Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jeffrey J Chow, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHOW, JEFFREY J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2612 2615 2617 2618 2628 2679

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHOW, JEFFREY J works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611. The profile covers 676 resolved cases, with a 77.2% allowance rate and a median of 1090 days to allowance. Interview lift is 15.6%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The leading companies are Bombardier Inc., Apple Inc., and Google LLC. The principal firms are NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP, APPLE INC. - Fletcher, and BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. The broad record supports using the allowance measure for planning, while the median timing suggests that applicants should prepare for continued examination and maintain flexibility in claim strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
707
Total Applications
+15.6%
Interview Lift
1090
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 676 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.7%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19170649 Systems, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Annotating, Measuring, and Modeling Environments Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18886325 SYNCHRONIZED RENDERING Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19180816 BUNDLE ADJUSTMENT IN SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING Non-Final OA Google LLC
19071593 User Verification of a Generative Response to a Multimodal Query Non-Final OA Google LLC
18038286 GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE BASED ON A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF IMAGES Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18603070 LANE INFERENCE AND LANE GRAPH GENERATION FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jeffrey J Chow's allowance rate?

77.2% of resolved applications examined by Jeffrey J Chow were allowed (676 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jeffrey J Chow?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jeffrey J Chow take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jeffrey J Chow took 1,090 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jeffrey J Chow work in?

Jeffrey J Chow examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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