Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15578163 | BLACK-PHOTO-SPACER (BPS) ARRAY SUBSTRATE WITH PHOTO SPACERS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | November 2017 | January 2021 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15662087 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE | July 2017 | September 2019 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15654409 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2017 | July 2019 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15647810 | LIGHT GUIDING STRUCTURE, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2017 | February 2019 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15619091 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE | June 2017 | July 2019 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15617199 | DISPLAY DEVICE | June 2017 | May 2019 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15326824 | SEALANT SMEARING METHOD AND DISPLAY PANEL | January 2017 | July 2019 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15358460 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2016 | September 2019 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15308333 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY | November 2016 | July 2019 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15193986 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | June 2016 | February 2019 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15144298 | PLANAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | May 2016 | March 2019 | Abandon | 34 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14914012 | STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL PANELS AND GATE COFS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES | February 2016 | February 2019 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14897473 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2015 | August 2019 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14952644 | BEAM PROCESSING DEVICE, BEAM ATTENUATION AND SWITCHING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH SYSTEM | November 2015 | July 2019 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 14784054 | GLASS SUBSTRATE HAVING BLACK MATRIX, PREPARING METHOD THEREOF AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL | October 2015 | October 2019 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14881660 | Touch Panel and Electronic Device | October 2015 | July 2019 | Abandon | 45 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 14771232 | FRESNEL LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND 3D DISPLAY | August 2015 | September 2018 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14762614 | BACKPLANE, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2015 | June 2019 | Abandon | 46 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 14437948 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | April 2015 | June 2016 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14668893 | OPTICAL FILM STACK FOR DISPLAY DEVICES | March 2015 | March 2017 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14321119 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS | July 2014 | November 2016 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14368551 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | June 2014 | June 2016 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14281058 | PHASE DIFFERENCE LAYER LAMINATED BODY FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | May 2014 | December 2015 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14198250 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | March 2014 | November 2016 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14240365 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | February 2014 | June 2016 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14123804 | DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2013 | November 2016 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14123025 | BACKLIGHT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | February 2017 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14122526 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | November 2016 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14118246 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | June 2016 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14117923 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | November 2016 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14077663 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF | November 2013 | July 2015 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14117293 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | June 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14117267 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | June 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14116842 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | June 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14116829 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | June 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14116171 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2013 | December 2015 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14114815 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | October 2013 | June 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14056952 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | October 2013 | April 2015 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14052307 | PHASE DIFFERENCE LAYER LAMINATED BODY FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | October 2013 | November 2015 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14027148 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF TOUCH CONTROLLED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2013 | December 2015 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14026617 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2013 | July 2015 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14019889 | IN-CELL TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL SYSTEM USING METAL WIRES TO CONNECT WITH SENSING ELECTRODES | September 2013 | July 2015 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14018073 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A LIGHT-BLOCKING MEMBER | September 2013 | April 2014 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14017582 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL | September 2013 | May 2015 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14016029 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND 3D DISPLAY USING THE SAME | August 2013 | July 2015 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14002463 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | August 2013 | June 2016 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13968434 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF FORMING A TOUCH PANEL | August 2013 | December 2015 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13985026 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | August 2013 | June 2016 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13955650 | Electro-Active Ophthalmic Lenses Comprising Low Viscosity Liquid Crystalline Mixtures | July 2013 | December 2015 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13954483 | PHASE DIFFERENCE LAYER LAMINATED BODY FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2013 | April 2014 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13951773 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2013 | December 2015 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13946737 | SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2013 | March 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13913251 | Short-Wavelength Infrared (SWIR) Multi-Conjugate Liquid Crystal Tunable Filter | June 2013 | December 2015 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13822898 | CALIBRATION OF TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL DEVICE | May 2013 | September 2015 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13896677 | PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING DISPLAY UNIT | May 2013 | September 2015 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 13875875 | DISPLAY UNIT, BARRIER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | May 2013 | July 2015 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13875947 | PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME | May 2013 | June 2015 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13870561 | DISPLAY DEVICE | April 2013 | February 2014 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13862548 | PEEP-PROOF DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF | April 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13861764 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2013 | June 2015 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13862183 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME | April 2013 | July 2015 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13861699 | APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT DUAL CHANNEL DISPLAY | April 2013 | December 2014 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13876081 | TOUCH SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING TOUCH PANEL | March 2013 | March 2015 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13824387 | Liquid Crystal Module and Fixture Used Thereof | March 2013 | November 2014 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13824799 | LENS PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND 3D DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13824764 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2013 | August 2015 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 13824263 | EXPOSURE DEVICE OF AN ALIGNMENT MATERIAL FILM | March 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13824346 | TFT STRUCTURE, LCD DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TFT | March 2013 | November 2015 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13824331 | LCD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING POLARIZERS OF THE LCD DEVICE | March 2013 | September 2015 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13778135 | REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | February 2013 | April 2015 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13778610 | HIGH EFFICIENCY POLARIZED AND COLLIMATED BACKLIGHT | February 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13777027 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | February 2013 | September 2014 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13777562 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR NEAR-EYE DISPLAY | February 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13776655 | TOUCH SENSING DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH SENSING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL | February 2013 | September 2015 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13742890 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING OBLIQUE PIXEL EDGE LINE SEGMENT | January 2013 | December 2014 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13741943 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN ANISOTROPIC SCATTERING MEMBER | January 2013 | December 2014 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13728160 | PHASE DIFFERENCE LAYER LAMINATED BODY FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2012 | September 2013 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13728183 | PHASE DIFFERENCE LAYER LAMINATED BODY FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13725700 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING THE SAME | December 2012 | December 2014 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 13725727 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR FRINGE FIELD SWITCHING MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2012 | January 2015 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13704201 | SLIM BEZEL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2012 | October 2014 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13703946 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | December 2012 | July 2014 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13703937 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | December 2012 | July 2014 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13703896 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2012 | June 2015 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13703854 | TFT ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | December 2012 | August 2015 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13709932 | OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING POLARIZING FILM | December 2012 | April 2013 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13709163 | DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2012 | October 2013 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13705703 | SENSOR SUBSTRATE AND SENSING DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME | December 2012 | August 2015 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 13705890 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING SPACERS WITH DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND DIFFERENT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE AREAS | December 2012 | March 2015 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13705941 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME | December 2012 | February 2015 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13705370 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY | December 2012 | January 2015 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13637123 | LED ARRAYS | December 2012 | February 2015 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13699048 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE | November 2012 | November 2014 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13672960 | Stereoscopic Image Display Device | November 2012 | January 2015 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13669491 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | November 2012 | April 2015 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13669860 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | November 2012 | March 2015 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 13668893 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY | November 2012 | August 2015 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 13668972 | DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2012 | March 2016 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 13667772 | THIN DISPLAY | November 2012 | June 2015 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13648732 | VERTICALLY ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY | October 2012 | March 2015 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CALEY, MICHAEL H.
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.
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, 61.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 CALEY, MICHAEL H works in Art Unit 2871 and has examined 733 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner CALEY, MICHAEL H's allowance rate of 70.5% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CALEY, MICHAEL H receive 1.99 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CALEY, MICHAEL H is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 56% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CALEY, MICHAEL H. This interview benefit is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 56% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 24.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 45% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 85.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 29.4% 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.
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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 14.2% of allowed cases (in the 96% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 64% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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