Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Chia Wei A Chen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHEN, CHIA WEI A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2485 2622 2637 2664 2696 2699 3685

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHEN, CHIA WEI A is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 2485. The profile covers 667 resolved cases, a 77.2% allowance rate, and a median of 971 days to allowance. The interview lift is 19.3%, providing a positive interview-associated signal within a substantial examination record.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Canon Inc., and Sony Group Corporation. The listed firms are CHIP LAW GROUP, FIG. 1 Patents, and GoPro, Inc. at Young Basile. Practitioners can use the profile to combine a broad historical allowance record with applicant and representative patterns when preparing responses in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+25.2% vs TC avg
689
Total Applications
+19.3%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 667 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19062685 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE CAMERAS ON BASIS OF VARIATION OF DISPLAY Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19025180 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18937835 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PHOTOGRAPHING THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19215865 IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18817343 CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18847613 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19026992 RGB-IR PIXEL PATTERN CONVERSION VIA CONVERSION ENGINE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19004935 FOLDABLE MOBILE DEVICE CAMERA AND FACE DETECTION Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC
19042947 GATED CAMERA AND GATE-BASED FOCUS ADAPTION Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chia Wei A Chen's allowance rate?

77.2% of resolved applications examined by Chia Wei A Chen were allowed (667 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2485 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chia Wei A Chen?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chia Wei A Chen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chia Wei A Chen took 971 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chia Wei A Chen work in?

Chia Wei A Chen examines applications in Art Unit 2485 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month