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
18785957PASSIVE DEVICE WITH COMPRESSIBLE PRESSURE ASSEMBLY FOR Z-DIRECTION CAPACITANCE DETECTIONJuly 2024May 2025Allow900NoNo
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
18677386Electronic Device that Displays Virtual Objects at Different Apparent DepthsMay 2024February 2025Allow910YesNo
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
18601529DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, DATA DRIVER, AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1200YesNo
18588020DISPLAY APPARATUSFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18587194VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1300NoNo
18433536DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100NoNo
18433860NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICE, EYE COMMAND RECOGNITION METHOD AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
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
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
18529135PRESENTING EXTENDED REALITY CONTENT IN DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2023June 2024Allow610NoNo
18529223USER-CUSTOMIZED LOCATION BASED CONTENT PRESENTATIONDecember 2023June 2024Allow610YesNo
18529179MANAGING VIRTUAL COLLISIONS BETWEEN MOVING VIRTUAL OBJECTSDecember 2023February 2024Allow300NoNo
18529156PROTOCOL FOR FACILITATING PRESENTATION OF EXTENDED REALITY CONTENT IN DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18529244DISPLAYING VIRTUAL CONTENT ON MOVING VEHICLESDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18529197LOCATION-BASED VIRTUAL RESOURCE LOCATORDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18502083PROJECTION SYSTEM, INTERACTIVE PROJECTION METHOD AND PROJECTORNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
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
18470858TOUCH SCREEN INCLUDING TOUCH ELECTRODES AND DISPLAY CIRCUITRYSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1200NoNo
18280503FURNITURE-TYPE APPARATUS FOR OPERATING MOVEMENT IN VIRTUAL SPACESeptember 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18238582Single User or Few Users Identification and Blocking Operable Touch Sensor DeviceAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
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
18205459Single Finger User Interface Camera ControlJune 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18202936VARIABLE SIZE AND VARIABLE ORIENTATION TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAYMay 2023June 2024Abandon1210NoNo
18143088DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DISPLAY PANELMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18032791TOUCH SUBSTRATE AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE WITH DISCONNECTED DOTSApril 2023November 2024Allow1920NoNo
18295904ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A ROTATIONAL OPERATION MEMBER CONTROLLED ACCORDING TO TYPE OF ITEMS DISPLAYED AND CONTROL METHODApril 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18295551ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, WINDOW, AND TOUCH ELECTRODE IN ELECTRODE LAYER BETWEEN WINDOW AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, AND TOUCH CONTROL METHOD THEREFORApril 2023March 2024Allow1110YesNo
18295353Electronic Device that Displays Virtual ObjectsApril 2023March 2024Allow1110YesNo
18295048COMPACT NEAR EYE DISPLAY ENGINEApril 2023October 2024Allow1930NoNo
18295089DEVICE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON USER GRIPApril 2023November 2024Abandon1920YesNo
18191932PASSIVE DEVICE WITH COMPRESSIBLE PRESSURE ASSEMBLY FOR Z-DIRECTION CAPACITANCE DETECTIONMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18188921METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR TOUCH PANEL AND CONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR TOUCH PANELMarch 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18026642DRIVING CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH NODE CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING POTENTIAL OF NODEMarch 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18182649GENERATING VISUAL FEEDBACKMarch 2023September 2023Allow610YesNo
18182268Variable Pitch Fan-out Routing for Display Panels Having Narrow BordersMarch 2023October 2024Allow1900NoNo
18044428DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING SUB-PIXEL ROWS DIVIDED INTO SUB-PIXEL ROW GROUPS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING DISPLAY PANELMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18178535WEARABLE TRACKING SYSTEM AND WEARABLE TRACKING METHODMarch 2023June 2024Allow1520YesNo
18177606ELECTRONIC PEN WITH ELECTRONIC PEN BODY PART HAVING BUTTON SWITCH AND PUSHER PART INSERTED INTO INSERTION PART FORMED IN OPERATORMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18173091HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY REDUCING CARDON DIOXIDE EMISSION DURING THERMAL RECYCLINGFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1420NoNo
18172090SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING TEXT SETTINGS BASED UPON USER DISTANCE WITH HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMSFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
17600275TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH DRIVING METHOD FOR SWITCHING INTO DIFFERENT WORKING MODES ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT APPLICATION SCENARIOSFebruary 2023November 2024Allow3830YesNo
18170001DELIVERY OF IHS (INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM) NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON USER EYE CONTEXTFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18167699DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1520NoNo
18154018LENS OF HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1820YesNo
18004311Display Apparatus for Suppression of Generation of Unnecessary Light Other Than Image Display Light to a Wearer of Display ApparatusJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1810NoNo
18149803SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING USER INPUT WITH MAGNETIC SENSINGJanuary 2023September 2023Allow820YesNo
18149379A TOUCHSCREEN FOR DETECTING TOUCH EVENTS BASED ON DIRECT LIGHT PATHSJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1420YesNo
18092661Integrated touchscreen and external controllerJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810YesNo
18088232TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER WITH DRIVE SENSE CIRCUITSDecember 2022September 2023Allow810YesNo
18070690TOUCH RESPONSE METHOD, DEVICE, INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022October 2023Allow2100NoNo
17992939INPUT DETECTION DEVICE, INPUT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INPUT DETECTION PROGRAMNovember 2022June 2023Allow700NoNo
17989851LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2022October 2023Allow1000NoNo
17987900SINGLE LAYER CAPACITIVE TOUCH FORCE SENSORNovember 2022May 2023Allow600NoNo
17924669MODULE STRUCTURE, TOUCH MODULE, DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING FLOATING TERMINAL TO PREVENT CRACKNovember 2022October 2024Allow2320NoNo
17639238TOUCH CONTROL DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, TOUCH CONTROL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TOUCH CONTROL SIGNAL LINE DISTRIBUTION METHODNovember 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17974407Dual-Side Folded Source Driver Outputs of a Display Panel Having a Narrow BorderOctober 2022May 2025Allow3020YesNo
17966964DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2022August 2023Allow1000NoNo
17959494ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING CONTENTS BASED ON GAZE DWELL TIMEOctober 2022March 2024Allow1710YesNo
17916016DISPLAY PANEL HAVING DIVISION AREAS AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAMESeptember 2022March 2024Allow1710NoNo
17951270PANEL DRIVING ARCHITECTURE, DRIVING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2022April 2024Abandon1910NoNo
17940611METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING SCREEN BY PLURALITY OF DEVICESSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610YesNo
17909978METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE PRESSES ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE SURFACESeptember 2022April 2024Abandon1920YesNo
17897392Redundant touch system operationAugust 2022September 2023Allow1210YesNo
17897466Redundant Touch SystemAugust 2022September 2023Allow1210YesNo
17802541TOUCH PANEL AND REPAIRING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2022January 2024Allow1710NoNo
17816551PRESSING FORCE DETECTION DEVICEAugust 2022August 2023Allow1300NoNo
17816268IMAGE DRAWING METHOD BASED ON TARGET TEMPLATE IMAGE, APPARATUS, READABLE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2022August 2023Allow1320YesNo
17873658User-interactive glass featureJuly 2022May 2023Allow1000NoNo
17794826TOUCH PANELS AND DISPLAY APPARATUSESJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17870287SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEADSET HAPTIC OR AUDIO CONFIRMATION FEEDBACK FOR GAZE ACTIVATIONJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
178699136DoF Positioning Tracking Device and Method, and Electronic ApparatusJuly 2022December 2023Allow1630NoNo
17867485Single Finger User Interface Camera ControlJuly 2022April 2023Allow900NoNo
17856802TOUCHPAD MODULE THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY PRESSING DOWN IN ALL REGIONS AND COMPUTING DEVICE USING THE TOUCHPAD MODULEJuly 2022March 2023Allow810NoNo
17856731GAZE TRACKING FOR USER INTERFACEJuly 2022December 2024Allow2930YesNo

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
34
Examiner Affirmed
22
(64.7%)
Examiner Reversed
12
(35.3%)
Reversal Percentile
55.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.3% 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
50
Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(30.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
35
(70.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
42.8%
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, 30.0% 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 CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y works in Art Unit 2628 and has examined 582 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y's allowance rate of 80.2% places them in the 43% 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 1.98 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% 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 23 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y. This interview benefit is in the 13% 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, 24.3% 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 32.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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, 26.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% 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 13% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.5% 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, 28.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% 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 18% 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 23% 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:

    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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