Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHU, YONG LIANG

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1621 1626 1629 1672 1714 1721 1731 1736 1738 1788

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yong Liang Chu works in Art Unit 1621 of Tech Center 4100, where the examiner has 1449 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 74.9 percent. This metric indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 879, representing the duration of the prosecution period.

The interview lift is 3.1 percent. This figure shows the change in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use this 3.1 percent lift to assess the potential impact of oral advocacy. The 1449 cases provide a robust foundation for these observations in Art Unit 1621.

The 879 median days to allowance serves as a benchmark for applicants in Tech Center 4100. With an allowance rate of 74.9 percent, the majority of applications reach a grant. These data points offer a comprehensive view of the examiner's historical performance. The volume of resolved cases supports the reliability of these metrics.

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

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
1,482
Total Applications
+3.1%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1449 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
35.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18488343 REACTORS FOR FUEL REFORMING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18322975 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF COPPER-NICKEL POLYHEDRAL NANOCRYSTALS Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18751487 GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS AND GAS TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18413547 FERROELECTRIC ZAO(ZIRCONIUM ALUMINIUM OXIDE) COMPOUND, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
18277709 NANOCARBON MATERIAL DISPERSION COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18310968 METHOD FOR CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE WITH RED MUD CATALYST COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18082279 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION THAT CAN BE SIZED INTO FINE PARTICLES Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18833039 CERAMIC THERMAL SPRAY PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR FORMING THERMAL BARRIER COATING LAYER Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17785332 BUOYANT HOLLOW PARTICLES COMPOSTION AND METHOD Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18294641 TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED PHOTOCATALYTIC AND OTHER CHEMICAL REACTIONS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18687712 MANGANESE OXIDE, MANGANESE OXIDE PARTICLES, NEAR-INFRARED TRANSMISSION MATERIAL, AND NEAR-INFRARED TRANSMISSION FILM Non-Final OA Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
18015263 ADSORBENT AND GRANULATED SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA The University of Tokyo
18199554 LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURING FILTER SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18708676 MEMBRANE PURIFICATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE Non-Final OA Arkema France
17977146 NEAR INFRARED (NIR) LIGHT CONTROLLED RUTHENIUM CATALYZED OLEFIN METATHESIS Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
17891153 Amidoxime Functionalized Polymers Loaded with Alkyl Amines, Methods of Making, And CO2 Capture Using Same Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18211693 IONIC LIQUID COMPOSITIONS FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF SODIUM AND POTASSIUM FROM LITHIUM-CONTAINING AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18253835 Improved Process to Prepare Catalyst from In-Situ Formed Alumoxane Final Rejection ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18414811 AMORPHOUS BORON NITRIDE FILM, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BORON NITRIDE FILM Non-Final OA UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
18809529 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
18039569 GOLD-SUPPORTED CARBON CATALYST AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection THE DOSHISHA
18271277 METHOD TO CONTROL SYNGAS COMPOSITION FROM AN ENGINE-BASED SYNGAS GENERATOR Final Rejection Research Triangle Institute

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