USPTO Examiner CROCKETT RYAN M - Art Unit 2871

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18655309DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMay 2024September 2024Allow500NoNo
18650442LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH SEALANT IN CONTACT WITH INORGANIC ALIGNMENT FILMSApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18648722DISPLAY DEVICE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE OF DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18647842OPTICAL ELEMENT INCLUDING STACKED LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLSApril 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18641424DISPLAY PANELApril 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18631940ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18698653LIQUID-CRYSTAL OPTICAL SYSTEMApril 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18626181VARIABLE-FOCUS VIRTUAL IMAGE DEVICES BASED ON POLARIZATION CONVERSIONApril 2024December 2024Allow810NoNo
18619212DISPLAY MODULE, DRIVING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18616172DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLEMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18617639DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18615113DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING MICRO-TYPE LIGHTING UNITS IN BACKLIGHT THEREOFMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18605284ELECTRODE FOR DISPLAY, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1120NoNo
18601702DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18599770DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2024August 2024Allow500NoNo
18588040Liquid Crystal Phase-shifting Unit and Antenna Module comprising the sameFebruary 2024December 2024Allow910YesNo
18585150WIRING SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1420NoNo
18443634LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18419502ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18418281DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18579363LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS COMPONENT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18577923OPTICAL LAMINATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, SMART WINDOW COMPRISING SAME, AND VEHICLE AND BUILDING WINDOWS AND DOORS TO WHICH SAME ARE APPLIEDJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18400220LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND EYEGLASSESDecember 2023December 2024Allow1120NoNo
18396569LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENTDecember 2023November 2024Allow1120NoNo
18526571COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS HAVING OPTICAL POWER SUPPLIESDecember 2023July 2024Allow710YesNo
18526162DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY MODULE HAVING META STRUCTURE LAYER IN PERIPHERAL DISPLAY AREADecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18516863DIMMING DEVICES WITH PIXELATED LIQUID CRYSTAL PHYSICAL GELSNovember 2023April 2025Allow1720NoNo
18512526OPTICAL DEFOCUS LENS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING OPTICAL DEFOCUSNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18512050ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE ALIGNMENT LAYERSNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010YesNo
18509151SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, MODULE, CAMERA, AND EQUIPMENTNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18506784Electronic Devices With Folding Displays Having Textured Flexible AreasNovember 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18496594IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18485315DISPLAY DEVICE WITH RELAY CONDUCTIVE LAYER CONNECTING METAL LAYER AND COMMON ELECTRODEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18378623DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF DISCHARGE HOLESOctober 2023July 2024Allow910NoNo
18477550INTELLIGENT REFLECTING SURFACESeptember 2023April 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18242645LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICESeptember 2023April 2024Allow710NoNo
18549114Electro-Optical ComponentSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2230NoNo
18548932Sunglasses with near-vision adjustmentSeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18460339GRADIENT-INDEX LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS HAVING LENS SEGMENTS WITH OPTICAL POWER GRADIENTSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18232575DISPLAY DEVICE WITH FAN-OUT LINE AND LOW-VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY LINE IN DISPLAY AREAAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18366099DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18275795BARRIER RIB FOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING BARRIER RIBAugust 2023September 2024Allow1420NoNo
18263283GLAZING UNIT WITH ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES HAVING A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT SWITCHING REGIONSJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18358932Optical Devices with Active Components Coupled with Passive ComponentsJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18273557LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18355070Controllable Light Propagation SystemJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18353126LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18222154OPTICAL ELEMENTJuly 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18350909DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18218127DISPLAY DEVICE CAPABLE OF GENERATING COLOR OF LIGHT CLOSE TO OR IDENTICAL TO BLUE PRIMARY COLOR OF DCI-P3 COLOR GAMUTJuly 2023October 2024Abandon1520NoNo
18215958DISPLAY DEVICE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE OF DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2023January 2024Allow710NoNo
18207607VARIABLE-FOCUS VIRTUAL IMAGE DEVICES BASED ON POLARIZATION CONVERSIONJune 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18331807OPTICAL FILM, VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2023August 2024Allow1410YesNo
18330486LIQUID CRYSTAL/POLYMER COMPOSITE ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED DIMMING FILMS AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOFJune 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18318175LIGHT CONTROL SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LIGHT CONTROL SHEETMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18313589LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH SEALANT IN CONTACT WITH INORGANIC ALIGNMENT FILMSMay 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18137402DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18030937DISPLAY DEVICE AND MIRROR DEVICEApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18129830WAVELENGTH-TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL ETALON FILTER, LIGHT SOURCE AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2023June 2024Allow1510NoNo
18129842DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2023January 2024Allow1000NoNo
17611605DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2023April 2024Allow2910NoNo
18027108EYE MOVEMENT TRACKING DEVICE AND EYE MOVEMENT TRACKING METHODMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700YesNo
18026516MICRO-NANO DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18183934PHASE-SHIFT UNIT, PHASE SHIFTER AND ANTENNAMarch 2023March 2024Allow1220NoNo
18025828COLOR CONVERSION SHEET, LIGHT SOURCE UNIT INCLUDING SAME, DISPLAY, AND LIGHTING DEVICEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18022539GRADUATED ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE AND METHODFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1620YesNo
18110810OPTICAL ELEMENT, VARIFOCAL ELEMENT AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYFebruary 2023November 2023Allow900NoNo
18164000ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND A SIGNAL LINE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED THERETOFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1820NoNo
18162615TECHNIQUES FOR COMPLEX WAVEFRONT MODULATIONJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1520NoNo
18007394OPTICAL PATH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18017528DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2110NoNo
18148027DISPLAY DEVICE WITH MULTI-LAYER PIXEL ELECTRODE STRUCTUREDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18086605DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18079779ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING ARRAY SUBSTRATEDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18007854Display Panel and Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Terminal DeviceDecember 2022August 2024Allow2120YesNo
18072105OPTICAL ELEMENT, VARIFOCAL ELEMENT, AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYNovember 2022November 2023Allow1100NoNo
18058545VARIFOCAL LENSNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17926956LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELS AND DISPLAY APPARATUSESNovember 2022December 2023Allow1301NoNo
17924592METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLING A FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTNovember 2022September 2023Allow1100NoNo
17923484OPTICAL PATH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMENovember 2022September 2023Allow1000NoNo
18052208FOLDING LENS SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022February 2024Allow1510NoNo
17978312ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17922466DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2022March 2024Allow1720NoNo
17976589LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2022March 2024Allow1620NoNo
17976079PIXEL STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2022March 2025Abandon2940NoNo
17298611REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH COLOR GENERATING LAYER HAVING OPTICAL GRATING PATTERNSOctober 2022May 2024Allow3620NoNo
17969839LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND POLARIZED SUNGLASSESOctober 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17964921DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17918721Electro-Optical DeviceOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17958432DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022March 2024Allow1721YesNo
17916449ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE DEVICE HAVING VARIABLE DIFFUSION BY LIQUID CRYSTALS, AND METHOD FOR SAMESeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610NoNo
17953917MODULATING IMPEDANCE TO SEGMENTS OF GROUND PLANESeptember 2022May 2023Allow800NoNo
17914681DIMMING GLASS, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND TRANSPORTATION DEVICESeptember 2022November 2024Allow2510NoNo
17951132FLEXIBLE LIQUID CRYSTAL-CONTAINING LENSESSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1940YesNo
17913272DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING STRAY LIGHT OF FRESNEL LENS, AND OPTICAL APPARATUSSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17942191ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE ALIGNMENT LAYERSSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1211NoNo
17942606REFLECTIVE SCREEN AND PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMSeptember 2022February 2023Allow500NoNo
17940360LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17940087LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2022May 2023Allow901NoNo
17940122LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2022August 2023Allow1111NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
75.2%
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 in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(28.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(71.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
39.6%
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, 28.6% 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 CROCKETT, RYAN M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CROCKETT, RYAN M works in Art Unit 2871 and has examined 798 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CROCKETT, RYAN M's allowance rate of 81.3% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CROCKETT, RYAN M receive 1.50 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CROCKETT, RYAN M is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CROCKETT, RYAN 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, 29.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 39.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 61% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 34.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 52% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 51% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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

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