USPTO Examiner CHOWDHURY AFROZA Y - Art Unit 2628

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19032952Variable Pitch Fan-out Routing for Display Panels Having Narrow BordersJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1310YesNo
19020460COMPACT NEAR EYE DISPLAY ENGINEJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1410NoNo
19018906MODULE STRUCTURE, TOUCH MODULE, DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING FLOATING TERMINAL TO PREVENT CRACKJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1210NoNo
19016683TOUCH MODULE WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRESSURE SENSING ELEMENTSJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1310NoNo
18992606TOUCH-CONTROL MODULE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND TOUCH-CONTROL DRIVING METHODJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1410NoNo
18987423HAPTIC INPUT DEVICEDecember 2024February 2026Abandon1410NoNo
18971705INTERACTION METHOD FOR GESTURE-BASED CONTROL IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENTDecember 2024February 2026Allow1410NoNo
18969487DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING COVER TAPE DISPOSED ON A DRIVING CHIP AND CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2024March 2026Allow1510YesNo
18967078ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING DESIGNATED FUNCTION ACCORDING TO CONTACT OF EXTERNAL OBJECTDecember 2024January 2026Allow1310YesNo
18965794TOUCHPAD MODULEDecember 2024July 2025Allow800NoNo
18956841TRACKPAD ACTUATOR CONFIGURATIONS FOR INPUT DEVICENovember 2024November 2025Allow1210YesNo
18951168STRETCHABLE TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2024November 2025Allow1110NoNo
18940522CUSTOM PROGRAMMABLE KEYBOARD WITH ADVANCED MACRO CAPABILITIESNovember 2024September 2025Allow1020YesNo
18937714PROXIMITY DETECTION FOR TOUCH INPUT DEVICESNovember 2024October 2025Allow1110YesNo
18936929Light Emitting Diode Display Device with Built-In Touch SensorNovember 2024January 2026Allow1410NoNo
18928353INPUT APPARATUS HAVING A TOUCH PANEL HELD BY A HOLDER MOVABLE RELATIVE TO A CIRCUIT BOARDOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18856924MULTIPLE LANGUAGES KEYBOARDOctober 2024September 2025Allow1110NoNo
18854702AGGREGATED LIKELIHOOD OF UNINTENTIONAL TOUCH INPUTOctober 2024December 2025Allow1410YesNo
18902905DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING INPUT SENSING LAYER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2024September 2025Allow1110YesNo
18902730PROTOCOL FOR FACILITATING PRESENTATION OF EXTENDED REALITY CONTENT IN DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTSSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1210YesNo
18900796DRIVING METHOD, DRIVING DEVICE FOR TOUCH PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING LOW POWER WAKE-UP GESTURE MODESeptember 2024November 2025Allow1410NoNo
18851395TOUCHSCREEN CONTROL DEVICE HAVING CONDUCTIVE SCREEN CONNECTORSSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1210NoNo
18886394INPUT DEVICE WITH ELECTRODE CONNECTION PORTIONSSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1110YesNo
18844983CONTACTLESS INPUT DEVICESeptember 2024August 2025Allow1100NoNo
18827539DETECTION DEVICE WITH THERMAL PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1510NoNo
18824757CUSTOMIZED LOCATION BASED CONTENT PRESENTATIONSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1310NoNo
18793160DATA DRIVE INPUT CIRCUITAugust 2024November 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18787900System for Dynamically Controlling an Output EnvironmentJuly 2024January 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18785957PASSIVE DEVICE WITH COMPRESSIBLE PRESSURE ASSEMBLY FOR Z-DIRECTION CAPACITANCE DETECTIONJuly 2024May 2025Allow900NoNo
18779151Replaceable Conductive Marker TipJuly 2024August 2025Allow1310NoNo
18774940TOUCH RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONJOINED SIDE BUTTON, AND RELATED DEVICEJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18774358ACTIVE PEN SENSING DEVICE, A SENSING DRIVING METHOD, AND A DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18765105PRESENTING EXTENDED REALITY CONTENT IN DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18761760TOUCH PAD WITH SLIDABLE ARM PORTIONJuly 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18757026COMBINATION TOUCH AND TRANSDUCER INPUT SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2024April 2025Allow910YesNo
18755079TOUCHSCREENJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18737375ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, WINDOW, AND TOUCH ELECTRODE IN ELECTRODE LAYER BETWEEN WINDOW AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, AND TOUCH CONTROL METHOD THEREFORJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18735022ELECTRONIC PEN WITH ELECTRONIC PEN BODY PART HAVING BUTTON SWITCH AND PUSHER PART INSERTED INTO INSERTION PART FORMED IN OPERATORJune 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18677908TOUCH DEVICE AND TOUCH SENSING METHODMay 2024March 2026Abandon2130NoNo
18677386Electronic Device that Displays Virtual Objects at Different Apparent DepthsMay 2024February 2025Allow910YesNo
18673413DISPLAY APPARATUS THAT CHANGES TOUCH-PANEL DRIVING FREQUENCY WHEN IT MATCHES DISPLAY-PANEL DRIVING FREQUENCY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMay 2024October 2025Allow1710YesNo
18659434INPUT DETECTION APPARATUS, INPUT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INPUT DETECTION PROGRAM FOR DETECTING INPUT POSITION WITH RESPECT TO A DISPLAY PANELMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18708002BUTTON DEVICE ATTACHED TO TOUCH SCREEN, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT PROVIDED WITH SAMEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18633793SWITCH SIMULATION DEVICEApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18613106DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING SUB-DRIVING CIRCUIT PORTION AND MAIN DRIVING CIRCUIT PORTIONMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18604530Power-saving electronic device and display deviceMarch 2024August 2025Allow1810NoNo
18603166DISPLAY DEVICE AND SOURCE DRIVERMarch 2024August 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18601529DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, DATA DRIVER, AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1200YesNo
18689102WRIST REST AND SYSTEMMarch 2024September 2025Allow1810NoNo
18592254DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING TOUCH DRIVER CONFIGURED TO TRANSMIT UPLINK SIGNALS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1810YesNo
18588020DISPLAY APPARATUSFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18587194VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1300NoNo
18436904GATE DRIVING CIRCUITFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1820NoNo
18433860NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICE, EYE COMMAND RECOGNITION METHOD AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
18433536DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100NoNo
18294160METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING TOUCH EVENT THROUGH DIFFERENT RECEIVING LAYERS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18427833SUB-PIXEL HAVING A REDUCED AREA BY MINIMIZING COMPONENTS AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1620NoNo
18423892UNIVERSAL METHOD OF WRITING USING A MULTIPURPOSE KEYPADJanuary 2024April 2024Allow300NoNo
18421098PIXEL CAPABLE OF COMPENSATING FOR THRESHOLD VOLTAGE OF DRIVING TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18580697DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE CONFIGURED WITH TIME FRAME COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO DISPLAY TIME PERIODS AND AT LEAST ONE TOUCH TIME PERIOD WHICH ARE ALTERNATELY CONFIGUREDJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18413625ENHANCED COLOR DISPLAYJanuary 2024March 2026Abandon2640YesNo
18406439LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING TWO DISPLAY REGIONS ARRANGED SIDE BY SIDE IN A HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18401711DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A SIGNAL LINE CONNECTED TO DRIVING CIRCUITS OF DIFFERENT COLUMNSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18401527Compensation Method For A Pixel Circuit And Display PanelDecember 2023February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18395417LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18569205PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANEL WITH VOLTAGE CONTROL SIGNAL TERMINAL OUTPUTTING LIGHTING CONTROL SIGNALDecember 2023July 2025Allow1910NoNo
18529179MANAGING VIRTUAL COLLISIONS BETWEEN MOVING VIRTUAL OBJECTSDecember 2023February 2024Allow300NoNo
18529197LOCATION-BASED VIRTUAL RESOURCE LOCATORDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18529156PROTOCOL FOR FACILITATING PRESENTATION OF EXTENDED REALITY CONTENT IN DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18529135PRESENTING EXTENDED REALITY CONTENT IN DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2023June 2024Allow610NoNo
18529223USER-CUSTOMIZED LOCATION BASED CONTENT PRESENTATIONDecember 2023June 2024Allow610YesNo
18529244DISPLAYING VIRTUAL CONTENT ON MOVING VEHICLESDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18502083PROJECTION SYSTEM, INTERACTIVE PROJECTION METHOD AND PROJECTORNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18558247MULTI-CONTROL AREA DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2023September 2025Allow2220YesNo
18385677SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A QUIET KEYBOARD WITH OPTICAL MATRIX KEY POSITIONINGOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18497759MULTI-VIRTUAL BUTTON FINGER-TOUCH INPUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETECTING A FINGER-TOUCH EVENT AT ONE OF A PLURALITY OF VIRTUAL BUTTONSOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410YesNo
18554038TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK MECHANISMOctober 2023May 2025Allow1920YesNo
18375260Fuzzy Hit TestingSeptember 2023April 2024Allow710YesNo
18552706OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR A RETINAL SCAN DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING IMAGE CONTENTS ONTO A RETINASeptember 2023December 2025Abandon2730NoNo
18470858TOUCH SCREEN INCLUDING TOUCH ELECTRODES AND DISPLAY CIRCUITRYSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1200NoNo
18280503FURNITURE-TYPE APPARATUS FOR OPERATING MOVEMENT IN VIRTUAL SPACESeptember 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18025943VIRTUAL REALITY CONTROL METHOD FOR AVOIDING MOTION SICKNESSAugust 2023March 2026Allow3620NoNo
18238582Single User or Few Users Identification and Blocking Operable Touch Sensor DeviceAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
18453315INSULATION MODULE AND GATE DRIVERAugust 2023November 2025Allow2700NoNo
18449551PROXIMITY DETECTION FOR TOUCH INPUT DEVICESAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210YesNo
18232048Anamorphic Directional Illumination Device with Selective Light-GuidingAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710YesNo
18358236SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING GESTURES AND EXPRESSIONS FOR CONTROLLING SPEECH APPLICATIONSJuly 2023March 2025Allow2040YesNo
18220457INPUT DEVICE WITH MESH SHAPED ELECTRODESJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18346338AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR FOR A TOUCH PANEL DISPLAYJuly 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18216828Low Power Operation User Detection and Identification Capable Touch Sensor DeviceJune 2023August 2024Allow1400NoNo
18343111DRIVER CONFIGURED TO DRIVE A LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL WITH A STATIC DRIVE SYSTEM AND ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE INCLUDING DRIVERJune 2023January 2025Allow1910YesNo
18214240DATA DRIVE INPUT CIRCUITJune 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18209587DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18265755METROLOGY TARGET SIMULATIONJune 2023December 2025Allow3010YesNo
18205459Single Finger User Interface Camera ControlJune 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18202936VARIABLE SIZE AND VARIABLE ORIENTATION TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAYMay 2023June 2024Abandon1210NoNo
18198411THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEMay 2023March 2026Allow3410YesNo
18143618Transparent display panelMay 2023January 2026Abandon3310NoNo
18143088DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DISPLAY PANELMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18137075METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS OVER NEUTRALIZED POWER FETSApril 2023October 2025Allow3010YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
37
Examiner Affirmed
25
(67.6%)
Examiner Reversed
12
(32.4%)
Reversal Percentile
48.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 32.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
55
Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(29.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
39
(70.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.6%
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, 29.1% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y works in Art Unit 2628 and has examined 486 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y's allowance rate of 77.4% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y. This interview benefit is in the 18% 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, 21.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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 32.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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, 25.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 29% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 21.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 35.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 23% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 19% 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 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:

    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.

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    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.