Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HU, XIAOQIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2168 2436 2496 2857

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Xiaoqin Hu serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2168. The examiner has 195 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 61.5 percent. This figure serves as a primary metric for assessing the probability of success. The median days to allowance is 1046. This duration represents the time required to reach a grant. Applicants should account for this timeframe when planning their patent strategy.

The interview lift for Hu is 56.2 percent. This percentage shows that interviews are an exceptionally effective tool for advancing applications. The 56.2 percent interview lift is smaller than the 61.5 percent allowance rate. For the 195 resolved cases, the median days to allowance of 1046 provides a clear expectation for the prosecution lifecycle. In Art Unit 2168, the interview lift suggests that direct engagement is a highly beneficial approach. This data offers a baseline for practitioners in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

61.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
222
Total Applications
+56.2%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 195 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19020130 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING RELEVANCE OF INFORMATION BEING ADDED TO A KNOWLEDGE BASE Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
19045346 MULTI SOURCE EXTRACTION AND SCORING OF SHORT QUERY ANSWERS Final Rejection Google LLC
18915016 COMPUTER-BASED PLATFORMS AND SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR EVENT PROCESSING WITH A SPECIALIZED DOMAIN-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
19211748 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VOICE QUERIES USING PRONUNCIATION INFORMATION Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
19103799 METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DATA QUERY Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17779538 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON ATTRIBUTE VECTORS Non-Final OA Gracenote, Inc.
18879704 METHOD FOR CREATING LICENSE INFORMATION BASE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18579730 In-Vehicle Processing Device Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
19069768 MAINTENANCE METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DATA DICTIONARY Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
17740080 INTERACTIVE INTERFACES TO PRESENT DATA ARRANGEMENT OVERVIEWS AND SUMMARIZED DATASET ATTRIBUTES FOR COLLABORATIVE DATASETS Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
19183991 CROSS-NODE FILE SYSTEM CONTEXT CHECKS WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEM USING DISAGGREGATED STORAGE Final Rejection NetApp, Inc.
18773517 Concept Agnostic Reconcilation And Prioritization Based On Deterministic And Conservative Weight Methods Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
19036554 IDENTIFYING DUPLICATE SEGMENTS AND THE LATEST SEGMENT USING A LIVE INSTANCE FILTER Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
19056482 QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM USING GENERATIVE MODEL AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDS CO., LTD.
18672945 ADDITIVE ONLINE COMPLETE LINKAGE CLUSTERING Final Rejection JAMF Software, LLC

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