Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Patrick C Chen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHEN, PATRICK C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2625 2816 2836 2842 2844

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHEN, PATRICK C is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2625. The record covers 582 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 82.5% and a median of 858 days to allowance. The interview lift is 9.9%, indicating a positive but comparatively modest interview-associated difference within the broader allowance record.

The listed companies are Texas Instruments Incorporated, pSemi Corporation, and Applied Materials Inc. The listed firms are Chang and Hale LLP, DAMBROSIO & MENON, P.L.L.C., and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. The case volume and timing provide useful support for examiner-specific prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

82.5%
Allow Rate
+14.5% vs TC avg
621
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 582 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
29.8%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18944812 Travelling-Wave Tube, Electron Gun, and Power Amplification System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19139012 PHASE ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18924210 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-CONDUCTION DETECTION Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18899286 ACTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE FILTER WITH DAMPING NETWORK Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17223835 ACTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) FILTER FOR COMMON-MODE EMI REDUCTION Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18288832 PARTICLE BEAM ACCELERATOR AND PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
19017770 DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO SWITCH LINEARIZATION BY COMPENSATION OF A FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18895100 FLOW ADAPTORS FOR GAS FLOWS, AND RELATED PROCESSING CHAMBERS, PROCESSING SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18391423 Electrode and Coil Configurations For Processing Chambers and Related Chamber Kits, Apparatus, and Methods For Semiconductor Manufacturing Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19254164 IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Patrick C Chen's allowance rate?

82.5% of resolved applications examined by Patrick C Chen were allowed (582 resolved cases), compared with 66.5% across Art Unit 2625 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Patrick C Chen?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Patrick C Chen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Patrick C Chen took 858 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Patrick C Chen work in?

Patrick C Chen examines applications in Art Unit 2625 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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