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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sibin Chen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHEN, SIBIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2117 2816 2836 2842 2896

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHEN, SIBIN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2117. The profile covers 1041 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 86.6% and a median of 820 days to allowance. The interview lift is 5.2%, indicating a small positive interview-associated difference relative to the overall allowance result.

The listed companies are Texas Instruments Incorporated, Analog Devices Inc., and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The listed firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, CKC & Partners Co., LLC, and CROWE & DUNLEVY - ST. The substantial history and recorded timing give practitioners a useful basis for setting expectations in related matters.

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

Performance Statistics

86.6%
Allow Rate
+18.6% vs TC avg
1,066
Total Applications
+5.2%
Interview Lift
820
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1041 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
38.8%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18839863 POWER AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18678045 Load Dependent Discharge For Voltage Controlled Oscillator-Based Charge Pump Regulator Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18508565 INTEGRATOR SYSTEM RESPONSE STABILIZATION Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18215716 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PHASE CLOCK GENERATION Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18677176 NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR KERNEL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19146589 QUANTUM COMPUTER AND SINGLE-ELECTRON/SINGLE-HOLE TRANSPORTING METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
19238538 DUTY CYCLE CORRECTION CIRCUIT Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18817237 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AMPLIFIER AND BIASING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
19197363 CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DEBOUNCING SIGNALS PRODUCED BY A ROTARY ENCODER Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
18985258 Systems and Devices of a Pulse Generator Final Rejection Arm Limited
19007325 SOLID STATE SWITCH AND A CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18798988 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ANALOG OUTPUT SIGNAL USING A CLASS-D AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sibin Chen's allowance rate?

86.6% of resolved applications examined by Sibin Chen were allowed (1,041 resolved cases), compared with 59.5% across Art Unit 2117 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sibin Chen?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Sibin Chen took 820 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sibin Chen work in?

Sibin Chen examines applications in Art Unit 2117 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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