USPTO Examiner CLARK GREGORY D - Art Unit 1786

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18758333ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A THIN FILM ENCAPSULATION LAYERJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18744577ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18736626MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESJune 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18636824COLOR TUNABLE HYBRID LED-OLED ILLUMINATION DEVICESApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18610157LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICEMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18603060LUMINESCENT COMPONENTMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18444810MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICESFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18443977Organic Electroluminescent DeviceFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18499254POLYMER, COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE, ORGANIC EL LIGHTING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTNovember 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
18381846Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, Lighting Device, and Organic CompoundOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18482667DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL FOR HOLE BLOCKING LAYER WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY AND LONG LIFESPAN, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS UTILIZING THE SAMEOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18376537LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18374278Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, Lighting Device, and Novel Organic CompoundSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2120NoNo
18474078ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1920NoNo
18367514LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICESeptember 2023March 2025Allow1811NoNo
18348291MATERIALS FOR FORMING A NUCLEATION-INHIBITING COATING AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SAMEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18214118Light-Emitting Element, Display Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting DeviceJune 2023March 2024Allow800NoNo
18206898HIGH CURRENT OTFT DEVICES WITH VERTICAL DESIGNED STRUCTURE AND DONOR-ACCEPTOR BASED ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALSJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18330650HOST MATERIALS FOR ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESJune 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18328519ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESJune 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18326054FLUORESCENT RARE EARTH COMPLEX AND SECURITY MEDIUM USING THE SAMEMay 2023June 2024Allow1310NoNo
18323762ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESMay 2023June 2024Allow1310NoNo
18200370Triarylamine Derivative, Light-Emitting Substance, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, and Electronic DeviceMay 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18317532ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESMay 2023October 2024Allow1720NoNo
18111660COMPOUNDS AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICESFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18163560IIMPROVING LIGHT OUTCOUPLING EFFICIENCY OF PHOSPHORESCENT OLEDS BY MIXING HORIZONTALLY ALIGNED FLUORESCENT EMITTERSFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1520YesNo
18161989ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18099244ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1311NoNo
18094154Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, Lighting Device, and Organic CompoundJanuary 2023June 2023Allow500NoNo
18090711COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICESDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18064787ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2022May 2023Allow600NoNo
17994034MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICESNovember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
17994036MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICESNovember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
17994035MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICESNovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
18054239LUMINESCENT TETRADENTATE LIGAND-CONTAINING GOLD(III) COMPOUNDS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES AND THEIR PREPARATIONNovember 2022June 2023Allow700NoNo
17978065ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEOctober 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17938746DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2022July 2025Allow3310NoNo
17895324ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17881878Electronic Semiconducting Device, Method for Preparing the Electronic Semiconducting Device and CompoundAugust 2022February 2024Allow1820NoNo
17815930LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17873240HIGH CURRENT OTFT DEVICES WITH VERTICAL DESIGNED STRUCTURE AND DONOR-ACCEPTOR BASED ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALSJuly 2022March 2023Allow800NoNo
17812567Organic Electroluminescent DeviceJuly 2022November 2023Allow1610NoNo
17811668ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICESJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17860964ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEJuly 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17749733ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESMay 2022February 2025Allow3321NoNo
17739314ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A THIN FILM ENCAPSULATION LAYERMay 2022March 2024Allow2200NoNo
17736486AROMATIC AMINE DERIVATIVE AND ELECROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE USING THE SAMEMay 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17733306ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2022January 2024Allow2120NoNo
17770501LUMINESCENT DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSApril 2022March 2025Allow3400NoNo
17659565Electronic Semiconducting Device and Method for Preparing the Electronic Semiconducting DeviceApril 2022August 2023Allow1610YesNo
17767656DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2022February 2025Allow3400NoNo
17711313ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESApril 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo
17657252ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3900NoNo
17764778ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3800NoNo
17696372LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3900NoNo
17692904ORGANIC METAL COMPLEX, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECTMarch 2022May 2025Allow3800NoNo
17653563LUMINESCENT FILM, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC MATERIAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17635705Organic Electroluminescent Device and Display ApparatusFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3500NoNo
17673713LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING FUSED-CYCLIC COMPOUND AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3800NoNo
17649261STACKED ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICEJanuary 2022July 2025Allow4101NoNo
17577924NOVEL ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3600NoNo
17576482LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICEJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3800NoNo
17564289MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESDecember 2021January 2023Allow1300YesNo
17560738ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICEDecember 2021May 2025Allow4110NoNo
17620171ORGANIC EL ELEMENT DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSDecember 2021December 2024Allow3600NoNo
17553914COPOLYMER, ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE MATERIAL INCLUDING COPOLYMER, AND ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICEDecember 2021April 2025Allow4010NoNo
17550777Heterocyclic Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, And Lighting DeviceDecember 2021February 2023Allow1400NoNo
17546790PHOSPHORESCENT ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX AND DEVICE THEREOFDecember 2021May 2025Allow4110NoNo
17617101HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEDecember 2021June 2025Allow4210NoNo
17541241PEROVSKITE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE HAVING PASSIVATION LAYER AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2021December 2024Allow3730YesNo
17539382Tandem-Carbene PhosphorsDecember 2021February 2025Allow3801NoNo
17538294ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2021March 2025Allow4010NoNo
17615424LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2021March 2025Allow3910NoNo
17615558OLED DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORNovember 2021April 2025Allow4010NoNo
17536352HOST MATERIALS FOR ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESNovember 2021February 2023Allow1500NoNo
17614911ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2021April 2025Allow4010NoNo
17528258Tandem Carbene PhosphorsNovember 2021February 2025Allow3901NoNo
17523264NOVEL HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMENovember 2021June 2023Allow1910NoNo
17522316LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2021July 2024Allow3200NoNo
17522855LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICENovember 2021November 2024Allow3600NoNo
17519499ORGANIC EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2021October 2024Allow3501NoNo
17608028ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2021March 2025Allow4010NoNo
17516402LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2021February 2025Allow4010NoNo
17516645ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESNovember 2021January 2025Allow3910NoNo
17453155CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICENovember 2021February 2025Allow4010NoNo
17512856COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2021September 2024Allow3500NoNo
17512067QUANTUM DOT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2021June 2023Allow2010YesNo
17606840BLUE ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2021February 2025Allow4010NoNo
17451303LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEOctober 2021August 2024Allow3400NoNo
17502329ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESOctober 2021February 2023Allow1600NoNo
17502766ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2021April 2025Allow4211NoNo
17450917ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESOctober 2021September 2024Allow3500NoNo
17603506A PLURALITY OF HOST MATERIALS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEOctober 2021March 2025Allow4110NoNo
17450684ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICEOctober 2021January 2025Allow4010NoNo
17495551ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEOctober 2021June 2023Allow2010NoNo
17485623LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICESeptember 2021January 2023Allow1600NoNo
17442587LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPOSITION FOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3810NoNo
17442601MELT MIXTURE FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3500NoNo
17483098ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICESeptember 2021May 2025Allow4420YesNo
17439406Organic Light Emitting Device and Display ApparatusSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3500NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CLARK, GREGORY D.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
2
(33.3%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(66.7%)
Reversal Percentile
85.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 66.7% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
23
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(26.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(73.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.7%
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, 26.1% 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 CLARK, GREGORY D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CLARK, GREGORY D works in Art Unit 1786 and has examined 1,440 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CLARK, GREGORY D's allowance rate of 89.2% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CLARK, GREGORY D receive 1.48 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CLARK, GREGORY D is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CLARK, GREGORY D. This interview benefit is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 37.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 20.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 55.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 67% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 45% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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:

    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

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