Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LI, MENG

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2437 2496

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Meng Li serves in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2431. He has handled 582 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 86.3 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The interview lift is 20.2 percent. This metric represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. The median time to allowance is 824 days.

With 582 resolved cases, the 86.3 percent allowance rate suggests a consistent approach to examination. The 20.2 percent interview lift indicates that verbal communication is an effective strategy for applicants. The 824 days median time to allowance is a key figure for understanding the expected duration of prosecution. These statistics help practitioners navigate the specific requirements of Art Unit 2431. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success for this examiner in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+28.3% vs TC avg
601
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
824
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 582 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.2%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18934780 SECURE RESOLUTION OF EMAIL-BASED QUERIES INVOLVING CONFIDENTIAL THIRD-PARTY DATA Final Rejection THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
18648000 THREAT ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
19199801 SECURE TAMPER-PROTECTED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION INTERFACE Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
19100641 CERTIFICATE FROM SERVER Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18526494 TRANSMITTING ENCODED DATA ALONG TRANSMISSION MEDIUMS BASED ON COLORSPACE SCHEMES Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19251465 HIGHLY-AVAILABLE CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18320478 AUTHENTICATION OF EXTENDED REALITY AVATARS USING DIGITAL CERTIFICATES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
19035353 MALICIOUS ENTERPRISE BEHAVIOR DETECTION TOOL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18459970 Secure Content Access Authorization Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19210538 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING TASK FOR CYBERSECURITY BASED ON DARK WEB Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
19218569 ENROLLMENT AND SHARING OF DEVICES AND NETWORK-BASED SERVICES VIA ON-PREMISES NETWORK ACCESS POINT Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18907807 Product Traceability Processing Non-Final OA NCR Voyix Corporation
18427923 THIRD-PARY EVALUATION OF WORKSPACE ORCHESTRATION SERVICES Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18789787 Detection of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) Side Loading Attacks Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks (Israel Analytics) Ltd.

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