Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Yu Chen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHEN, YU

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2613 2621 2624 2665 2676 2815 2896

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHEN, YU works in tech center 2800 and art unit 2613, with 1091 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 67.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1038 days. The interview lift is 29.8%, which makes examiner interviews a meaningful consideration when planning responses and amendments.

The company record includes Intel Corporation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are JCIPRNET, HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C., and Harrity & Harrity, LLP. The large resolved-case record provides substantial support for using this profile in prosecution preparation.

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

Performance Statistics

67.9%
Allow Rate
At TC average
1,203
Total Applications
+29.8%
Interview Lift
1038
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1091 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18660936 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING VERTICAL CHANNEL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VERTICAL CHANNEL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18529716 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18471585 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18338869 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17734564 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19179613 VIRTUAL ASSISTANT INTERACTIONS IN A 3D ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18067604 LENTICULAR IMAGE GENERATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18523353 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND DEVICE HAVING STACKED COMPONENTS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18460068 INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18239300 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18232699 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18060869 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18585289 DISPLAY DEVICE, FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18465811 CLASSIFYING A DISCOMFORT LEVEL OF A USER WHEN INTERACTING WITH VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) CONTENT Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19102181 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18191177 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18569307 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18834519 DISPLAY PANEL AND STRETCHABLE DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18026332 LIGHT-EMITTING CHIP, LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18642452 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD, POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18403222 HYBRID THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) RECONSTRUCTION WITH SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18477888 CONFIGURATION INDEPENDENT SURFACE LAYOUT FOR DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18129873 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING AIR GAPS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17958053 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR THROUGH-GLASS VIAS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17955689 LAYERED GLASS ASSEMBLY WITH PRE-PATTERNED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17955235 LOW TEMPERATURE VARACTORS USING VARIABLE CAPACITANCE MATERIALS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17954288 IMPLANTATION OF SPECIES ON GLASS CORE SURFACE FOR LOW LOSS AND HIGH STRENGTH APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17953511 OPEN CAVITY INTERCONNECTS FOR MIB CONNECTIONS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17123451 VERTICAL CHANNEL WITH CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES TO IMPROVE STRING CURRENT Non-Final OA Intel NDTM US LLC
18874833 Fixture Model Validation for Aligners in Digital Orthodontics Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Yu Chen's allowance rate?

67.9% of resolved applications examined by Yu Chen were allowed (1,091 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2613 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Yu Chen?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Yu Chen took 1,038 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Yu Chen work in?

Yu Chen examines applications in Art Unit 2613 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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