USPTO Examiner SHAH PRIYANK J - Art Unit 2626

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19183001DISPLAY APPARATUSApril 2025February 2026Allow1000NoNo
18965244METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING TOUCH LOCATIONS AND TOUCH PRESSURESDecember 2024January 2026Allow1310NoNo
18950159DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEMNovember 2024February 2026Allow1520NoNo
18903366DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18830252METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE BASED ON TAPPING AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18817947ENVIRONMENT DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1820NoNo
18793953DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2024March 2026Allow1930NoNo
18746306WIDGET INTERACTION FOR EXTENDED REALITY (XR) APPLICATIONSJune 2024December 2025Allow1820NoNo
18645565SENSOR MODULEApril 2024February 2026Allow2220NoNo
18614532DISPLAY APPARATUSMarch 2024December 2025Allow2130NoNo
18510613APPARATUS AND SYSTEM USING ACTIVE-MATRIX ELECTROWETTING-ON-DIELECTRIC (AM-EWOD)November 2023December 2025Allow2510NoNo
18288036FUNCTIONAL SAFETY DISPLAY CONTROLLER AND FUNCTIONAL SAFETY DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEMOctober 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18478582SMART ACCESS STREAMINGSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710NoNo
18260001DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2023November 2025Allow2920NoNo
18266594ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEMJune 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18251237DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUSApril 2023December 2025Allow3120NoNo
18300857METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVISION OF PIXEL VALUES FOR READOUT FROM AN IMAGE SENSORApril 2023December 2025Allow3320NoNo
17779655SPLICING DISPLAY UNIT, SPLICING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMay 2022January 2026Allow4310NoNo
15470690GROUND DETECTION FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICEMarch 2017March 2019Allow2320YesNo
15108561METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TONE-MAPPING A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGEJune 2016April 2018Allow2210YesNo
15193616USER INTERFACE FOR SYSTEM TO PROMOTE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF HANDHELD COSMETIC DEVICEJune 2016February 2019Allow3120YesNo
15135528GESTURE CONTROL DEVICE WITH FINGERTIP IDENTIFICATIONApril 2016September 2018Allow2920NoNo
14723088DETERMINING TOUCH SIGNALS FROM INTERACTIONS WITH A REFERENCE PLANE PROXIMATE TO A DISPLAY SURFACEMay 2015October 2018Allow4040YesNo
14424664INTERFACE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2015April 2017Allow2500YesNo
14531951DIGITAL LOUPE DEVICENovember 2014July 2017Allow3210NoNo
14394567IN-CAR OPERATION DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2014February 2017Allow2810YesNo
14483236SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2014December 2016Allow3640NoNo
14324738ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAMEJuly 2014November 2016Allow2930YesNo
14257888SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DISPLAY POWER CONSUMPTIONApril 2014May 2015Allow1330YesNo
14144515User Centric Interface for Interaction with Visual Display that Recognizes User IntentionsDecember 2013September 2014Allow910YesNo
14009962DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2013June 2016Allow3320YesYes
13968378TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAMEAugust 2013July 2015Allow2310YesNo
13748915APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATIONJanuary 2013January 2014Allow1220NoNo
13456031USER INTERFACE SYSTEMApril 2012February 2015Allow3410NoNo
13386321DEVICE FOR INPUTTING ENGLISH CHARACTERS FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR SAMEApril 2012June 2013Allow1700YesNo
13432339SIGNAL LINE DRIVER CIRCUIT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFORMarch 2012August 2013Allow1720NoNo
13386257METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING AT LEAST ONE TOUCH ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE SURFACE OF AN OBJECTJanuary 2012September 2014Allow3320YesNo
13386249APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING WRITING INFORMATION ACCORDING TO WRITING PATTERNJanuary 2012July 2014Allow3010NoNo
13386089Image Display Device And Image Display MethodJanuary 2012March 2015Allow3830YesNo
13320628CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE AND CHARACTER INPUT METHODNovember 2011June 2014Allow3140NoYes
13080693Semiconductor Device and Driving Method ThereofApril 2011May 2014Allow3740YesNo
13011737TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2011July 2013Allow2920YesNo
12895123Method and Device for Adjusting Brightness of an Optical Touch PanelSeptember 2010March 2014Allow4210YesNo
12833015PROTECTION-PLATE-ATTACHED ELECTRONIC MEMBERJuly 2010December 2012Allow2900YesNo
12833225DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREENJuly 2010February 2013Allow3210NoNo
12833761KICKBACK COMPENSATION TECHNIQUESJuly 2010October 2012Allow2700YesNo
12721152LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2010June 2013Allow4020NoNo
12674071DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL, AND PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUSFebruary 2010March 2013Allow3700NoNo
12708408POWER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING EXTERNAL DC-DC CONVERTERFebruary 2010August 2013Allow4120NoNo
12707891MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF STARTING APPLICATIONFebruary 2010June 2013Allow4020YesNo
12708099INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2010November 2013Allow4520YesNo
12708057Method for Driving Semiconductor DeviceFebruary 2010August 2014Allow5430NoNo
12587449APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATIONOctober 2009October 2012Allow3600YesNo
12507683ELECTRO-OSMOTIC TACTILE DISPLAYJuly 2009December 2012Allow4110NoNo
12169961DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJuly 2008May 2014Allow6060YesNo
12216242LASER SCROLLING COLOR SCHEME FOR PROJECTION DISPLAYJuly 2008October 2012Allow5120YesNo
12024537INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFORFebruary 2008November 2012Allow5830NoNo
11993514METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SYSTEMDecember 2007June 2016Allow6050YesYes
11710529PICTURE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAMEFebruary 2007May 2016Allow6080NoYes
11705600SCREEN TRANSMISSION DEVICE, SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2007July 2012Allow6030NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
73.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
65.9%
Higher 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, 40.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SHAH, PRIYANK J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SHAH, PRIYANK J works in Art Unit 2626 and has examined 42 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SHAH, PRIYANK J's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 96% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SHAH, PRIYANK J receive 2.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SHAH, PRIYANK J is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHAH, PRIYANK J. This interview benefit is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 10% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 77% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 25% 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:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.

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