Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LU, ZHIYU

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2649 2665 2669

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zhiyu Lu is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2618. The examiner has 779 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 48.9 percent. This 48.9 percent rate indicates a more challenging environment than some other units. The median days to allowance is 1411, which is a significant duration that applicants must be prepared for.

The interview lift is 14.1 percent, suggesting that verbal engagement can be a helpful strategy. This 14.1 percent increase in the allowance rate following an interview provides a clear path for overcoming rejections. With 779 resolved cases, the data is robust and highlights the importance of direct communication. The 48.9 percent baseline allowance rate makes the interview lift a particularly important tool for success.

Practitioners should account for the 1411-day median pendency by using the 14.1 percent interview lift to move cases forward. In Art Unit 2618, the 48.9 percent allowance rate requires a diligent and proactive approach. These metrics from Tech Center 2600 offer essential insights for navigating prosecution with Zhiyu Lu.

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

Performance Statistics

48.9%
Allow Rate
-13.1% vs TC avg
833
Total Applications
+14.1%
Interview Lift
1411
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 779 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
67.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18505363 USING FACIAL MICROMOVEMENTS TO VERIFY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHENTICITY Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18667561 SIDE BRANCH DETECTION FOR INTRAVASCULAR IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION WITH EXTRAVASCULAR IMAGES Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18380253 IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODER, AND IMAGE ENCODER Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18413663 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMPROVING RESULT OF INFERENCE BY LEARNING MODEL Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18476188 INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR PRINT MEDIUM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17933665 INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSPECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18664895 METHOD OF ESTIMATING AT LEAST ONE DIMENSION OF AN OBJECT REPRESENTED BY A POINT CLOUD Final Rejection Orange
18560343 Systems, Methods, and Media for Generating Low-Energy Virtual Monoenergetic Images from Multi-Energy Computed Tomography Data Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18735393 Apparatus for Controlling a Vehicle and Method Thereof Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17760797 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DETERMINATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18579388 MONITORING DEFINED OPTICAL PATTERNS BY MEANS OF OBJECT DETECTION AND MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
18841599 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
19063811 DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18555884 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18438579 Method for Generating Training Data for an Object for Training an Artificial Intelligence System and Training System Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
15606306 Dynamic Encoding Using Remote Encoding Profiles Final Rejection COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
18674677 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR POINT CLOUD CODING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
17770229 INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18679182 END-TO-END TRAINABLE ADVANCED DRIVER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS Final Rejection Waymo LLC
18818973 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FATIGUE DETECTION Final Rejection INVENTEC CORPORATION
18817201 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FATIGUE DETECTION Final Rejection INVENTEC CORPORATION
17105013 CELL ANALYSIS METHOD, CELL ANALYSIS DEVICE, CELL ANALYSIS SYSTEM, CELL ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND TRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHM GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA SYSMEX CORPORATION
18954303 DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO UNPOWERED SWITCHING MODULE Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
19044408 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF AT LEAST A PARTIAL SECTION OF A ROW OF TEETH, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND MIRROR ELEMENT Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18015313 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING INFORMATIVE PATTERNS FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18416113 X-Ray Scatterometry Based Measurements Of Memory Array Structures Stacked With Complex Logic Structures Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18125520 Live Angiography Registration Final Rejection LightLab Imaging, Inc.

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