Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Qing Chen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHEN, QING

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2191 2663 2857

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHEN, QING is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2191. The profile covers 705 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 80.3% and a median of 1150 days to allowance. The interview lift is 53.1%, showing a substantial positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available record.

The listed companies are Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, International Business Machines Corporation, and Capital One Services LLC. The listed firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, KHMRG (NVIDIA), and LEE & HAYES, P.C. Practitioners may want to treat interview preparation as a central part of prosecution strategy while planning around the recorded median timing.

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

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
730
Total Applications
+53.1%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 705 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18798081 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING COMPUTING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18806516 MODEL VALIDATION AS A SERVICE Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18934591 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18728508 Device Management System and Program Management Method Thereof Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18774696 Visual Programming for Deep Learning Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18622634 IMPROVED FIRMWARE UPDATE WITH REDUCED IMPACT FOR WORKFLOW APPLICATIONS Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18271110 ROBOT TEACHING DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING ROBOT PROGRAM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18628455 SEAMLESSLY IMPLEMENTING CODE MODULE UPDATES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18193690 GENERATING REFERENTIAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONALITY FOR INTUITIVELY TAGGING INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18219013 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO MONITOR SOFTWARE WORKLOADS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18549179 SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18910465 SOFTWARE BILL OF MATERIALS COMPONENT USAGE Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18429068 Processor Environment Architecture Agnostic Firmware Update Management Operation Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18653102 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Qing Chen's allowance rate?

80.3% of resolved applications examined by Qing Chen were allowed (705 resolved cases), compared with 75.5% across Art Unit 2191 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Qing Chen?

This examiner's interview lift is +53.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Qing Chen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Qing Chen took 1,150 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Qing Chen work in?

Qing Chen examines applications in Art Unit 2191 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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