022March 2024Allow6010NoNo
17123900DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2020February 2024Allow3830NoNo
17116563FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2020March 2024Allow3930YesNo
15734379POLARIZING PLATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2020July 2024Allow4420NoNo
17090829DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2020July 2023Allow3320NoNo
17082939DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2020February 2025Allow5150NoNo
17081977FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2020November 2023Allow3730YesNo
17078628LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2020July 2022Allow2110NoNo
17074681WINDOW AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2020February 2024Allow3930NoNo
17071104POLYESTER FILM AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING SAMEOctober 2020February 2023Allow2810NoNo
17062638DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2020December 2023Allow3820NoNo
17038325MOLYBDENUM CONTAINING TARGETSSeptember 2020April 2023Allow3121NoNo
17036981ADHESIVE MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2020December 2023Allow3911NoNo
17036143HARD COATING FILM AND WINDOW AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAMESeptember 2020June 2024Abandon4440NoNo
16982040OPTICAL ANISOTROPIC LAYERED BODY, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2020August 2024Allow4730NoNo
17012608DISPLAY DEVICE AND CARRIER FILMSeptember 2020August 2023Allow3621NoNo
16971032TAPE, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DISPLAY MODULE AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2020January 2024Allow4120NoNo
16995790STRETCHABLE FILMS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2020July 2022Allow2320NoNo
16969655CHROMOGENIC MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING CHROMOGENIC MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2020January 2025Allow5321NoNo
16989794BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2020September 2022Allow2510NoNo
16935518DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2020January 2024Abandon4221NoNo
16928981DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2020June 2023Allow3520NoNo
16926745WINDOW AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEJuly 2020May 2023Allow3420NoNo
16917416DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2020May 2023Allow3430NoNo
16959268Adhesive Composition and Use ThereofJune 2020June 2023Allow3520NoNo
16912502CUSHIONING SEAL MEMBER AND DISPLAY APPARATUSJune 2020February 2022Abandon2010NoNo
16910546DISPLAY MODULE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSJune 2020March 2023Allow3320NoNo
16897154Display Having a Compensation Film with Light Absorbing DyeJune 2020May 2022Allow2320YesNo
16767825OPTICAL LAYERED BODYMay 2020September 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16767733CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATEMay 2020September 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16878393ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SELECTIVELY STRENGTHENED GLASSMay 2020August 2022Allow2600YesNo
16872293AESTHETICALLY-ENHANCED STRUCTURES USING NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITESMay 2020May 2023Allow3721YesNo
16869120ANODIZED PART HAVING LOW REFLECTANCE OF VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED LIGHTMay 2020December 2022Allow3121YesNo
16867525OPTICAL LAMINATE FILM AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICEMay 2020June 2022Allow2510NoNo
16757388LIGHT SHIELDING MATERIAL, PATTERNING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANELApril 2020September 2023Abandon4121NoNo
16851392ELECTRONIC APPARATUSApril 2020March 2023Allow3430NoNo
16837901DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2020December 2022Allow3330NoNo
16651739ANTI-GLARE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND USE OF SAMEMarch 2020November 2023Allow4341NoNo
16651082Polymer, Coating Composition Comprising Same, and Organic Light Emitting Element Using SameMarch 2020September 2023Allow4121YesNo
16827896SHOCK ABSORBING MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2020August 2024Allow5350NoNo
16822367POLARIZING PLATE PROTECTIVE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2020April 2023Allow3720YesNo
16821121LOW CONTRAST ANTI-REFLECTION ARTICLES WITH REDUCED SCRATCH AND FINGERPRINT VISIBILITYMarch 2020September 2022Allow3040NoNo
16814046REFRIGERATORMarch 2020November 2022Allow3330NoNo
16812067DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2020November 2022Allow3211NoNo
16641342COVER SHEET AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2020November 2022Abandon3330NoNo
16640502BLACK MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BLACK MEMBER, AND TIMEPIECE INCLUDING BLACK MEMBERFebruary 2020September 2024Abandon5551NoNo
16779760Sliding Film Layer, Method for Preparing the same and Display PanelFebruary 2020August 2022Abandon3021NoNo
16634151FLEXIBLE POLARIZING COVER BOARD, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2020May 2023Abandon4031NoNo
16632788FLEXIBLE CONDUCTIVE DISPLAY FILMJanuary 2020December 2022Abandon3420NoNo
16630662POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEJanuary 2020March 2023Abandon3840YesNo
16629671ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DIODE AND DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2020March 2023Allow3820NoNo
16732610POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2020October 2023Abandon4640NoNo
16731632AUGMENTED REALITY PROVIDING DEVICEDecember 2019August 2023Allow4430NoNo
16723322OPTICAL DEVICE AND LAMINATED FILMDecember 2019August 2022Abandon3220NoNo
16624818LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNING AGENT COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PREPARING LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM USING SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING SAMEDecember 2019February 2022Allow2621NoNo
16623563DISPLAY MODULE AND FULL LAMINATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2019April 2023Abandon4041NoNo
16620890DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2019October 2023Abandon4641NoNo
16702162DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2019February 2023Allow3840NoNo
16617934SEALANT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY PANELNovember 2019January 2023Abandon3821NoNo
16616816RESIDUAL LAYER REMOVAL METHOD, RESIDUAL LAYER REMOVAL DEVICE, AND DISPLAY MODULENovember 2019August 2022Abandon3301NoNo
16683348ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2019November 2021Allow2420NoNo
16682947PHOTO-ALIGNABLE POLYMER, BINDER COMPOSITION, BINDER LAYER, OPTICAL LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL LAMINATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2019January 2022Allow2621YesNo
16662272LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER FILM, AND COMPOSITE FILM OF LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER AND POLYIMIDE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2019August 2021Abandon2201NoNo
16661650COMPOSITIONS, FILMS COMPRISING CURED PRODUCTS OF THE SAME, STACKED STRUCTURES COMPRISING THE FILMS, AND DISPLAY DEVICESOctober 2019November 2021Allow2520YesNo
16601586DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2019August 2022Allow3431NoNo
16591895COMPOUND, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2019June 2023Abandon4520NoNo
16587717POLARIZING ELEMENT, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2019April 2022Allow3020NoNo
16498538IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2019November 2021Abandon2510NoNo
16583931ORGANIC EL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2019August 2022Allow3510NoNo
16498251POLARIZING FILM WITH ADDED ADHESIVE LAYER, POLARIZING FILM WITH ADDED ADHESIVE LAYER FOR IN-CELL LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, IN-CELL LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2019March 2022Abandon2930NoNo
16498215LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2811NoNo
16495578MULTILAYER FILM FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICES, AND POLARIZING PLATE, ANTI-REFLECTION FILM AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE, EACH OF WHICH COMPRISES SAMESeptember 2019July 2022Abandon3421NoNo
16565644COVER WINDOW INCLUDING ANTI-POLLUTION LAYER AT OPENING AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2019April 2022Allow3130NoNo
16492392DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2019October 2022Abandon3720NoNo
16561808OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2019August 2022Allow3620NoNo
16561452ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE, PHASE DIFFERENCE FILM, AND CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATESeptember 2019December 2022Abandon3920NoNo
16553851LIQUID CRYSTAL DIMMING FILMAugust 2019October 2021Allow2620NoNo
16488402DISPLAY HAVING CURVED AREAS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEAugust 2019May 2023Abandon4541YesNo
16549555HYDROGEN TRANSPORT COMPONENTAugust 2019July 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16547864OPTICAL STACK STRUCTURE INTEGRATED WITH POLARIZING LAYER AND TOUCH SENSOR AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2019August 2023Abandon4840NoNo
16538337SCREEN PROTECTOR COMPRISING A GLASS-BASED SUBSTRATE AND AN ADHESIVEAugust 2019January 2022Allow2930NoNo
16533957FOOD TRAYAugust 2019March 2021Allow1910NoNo
16530281FLEXIBLE DISPLAY MODULE, FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE FLEXIBLE DISPLAY MODULEAugust 2019December 2021Allow2831YesNo
16482787OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC LAMINATE, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2019March 2022Allow3220YesNo
16479921LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNING AGENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND POLYMERJuly 2019May 2021Allow2211NoNo
16515841OPTICAL SHUTTER FOR CAMERA MODULE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2019November 2021Abandon2821NoNo
16506722OPTICAL MULTILAYER FILM, AND OPTICAL COMPONENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEJuly 2019July 2022Allow3621NoNo
16476627OPTICAL FILM, PRODUCTION METHOD, AND MULTILAYER FILMJuly 2019May 2024Abandon5861NoNo
16476605POLARIZING PLATE WITH OPTICAL COMPENSATION LAYER AND ORGANIC EL PANEL USING SAMEJuly 2019May 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16459272FLEXIBLE WINDOW AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEJuly 2019February 2023Abandon4440NoNo
16472605FOLDABLE CIRCULAR POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2019June 2022Allow3530NoNo
16425345DEVICE SURFACE RENEWAL AND REWORK BY BUNDLED LAMINATE STRUCTURESMay 2019June 2021Abandon2421NoNo
16463994HARDCOAT MULTILAYER FILMMay 2019February 2023Allow4530NoNo
16416354DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, PREPARATION METHOD OF DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICEMay 2019August 2021Allow2721NoNo
16349722POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, POLYMER, OPTICAL FILM, OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC BODY, POLARIZER, FLAT PANEL DISPLAY, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY, ANTIREFLECTION FILM, AND COMPOUNDMay 2019October 2021Abandon2910NoNo
16406992REPLACEABLE COVER LENS FOR FLEXIBLE DISPLAYMay 2019October 2022Allow4130YesNo
16406714DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND SEALANTMay 2019June 2022Abandon3741NoNo
16333818PROTECTIVE FILM FOR SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANELMarch 2019June 2023Allow5131NoNo
16355536COVER FILMMarch 2019August 2023Abandon5331NoNo
16332523OPTICAL FILTER FOR PREVENTING REFLECTION AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICEMarch 2019November 2021Allow3210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FROST, ANTHONY J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
7
(63.6%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(36.4%)
Reversal Percentile
57.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 36.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
32
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(21.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(78.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
29.9%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 21.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner FROST, ANTHONY J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FROST, ANTHONY J works in Art Unit 1782 and has examined 509 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 49.5%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FROST, ANTHONY J's allowance rate of 49.5% places them in the 13% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FROST, ANTHONY J receive 3.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 85% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FROST, ANTHONY J is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FROST, ANTHONY J. This interview benefit is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 12.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 54.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 58.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 7% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 8% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.