Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Zonghua A Du, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DU, ZONGHUA A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2444 2447 2448

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

In Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2444, DU, ZONGHUA A has resolved 84 cases. The allowance rate is 58.3%, with an interview lift of 40.8%. The median time to allowance is 969 days. The limited case base calls for caution, but the figures indicate a moderate allowance record and a substantial measured association between interviews and outcomes.

The leading companies are ZTE Corporation, Apple Inc., and Denso Corporation. The leading firms are Vivacqua Crane, Anova Law Group PLLC, and EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP. Practitioners may consider interviews early when claim interpretation or prior-art distinctions are central, while treating the available record as guidance rather than a definitive forecast.

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

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
At TC average
114
Total Applications
+40.8%
Interview Lift
969
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 84 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
63.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19144557 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18869231 AI/ML Based Radio Link Failure Prediction Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18347609 MANAGEMENT SERVER, VEHICLE NETWORK SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC COLLECTION METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18729877 ANALYSIS DEVICE, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18678503 INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18913856 FLOW CHANNEL HASH FUNCTION Non-Final OA Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
18876462 NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18855899 AUDIO AND VIDEO CLOUD NETWORK, ACCESS METHOD, ROUTING FORWARDING METHOD, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18791253 TELEMETRY DATA PROCESSING IN CLUSTER FILE SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC REGISTRATION OF METRICS FOR SHORT DURATION Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zonghua A Du's allowance rate?

58.3% of resolved applications examined by Zonghua A Du were allowed (84 resolved cases), compared with 73.5% across Art Unit 2444 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zonghua A Du?

This examiner's interview lift is +40.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Zonghua A Du take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Zonghua A Du took 969 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zonghua A Du work in?

Zonghua A Du examines applications in Art Unit 2444 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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