Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, CHARLES S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1763 2871 2881 2883

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Charles S Chang is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1763. The examiner has 1030 resolved cases. This volume of resolutions provides a basis for analyzing the examiner's prosecution patterns. The data offers a view of how applications are examined within this specific technical unit and the examiner's consistency in decision-making over time.

The allowance rate is 78.3 percent. This percentage shows the frequency of grants for applications that reach a final resolution with this examiner. The median days to allowance is 971. This figure indicates the time from filing to the grant of a patent. Practitioners can use this duration to estimate the timeline for their own applications and manage client expectations regarding the prosecution phase.

The interview lift is 17.7 percent. This metric indicates that an interview is associated with an increase in the probability of an allowance. The positive lift suggests that verbal communication is an effective method for resolving rejections with this examiner. Applicants might prioritize scheduling an interview to address the examiner's concerns and potentially accelerate the path to a patent grant.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+10.3% vs TC avg
1,040
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1030 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.2%
§102 Novelty
63.8%
§103 Obviousness
1.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18797113 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND BACKLIGHT UNIT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18695004 ARRAY SUBSTRATE, TESTING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18774068 WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18974989 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18975609 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18972326 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18961477 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18915887 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18884421 OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18627999 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Final Rejection Actutek Corporation
18268329 AIR FLOATING VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
18171944 GEOMETRICAL WAVEGUIDE WITH PARTIAL-COVERAGE BEAM SPLITTERS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19067186 POLARIZER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZER, AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Dexerials Corporation

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