Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Zhi Chen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHEN, ZHI

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2100 2127 2196 2198

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHEN, ZHI works in tech center 2100 and art unit 2100, with 260 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 60.4%, and the median time to allowance is 1197 days. The interview lift is 39.7%, the strongest recorded feature of this profile and a significant reason to consider interviews early in prosecution.

The companies represented are Capital One Services LLC, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and International Business Machines Corporation. The leading firms are BakerHostetler, Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Fogarty LLP. Practitioners should give interview preparation substantial attention while allowing for the median timeline shown here.

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

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
297
Total Applications
+39.7%
Interview Lift
1197
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 260 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18546739 A NON-INTRUSIVE METHOD FOR RESOURCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT USER PLANE IMPLEMENTATIONS Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18488608 COMPILING AND GENERATING DISPLAY CONTENT FOR EVENTS IN A RECORD Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
16899195 TECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE A MIGRATION PROCESS TO CLOUD STORAGE Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18786412 COMMAND EXCHANGE MECHANISM FOR OFFLOADING COMPUTATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18622401 CLASS FILE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18397184 USER-MODE INTERRUPT REQUEST PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18344092 SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARDWARE-BASED CORE PARKING USING WORKLOAD TELEMETRY INFORMATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18239311 WORKLOAD AWARENESS FOR CONTROLLERS Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18671596 ADAPTIVE PROVISIONING OF CLOUD VOLUMES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17542763 MANAGING MULTIPLE VIRTUAL PROCESSOR POOLS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18513881 System And Method For Determining Application Programming Interface (API) Version Compatibility And Related API Upgrade Process Non-Final OA Shopify Inc.
18493863 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER (BMC) SERVICES OVER A CLOUD ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.
18367809 MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE MESHES ESTABLISHED BETWEEN VIRTUAL COMPUTING INSTANCES AND EXTERNAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zhi Chen's allowance rate?

60.4% of resolved applications examined by Zhi Chen were allowed (260 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2100 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zhi Chen?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Zhi Chen took 1,197 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zhi Chen work in?

Zhi Chen examines applications in Art Unit 2100 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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