Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jingchen Liu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LIU, JINGCHEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3741

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

LIU, JINGCHEN is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3741. The record covers 110 resolved cases, with a 62.7% allowance rate and a median of 965 days to allowance. The allowance figure indicates that allowed outcomes are common but not assured, while the median timing reflects a prosecution path extending beyond initial examination.

The interview lift is 65.0%, showing a strong association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported record. The listed companies are General Electric, Jaguar Land Rover, and Nippon Steel. The listed firms are Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, McCoy Russell, and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. Applicants may place particular emphasis on well-prepared interviews supported by narrowly tailored claim amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
140
Total Applications
+65.0%
Interview Lift
965
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 110 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
36.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18846714 BLADE DE-ICING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18435282 COMBUSTOR WITH DILUTION OPENINGS Non-Final OA GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
17677165 COMBUSTOR WITH A FUEL INJECTOR Non-Final OA GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
18242404 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRE OF HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19117167 GAS TURBINE CONTROL DEVICE, GAS TURBINE CONTROL METHOD, AND GAS TURBINE CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18802839 SYSTEM FOR SPRAYING FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
19152854 REUSABLE SPACE VEHICLE FOR LONG-DWELL PAYLOAD HOSTING, ORBITAL MANEUVERS, AND DOWNMASS OPERATIONS, AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA STOKE Space Technologies, Inc.
17386399 CONTROLLING GASEOUS FUEL FLOW Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18278490 BLANK, METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLANK, AND MEMBER Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18278551 RESISTANCE SPOT WELDED JOINT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESISTANCE SPOT WELDED JOINT Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18265021 METHOD FOR STOPPING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE OF A TURBOGENERATOR FOR AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA SAFRAN POWER UNITS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jingchen Liu's allowance rate?

62.7% of resolved applications examined by Jingchen Liu were allowed (110 resolved cases), compared with 62.4% across Art Unit 3741 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jingchen Liu?

This examiner's interview lift is +65.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jingchen Liu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jingchen Liu took 965 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jingchen Liu work in?

Jingchen Liu examines applications in Art Unit 3741 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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