USPTO Art Unit 2871 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2871
Group: 2870
Tech Center: 2800
Total Cases: 30,997
Last Active: July 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19279455DISPLAY ASSEMBLY USING STRUCTURAL ADHESIVEJuly 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19275359SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR THE SAMEJuly 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19188916FAN UNIT FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED AIRFLOW WITHIN DISPLAY ASSEMBLIESApril 2025December 2025Allow820NoNo
19185889UNIFORMLY POLARIZED BACKLIGHTApril 2025July 2025Allow300NoNo
18977469DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES WITH CONDENSATION MITIGATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2024April 2025Allow401NoNo
18973914DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH REPLACEABLE COVERDecember 2024September 2025Allow921YesNo
18872305DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2024September 2025Allow910YesNo
18970066DISPLAY ASSEMBLY USING STRUCTURAL ADHESIVEDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18962069SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR THE SAMENovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18936635LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING A PIXEL PORTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRANSISTORSNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18933564COLOR FILTER ENHANCEMENTS FOR DISPLAY DEVICESOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18922531DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A LIGHT PATH CONTROL LAYER AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAMEOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18922327LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18918238DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEMOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18857160LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANELOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18914897OPTICAL ELEMENT AND LIGHTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE OPTICAL ELEMENTOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510YesNo
18704425DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2024February 2026Allow2210NoNo
18913609LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT CONTROL DEVICEOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18912125LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18912573TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18909977DISPLAY PANELOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18910103DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2024November 2025Allow1310NoNo
18910061LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18854070LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18907034Light-Weight Diffractive Beam Steering System with High Efficiency and Broad Field of RegardOctober 2024December 2025Allow1500YesNo
18904026DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2024October 2025Allow1310NoNo
18903014DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18903221DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2024December 2025Allow1410NoNo
18898776CAMERA MODULESeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18898782DISPLAY PANELSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18899016LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18899142DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2024January 2026Allow1611NoNo
18898191DISPLAY PANELS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICES AND SPLICED DISPLAY DEVICESSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1100NoNo
17597920LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2024March 2026Allow5020NoNo
18885794REFLECTING DEVICE HAVING LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1410NoNo
18823715DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18810831DISPLAY APPARATUSAugust 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18806908DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18806799LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL APPARATUS, AND IMAGERAugust 2024March 2026Allow1930YesNo
18806137DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING AN OPTICAL SHEET DISPOSED BETWEEN A FIRST PART AND A SECOND PART OF A SUPPORTERAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18800185DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUSAugust 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18798914DISPLAY DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1720NoNo
18797826DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES WITH CONDENSATION MITIGATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2024August 2025Allow1221NoNo
18794800DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18792693DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2024August 2025Allow1210NoNo
18791701LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18789986DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024August 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18790972DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2024September 2025Allow1310YesNo
18781011LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024November 2025Allow1610YesNo
18779420ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18778801DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18776322DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING A BLOCKING STRUCTURE AND A SPACER AND DISPLAY APPARATUSJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18775651Organic Light Emitting Display Device With At Least One Light Blocking LayerJuly 2024March 2026Allow2031NoNo
18774038WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW POLARIZATION SWITCHES WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENTS WITH PRETILTJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18771100DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024December 2025Allow1710NoNo
18772033Optically Addressable Light Valves for High Power OperationJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18770713LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1120YesNo
18771627LIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICEJuly 2024August 2025Allow1310NoNo
18770947DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18769439LIQUID CRYSTAL GRATING, DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL GRATINGJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18768555DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1020NoNo
18769359VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024August 2025Allow1320NoNo
18767161LIGHT CONTROL SHEETJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18767195DIMMING LAMINATE AND RESIN SPACER FOR DIMMING LAMINATEJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18766715BEAM REGULATION STRUCTURE AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18766695ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2024August 2025Allow1410NoNo
18765807CONNECTING DISPLAY SCREEN TO DEVICE BODYJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18765874DEVICE FOR IMAGING ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF A SAMPLE, IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ANALYSING A SAMPLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORJuly 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18766273Quantum Dot Light Diffuser Plate And Method For Making The SameJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18727197ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY PANELJuly 2024February 2026Allow1900NoNo
18765728DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024November 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18765740LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18765408TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024August 2025Allow1310NoNo
18766035SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING DETECTION ELECTRODE WITH CONNECTED LINE FRAGMENTSJuly 2024November 2025Allow1621YesNo
18764615DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024May 2025Abandon1110NoNo
18764440DISPLAY APPARATUSJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18764531ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18763850STACKED-SCREEN DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18761325DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024October 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18760063TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18760711VIEWING ANGLE ADJUSTMENT PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEJuly 2024February 2026Allow1931YesNo
18760034DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18760308ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2024November 2024Allow400NoNo
18760645DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING A COVER FRAME HAVING A THROUGH-HOLE THROUGH WHICH A SPEAKER PASSESJuly 2024November 2025Allow1710YesNo
18760488LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT COMPRISING AN ALIGNMENT CONTROL LAYER HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONVEX BODIESJuly 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18759329DISPLAY DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18759325DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING A SIDE PORTION HAVING AN OUTER SIDE SURFACE THAT IS ENTIRELY EXPOSED TO FORM AN EXTERIOR SIDE SURFACE OF THE DISPLAY APPARATUSJune 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18758088ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18758863DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18757414ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
187562033D SWITCHABLE DEVICE COMPRISING A LENTICULAR LENS MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEJune 2024March 2026Abandon2021NoNo
18757333PICTURE GENERATION APPARATUSJune 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18753322DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18753191ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2024June 2025Allow1220NoNo
18723683OPTICAL LAMINATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, SMART WINDOW COMPRISING SAME, AND AUTOMOBILE AND BUILDING WINDOW SYSTEMS USING SAMEJune 2024November 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18751805OPTICAL ELEMENTJune 2024January 2026Allow1930NoNo
18750016LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2024November 2024Allow500NoNo
18750455LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICEJune 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18750601SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR THE SAMEJune 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18750389SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR THE SAMEJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2871.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
117
Examiner Affirmed
75
(64.1%)
Examiner Reversed
42
(35.9%)
Reversal Percentile
66.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.9% 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
887
Allowed After Appeal Filing
357
(40.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
530
(59.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
87.9%
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, 40.2% 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.

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

Art Unit 2871 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2871 is part of Group 2870 in Technology Center 2800. This art unit has examined 30,997 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 77.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2871's allowance rate of 77.2% places it in the 53% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2871 receive an average of 1.83 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 44% percentile). The median prosecution time is 27 months (in the 70% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

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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