USPTO Examiner SOWARD IDA M - Art Unit 2822

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17137897LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING HYDROGEN OR OXYGEN ABSORBING LAYERDecember 2020February 2023Allow2520NoNo
17135277STRUCTURED PEDESTAL FOR MTJ CONTAINING DEVICESDecember 2020September 2022Allow2000NoNo
17135912DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING SEMI-TRANSMISSIVE MIRRORDecember 2020July 2022Allow1900NoNo
17135820DISPLAY PANEL HAVING TRANSMISSION AREA BETWEEN PIXEL CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17134815DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING LINK LINE PORTIONDecember 2020October 2022Allow2100NoNo
17133850DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING GLASS SUBSTRATESDecember 2020October 2022Allow2200NoNo
17133901DISPLAY PANEL AND LARGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAMEDecember 2020February 2023Allow2620NoNo
17133130ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING COMMON PLANE BLACK MATRIX AND PATTERN BUFFER LAYERDecember 2020November 2022Allow2210NoNo
17255849ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING ORGANIC LAYER FILLED SLOTTED DAMSDecember 2020February 2023Allow2520NoNo
17129302DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPORTION SPACERDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310NoNo
17129169DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING DAMS AND MONITORING BANKDecember 2020January 2023Allow2501NoNo
17254239DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING FLUID MATERIAL FILLED ACCOMODATION SPACEDecember 2020September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17125997ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY INCLUDING PHOTO TUNABLE ADHESIVEDecember 2020January 2023Allow2511NoNo
17125355ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CAMERA DISPOSITION AND PANEL IDENTIFICATION AREASDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17124080DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING STEPPED SECTION SUBSTRATE WITH EMBREDDED CAMERADecember 2020December 2022Allow2410NoNo
17123905DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PREVENTING SEPARATION OF BLACK MATRIX THEREFROMDecember 2020October 2022Allow2200NoNo
17123122DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING BENDING PROTECTION AND ANTI-REFLECTION LAYERSDecember 2020September 2022Allow2100NoNo
17119629DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTI-ADHESIVE SPACER LAYERDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17118541DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-POLYMER LAYER SUBSTRATEDecember 2020February 2023Allow2610NoNo
17115744DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING GROOVED TERMINALSDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17112397FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING DUMMY PATTERN BETWEEN WIRINGSDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17112832DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SEE-THROUGH AREA FOR CAMERADecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17109941POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATE INCLUDING INTAGLIO PATTERNS AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2020January 2023Allow2520YesNo
17107388ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CURVE-SHAPED THIRD DAM STRUCTURENovember 2020September 2022Allow2100NoNo
17103272DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING PROTECTIVE LAYER BELOW SUBSTRATENovember 2020October 2022Allow2310NoNo
17100043DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SEALANT FILLED FLEXIBLE FILM HOLESNovember 2020September 2022Allow2210NoNo
16953003DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT-EMITTING PORTIONS HAVING OPPOSING ANGLE DIRECTIONSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2200NoNo
16952001DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING POWER SUPPLY WIRES INHABITING NON-DISPLAY AREANovember 2020November 2022Allow2410NoNo
16969461DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING ISLAND-SHAPED INORGANIC FILMSNovember 2020July 2022Allow2310NoNo
17096050FOLDABLE GLASS SUBSTRATE AND FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2020June 2022Allow2000NoNo
17091991DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING BACK COVER DISPOSED ROLLERNovember 2020September 2022Allow2210YesNo
17053214FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL AND MOBILE TERMINALNovember 2020February 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17089707DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING CONCAVE PORTIONNovember 2020October 2022Allow2400NoNo
17088027DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING ADHESIVE LAYER HAVING MULTIPLE ADHESIVE LAYERSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2200NoNo
17052231DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A SEMI-TRANSMISSIVE LAYERNovember 2020October 2022Allow2310YesNo
17082444ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING FOLDING AREA WITH MULTI-COLORED OPENINGSOctober 2020May 2022Allow1900NoNo
17077671DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING COMPONENT AREAS WITH CORRESPONDING TRANSMISSION AREASOctober 2020September 2022Allow2300NoNo
17060370FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CONNECTION MEMBER DISPOSED ON BUFFER LAYEROctober 2020September 2022Allow2410NoNo
17060784DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TRANSMISSION AREA WITH GROOVED SUBSTRATE OR LOWER METAL PATTERNSOctober 2020July 2022Allow2210YesNo
17043881ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE INCLUDING COLOR RENDERING MATERIALSSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2101NoNo
17044290OLED DISPLAY PANEL AND OLED DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING EDGE CURVED-SURFACE DISPLAY AREASeptember 2020February 2024Allow4040NoNo
17037631FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING PROTRUDING ADHESIVE LAYERSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2110NoNo
17031778LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A SEMICONDUCTOR CORE SURROUNDED BY PROTECTING AND INSULATING LAYERSSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2000NoNo
17028019ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY AND CAMERA DEVICESeptember 2020February 2022Allow1700NoNo
17023623ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A GROOVED PLANARAZATION LAYERSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2410NoNo
17024110DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING ENCAPSULATION LAYER WITH ALTERNATELY ARRANGED INORGANIC AND ORGANIC THIN LAYERSSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2200NoNo
17020302FLEXIBLE COMPONENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETACHING FLEXIBLE COVERSeptember 2020October 2022Abandon2501NoNo
16979878DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING ADHESIVE THROUGH HOLE CONNECTING CATHODE AND PIXEL DEFINING BLOCKSeptember 2020July 2023Allow3400NoNo
17015291SOLID-STATE IMAGE-CAPTURING ELEMENT AND HAVING FLOATING DIFFUSION AND HOLLOW REGIONSSeptember 2020July 2021Allow1100NoNo
17014368POWER MOSFET AND JBSFET CELL TOPOLOGIES WITH SUPERIOR HIGH FREQUENCY FIGURE OF MERITSeptember 2020January 2022Allow1601NoNo
17012297MEMORY ARRAY HAVING CONNECTIONS GOING THROUGH CONTROL GATESSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1801NoNo
17011252DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING VALLEY AND CIRCUIT PORTIONSSeptember 2020February 2023Allow3030NoNo
17004867DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE NITRIDE INSULATING LAYERSAugust 2020May 2022Allow2110NoNo
17004802DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING GROOVES SURROUNDED BY SIGNAL LINESAugust 2020July 2022Allow2200NoNo
16999527DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTI-LAYERED PLANARIZATION LAYERAugust 2020September 2022Allow2510NoNo
16999726DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING FILLING LAYER SURROUNDING A COLUMN SPACERAugust 2020April 2022Allow2001NoNo
16997968DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING AN ADHESIVE BONDED POLARIZATION PLATEAugust 2020May 2022Allow2100NoNo
16995919DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING RECESSED BENDING AREAAugust 2020March 2022Allow1911NoNo
16993285SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES HAVING THERMAL THROUGH VIAS (TTV)August 2020February 2022Allow1820YesNo
16970280LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT UNITAugust 2020February 2022Allow1811NoNo
16993112PACKAGE SUBSTRATES WITH MAGNETIC BUILD-UP LAYERSAugust 2020April 2021Allow800NoNo
16991558DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A PROTECTIVE SUBSTRATE AND CUSHION LAYERAugust 2020February 2022Allow1801NoNo
16991211DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A GLASS SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREAugust 2020October 2022Allow2611NoNo
16989804FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A MULTI-THICKNESS FUNCTION LAYERAugust 2020April 2022Allow2100NoNo
16987474DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING PROTECTIVE WINDOWAugust 2020June 2022Allow2211NoNo
16944151ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A CURVED PROFILE INTERFACE CORRESPONDING TO A RECESSJuly 2020November 2022Allow2730NoNo
16944900DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A REAR COVER LAYERJuly 2020October 2022Allow2610NoNo
16941386ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2020September 2022Allow2610NoNo
16964692LIGHT EMISSION ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING RECESSED OR DOME-SHAPTED PORTIONSJuly 2020July 2022Allow2410NoNo
16935733DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A CONTACT UNITJuly 2020June 2022Allow2320NoNo
16935118ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A DISPLAY PANEL AND A SENSORY BUTTON SETJuly 2020July 2022Allow2410NoNo
16930334Display Panel Including Fluoro-Polymeric LayerJuly 2020October 2022Allow2701NoNo
16926887THIN FILM PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANELJuly 2020October 2022Allow2720NoNo
16927369DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT EMITTING AREAS AROUND LIGHT TRANSMITTING AREASJuly 2020June 2022Allow2311NoNo
16961831DISPLAY INCLUDING OPENING FOR MOUNTING SENSORJuly 2020June 2022Allow2310YesNo
16926109DISPLAY PANEL HAVING STRETCHABLE BRIDGES CONNECTING ISLAND-SHAPED STRUCTURES AND DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOFJuly 2020January 2022Allow1900NoNo
16924176DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING BLOCK PATTERNSJuly 2020July 2022Allow2420NoNo
16918973DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING EXTERNAL LIGHT-ABSORBING LAYERJuly 2020December 2022Allow2920NoNo
16915384LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) STACK FOR A DISPLAYJune 2020December 2021Allow1720YesNo
16957768FOLDABLE DISPLAY SCREEN INCLUDING MULTI-COVER PROTECTION LAYERSJune 2020December 2023Allow4210NoNo
16910134FOLDABLE DISPLAY PANELJune 2020October 2021Allow1600NoNo
16907459WASHABLE NANO-STRATIFIED ENCAPSULATION BARRIER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2020February 2022Allow1900NoNo
16907233DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING COVER WINDOWJune 2020February 2022Allow2021NoNo
16905981DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING REPAIR LAYERSJune 2020October 2021Allow1600NoNo
16905924DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE SUB-PIXELSJune 2020October 2021Allow1610NoNo
16899522LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING COMMONLY CONNECTED LED SUB-UNITSJune 2020September 2021Allow1510NoNo
16897298DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRIC FIELD INFIBITION FILMJune 2020November 2022Allow2930NoNo
16897299PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING REDISTRIBUTION LAYER STRUCTURESJune 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo
16895189DISPLAY HAVING A BLUNT STRUCTUREJune 2020October 2021Allow1610NoNo
16893689DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THIN FILM LAYERS WITH RECESSES AND PROTRUSIONSJune 2020July 2021Allow1400NoNo
16892554DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A HOLLOW POLYMER ENCAPSULATION LAYERJune 2020October 2021Allow1600NoNo
16769592DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CAMERA AREA WITH LIGHT TRANSMISSION HOLEJune 2020March 2022Allow2100NoNo
16891094DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT PLATEJune 2020November 2021Allow1700NoNo
16891023COVER WINDOW AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE RADII OF CURVATUREJune 2020January 2022Allow2010NoNo
16891027TIME BORROWING BETWEEN LAYERS OF A THREE DIMENSIONAL CHIP STACKJune 2020December 2020Allow600NoNo
16768935DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUGH LAYER WITH RECESSED PORTIONSJune 2020May 2022Allow2300NoNo
16768891DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING CRACK PREVENTION STRUCTURESJune 2020March 2022Allow2200NoNo
16889208DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A FLOATING CONDUCTIVE LAYERJune 2020June 2022Allow2521NoNo
16887597DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A MICRO-CAVITY STRUCTURE WITH TRANSFLECTIVE LAYERSMay 2020January 2022Allow2010NoNo
16886582DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING COLOR FILTER AND LIGHT SHIELDING LAYERMay 2020November 2021Allow1810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SOWARD, IDA M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
10.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
28
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(39.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(60.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
64.8%
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, 39.3% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SOWARD, IDA M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SOWARD, IDA M works in Art Unit 2822 and has examined 1,751 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SOWARD, IDA M's allowance rate of 93.0% places them in the 80% 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 SOWARD, IDA M receive 1.10 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 10% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SOWARD, IDA M is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SOWARD, IDA M. This interview benefit is in the 31% 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, 34.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 63.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 92.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 20% 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 5.4% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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 56.1% of allowed cases (in the 99% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • 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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