Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Zachary Pape, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PAPE, ZACHARY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835 2841

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

This record includes 1119 resolved cases in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2835. The allowance rate is 72.5%, and the median time to allowance is 889 days. Interview lift is 19.5%, showing a positive association between recorded interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Ovh, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Intel Corporation. The listed firms are BCF LLP, Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC, and ALSTON & BIRD LLP. Practitioners handling matters in this profile can treat interviews as a potentially useful part of prosecution strategy, while allowing for a median pendency of 889 days.

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

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+4.5% vs TC avg
1,167
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
889
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1119 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18786201 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18702048 COOLING DEVICE FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18950438 Circuit Board Module and Communication Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18613360 Optical Module and Optical Communication Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18897955 COLD PLATE ARCHITECTURE FOR LIQUID COOLING OF DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17710640 THIN FORM FACTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR COOLING DIMMS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18517183 OPTIMIZED CHIP COOLING INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18412180 LEAK PREVENTION AND DETECTION IN LIQUID-COOLED PACKAGES Final Rejection LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
18495735 VEHICLE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE AND VEHICLE Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18703496 MOUNTING BOARD, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH MOUNTING BOARD Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18618635 EMBEDDED JET COOLING FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18740674 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED WAFER LEVEL HEAT SINK WINDOW PLATE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18652133 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FOAM COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18941576 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING MODULE FOR POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA BorgWarner Inc.
18941558 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING MODULE FOR POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA BorgWarner Inc.
18353248 Apparatus for Electronic Cooling on an Autonomous Device Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18857287 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHELL USA, INC.
18850331 ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE PROCESSOR Final Rejection PENTAX MEDICAL CORPORATION
18775090 Electrical Service Adapter for Supply Side Interconnect Final Rejection Solaredge Technologies Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zachary Pape's allowance rate?

72.5% of resolved applications examined by Zachary Pape were allowed (1,119 resolved cases), compared with 56.2% across Art Unit 2835 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zachary Pape?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Zachary Pape take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Zachary Pape took 889 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zachary Pape work in?

Zachary Pape examines applications in Art Unit 2835 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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