Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Shan Liu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LIU, SHAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853 2871

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

LIU, SHAN is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2853. The record includes 645 resolved cases, a 72.2% allowance rate, and a median of 780 days to allowance. The allowance result indicates that most matters reached allowance, and the median timing points to a comparatively contained prosecution period within the reported record.

The interview lift is 39.2%, showing a substantial association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The listed companies are Huawei Technologies, Nikon, and AGC. The listed firms are Brake Hughes Bellermann, Dority & Manning, and Foley & Lardner. Practitioners may use interviews to clarify technical distinctions and support efficient movement toward allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

72.2%
Allow Rate
+4.2% vs TC avg
674
Total Applications
+39.2%
Interview Lift
780
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 645 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
59.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18983778 IMMERSED POLARIZERS FOR OPTICAL STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18657626 Display Device and Display Panel Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18680638 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18929761 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18895336 LENS ASSEMBLY, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18989850 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Actutek Corporation
18722383 PIEZOELECTRIC MIRROR COMPONENT, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE PIEZOELECTRIC MIRROR COMPONENT, AND PROJECTION APPARATUS HAVING THE PIEZOELECTRIC MIRROR COMPONENT Final Rejection TDK Electronics AG
18936276 MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nikon Corporation
18717545 MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS, MICROSCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND MICROSCOPE APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18212617 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) DEVICES Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18379041 BARREL-LESS COMPACT CAMERA DEVICE WITH MICROMOLDING LENS STACK Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18922858 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18557400 OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR FLOATING HOLOGRAMS, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SWITCHABLE OPTICAL CHANNELS Final Rejection Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shan Liu's allowance rate?

72.2% of resolved applications examined by Shan Liu were allowed (645 resolved cases), compared with 72.7% across Art Unit 2853 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shan Liu?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Shan Liu took 780 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shan Liu work in?

Shan Liu examines applications in Art Unit 2853 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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