Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: OBERLY, VAN HONG

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2161 2166

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Van Hong Oberly performs examinations in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2161. There are 614 resolved cases for this examiner in the database. This total of 614 cases provides a foundation for analyzing the examiner's history. Practitioners may use these results to anticipate the progression of future applications through the patent office in this technical area.

The data indicates an allowance rate of 75.2 percent. This 75.2 percent figure represents the frequency with which applications result in a patent grant. The interview lift is recorded at 15.5 percent. This 15.5 percent lift shows the increase in the probability of allowance following a formal interview. This metric suggests that verbal communication with the examiner is a tool for resolving outstanding prosecution hurdles.

The median days to allowance is 1150. This 1150 day duration measures the time required for the median application to reach a final grant. Applicants should account for this timeline when planning their intellectual property strategy. The metrics for Art Unit 2161 suggest a specific environment for applications assigned to this examiner, characterized by the recorded allowance and pendency figures.

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

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+20.2% vs TC avg
625
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 614 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19061809 SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING APPLICATION EXECUTION SYSTEM AS FORWARDING DESTINATION OF CONNECT REQUEST ACCORDING TO CONTENTS OF CONNECT REQUEST AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH SERVICE DELIVERY PROGRAM STORED THEREON Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19252068 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTITIONING SEARCH INDEXES FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY IN IDENTIFYING MEDIA SEGMENTS Non-Final OA INSCAPE DATA, INC.
19327757 FAILURE TOLERANT GRAPH EXECUTION Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
19271198 TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE LAYER ABOVE A DISTRIBUTED KEY/VALUE STORE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19200871 USER INTERFACE DATA SAMPLE TRANSFORMER Final Rejection Palantir Technologies Inc.
19275261 NON-DISRUPTIVE FILE MOVEMENT WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.

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