Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Peter Y Ning, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NING, PETER Y

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2834 3642 3661

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

NING, PETER Y works in tech center 3600 and art unit 2834. His profile covers 188 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 83.5%. The median time to allowance is 965 days. Interview lift is 15.6%, indicating that interviews have been associated with a positive allowance effect in the reported cases.

The leading applicants are Volvo Group, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, and Waymo LLC. The principal firms are DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, LRK Patent Law Firm, and Widerman Malek, PL. Practitioners can use these recurring names to identify relevant filing and prosecution experience. The allowance and timing measures provide a useful framework for evaluating likely effort, while the interview figure supports considering examiner discussion where appropriate.

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

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+31.5% vs TC avg
203
Total Applications
+15.6%
Interview Lift
965
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 188 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.7%
§101 Eligibility
26.3%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19376137 A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Peter Y Ning's allowance rate?

83.5% of resolved applications examined by Peter Y Ning were allowed (188 resolved cases), compared with 68.3% across Art Unit 2834 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Peter Y Ning?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Peter Y Ning take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Peter Y Ning took 965 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Peter Y Ning work in?

Peter Y Ning examines applications in Art Unit 2834 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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