Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LI, LIANG Y

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2143 2156

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Liang Y. Li is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2143. He has 285 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 61.8 percent. This percentage represents the frequency of patent grants among his resolved matters. The interview lift is 69.3 percent. This metric measures the increase in the probability of allowance following an examiner interview. The median time to allowance is 1217 days.

With 285 resolved cases, the 61.8 percent allowance rate offers a clear view of the examiner's tendencies. The 69.3 percent interview lift indicates that direct communication is a highly effective strategy for applicants. The 1217 days median time to allowance is a key figure for planning the lifecycle of an application. These statistics help practitioners navigate the specific requirements of Art Unit 2143. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success in Tech Center 2100.

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

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
+6.8% vs TC avg
310
Total Applications
+69.3%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 285 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17409188 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CHOICE FILTERING Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18690289 LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17606808 ROBUSTNESS SETTING DEVICE, ROBUSTNESS SETTING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING ROBUSTNESS SETTING PROGRAM, ROBUSTNESS EVALUATION DEVICE, ROBUSTNESS EVALUATION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING ROBUSTNESS EVALUATION PROGRAM, COMPUTATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18417947 Heterogeneous Federated Learning Via Multi-Directional Knowledge Distillation Non-Final OA Google LLC
18464179 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SYNTHETIC TRAINING DATA Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18426226 PRE-FILTERING FOR AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE PIPELINE Non-Final OA INTUIT INC.
18477760 DYNAMIC PROMPT CREATION FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18620334 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY-AWARE LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL TRAINING AND MODEL MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Palantir Technologies Inc.
18327156 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING MARKOV DECISION PROCESS SOLUTIONS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17477194 MODEL UPDATE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18098611 OFFLOADING KNOWLEDGE BASE CREATION Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18189191 ENERGY-EFFICIENT CAPACITANCE EXTRACTION METHOD BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18520309 ADAPTING ION IMPLANT MODEL DURING MAINTENANCE RECOVERY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18035445 PLANT INFRASTRUCTURE MODELLING Non-Final OA Schneider Electric Industries SAS

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