Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LI, SHI K

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2613 2634 2635 2637 2828 4100

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shi K. Li serves in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2613. He has handled 840 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 73.3 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The interview lift is 4.2 percent. This metric represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. The median time to allowance is 1134 days.

With 840 resolved cases, the 73.3 percent allowance rate suggests a consistent approach to examination. The 4.2 percent interview lift indicates that verbal communication has a modest impact on outcomes. The 1134 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 2613. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success for this examiner in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

73.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
862
Total Applications
+4.2%
Interview Lift
1134
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 840 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18913518 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, SERVICE DEVICE, AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18765447 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18731495 ANTENNA APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18657144 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18896401 LIGHT COMMUNICATION USING EVENT-BASED SENSORS AND NEUROMORPHIC PROCESSING Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18021800 GENERATING A COMMON AND STABLE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) CARRIER FOR A PLURALITY OF DISTRIBUTED UNITS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18919938 VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18834106 COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18866022 Optical Transmitter Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18869220 OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
19027146 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAKING UP AN ONU Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18934147 BREAKOUT CABLING FOR MULTI-CHANNEL CABLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18456673 COMMAND TO OBTAIN OPTICAL POWER DATA Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18276322 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING OAM INFORMATION BLOCK Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18367970 WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SHUFFLE BOX FOR OPTICALLY CONNECTING DEVICES Final Rejection MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18683421 Determinsticly Parsable Reportiong of Radio Access Network Radio Unit Performance Information Non-Final OA Rakuten Symphony. Inc.
18808346 INTERLOCKED N-BY-N WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.

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