Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817 2836 2842 2843 2845 2849

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Chang, an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2817, shows a high allowance rate of 89.8 percent across 1191 resolved cases. This high rate of approval suggests that most applications reaching a final disposition under his review result in a grant. The 89.8 percent allowance rate is a strong indicator of a receptive approach to patentability in Art Unit 2817.

The prosecution timeline is relatively efficient, with a median days to allowance of 709. This 709-day figure is an important benchmark for applicants planning their patent strategy. While the interview lift is 3.9 percent, the overall high success rate may reduce the perceived necessity for such interventions. However, even a 3.9 percent lift can be decisive in close cases among the 1191 resolved cases.

Practitioners should note that the 1191 resolved cases provide a substantial data set for predicting outcomes in Art Unit 2817. The efficiency shown by the 709-day median and the 89.8 percent allowance rate makes this examiner's docket a predictable one for applicants. This predictability is valuable for managing long-term intellectual property portfolios.

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

Performance Statistics

89.8%
Allow Rate
+21.8% vs TC avg
1,208
Total Applications
+3.9%
Interview Lift
709
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1191 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
36.9%
§102 Novelty
33.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19248397 WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD, WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18682093 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPLE DATA COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19239889 VARIABLE-SPEED PHASE INTERPOLATOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19230612 CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE WITH POWER INPUTS ALIGNED TO PHASE Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
18949939 WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER ARRANGEMENT WITH PLANAR INDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND RECONFIGURABLE SWITCHING NETWORK Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18207842 Systems And Methods For Selecting Decoupling Capacitance Using A Power Jumper Circuit Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19225794 INVERTER DRIVING APPARATUS, INVERTER CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18341357 WIRELESS CHARGING PAD Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18187419 TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSDUCTION AND STORAGE OF QUANTUM LEVEL SIGNALS Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
19272985 OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY BASED ON MOBILITY AND PTAT TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19238783 Reducing Target Frequency Variation In Oscillator Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19257731 VAPOR CELLS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18939352 DUTY CYCLE CORRECTION FOR CRYSTAL DRIVER Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
19215949 METHOD AND POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER Final Rejection GE Aviation Systems LLC

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