Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Selena Meng Jin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JIN, SELENA MENG

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3667

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

JIN, SELENA MENG is assigned to USPTO Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3661. Across 138 resolved cases, the profile shows a 45.7% allowance rate and a median of 1171 days to allowance. Interview lift is 21.3%, indicating that interviews may produce a meaningful but not determinative change in prosecution outcomes.

The company mix includes Robert Bosch GmbH, Kia Corporation, and LG Electronics Inc. The associated firms are AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, BARLEY SNYDER, and CHIP LAW GROUP. The record supports careful claim development, particularly where applicants need to preserve alternatives during extended examination.

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

Performance Statistics

45.7%
Allow Rate
-6.3% vs TC avg
167
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
1171
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.7%
§101 Eligibility
5.8%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18278337 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19186519 USER INTERFACES WITH VARIABLE APPEARANCES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18829561 METHOD FOR GENERATING A KNOWLEDGE GRAPH FOR TRAFFIC MOTION PREDICTION, METHOD FOR TRAFFIC MOTION PREDICTIONS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EGO-VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18771493 HARVESTING PATH PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18041278 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MOBILE DEVICE Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18941124 PARKING CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17640853 TRANSPORT CONTROL METHOD, TRANSPORT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND TRANSPORT CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19249412 HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18426716 Method and Device for Determining a Travel Trajectory for Repeated Performance of a Parking Maneuver Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18329837 Method of Recognizing Parking Floor for Vehicle and Recording Medium Storing Program to Execute the Method Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19139007 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE OPERATION OF REAL TRAIN AND SIMULATION TRAIN Non-Final OA CASCO SIGNAL LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Selena Meng Jin's allowance rate?

45.7% of resolved applications examined by Selena Meng Jin were allowed (138 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Selena Meng Jin?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Selena Meng Jin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Selena Meng Jin took 1,171 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Selena Meng Jin work in?

Selena Meng Jin examines applications in Art Unit 3661 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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