Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kevin X Lu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LU, KEVIN X

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2195 2199

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

LU, KEVIN X examines in tech center 2100 and art unit 2195. The profile includes 309 resolved cases and a 75.1% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1,408 days, establishing an extended timing reference for applicants planning prosecution activity.

The interview lift is 45.3%, indicating a meaningful interview-associated change in reported allowance outcomes. The listed companies are Dell Products L.P., Google LLC, and Amazon Technologies Inc. The listed firms are Astute IP Law Group, Compass IP Law PC, and Edell, Shapiro, & Finnan, LLC. Practitioners may wish to give interviews a defined role in prosecution, supported by claim charts and focused distinctions, while accounting for the longer median path to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

75.1%
Allow Rate
+20.1% vs TC avg
328
Total Applications
+45.3%
Interview Lift
1408
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 309 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.4%
§101 Eligibility
2.3%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18731166 CLOUD OBTAINABILITY OPTIMIZATION AND STOCKOUT EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA Google LLC
18478830 CONTAINERIZED EXECUTION ORCHESTRATION OF QUANTUM TASKS ON QUANTUM HARDWARE PROVIDER QUANTUM PROCESSING UNITS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
17134327 RESOURCE MANAGER ACCESS CONTROL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17873887 ACCUMULATIONS OF MEASUREMENTS FOR ATTESTATIONS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18365580 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE SELECTION BASED ON SUSTAINABILITY Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
17005223 CONTAINERIZED DISTRIBUTED RULES ENGINE Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18735770 WORKLOAD PROVISIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17949533 METHOD TO MANAGE A HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE WITH A DESIRED STATE MODEL Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
17492258 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOUD-SERVICE PROVIDER AGNOSTIC USAGE TRACING AND METERING BASED ON SERVICE INSTANCE Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kevin X Lu's allowance rate?

75.1% of resolved applications examined by Kevin X Lu were allowed (309 resolved cases), compared with 66.5% across Art Unit 2195 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kevin X Lu?

This examiner's interview lift is +45.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kevin X Lu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kevin X Lu took 1,408 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kevin X Lu work in?

Kevin X Lu examines applications in Art Unit 2195 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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