Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Charlie Yu Peng, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PENG, CHARLIE YU

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2635 2836 2874 2883 3649 4100

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

PENG, CHARLIE YU has resolved 1203 cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2635. The allowance rate is 75.5%, and the median time to allowance is 859 days. The large resolved-case record supports using this profile as a meaningful prosecution reference, while the median timeline calls for active monitoring of response and continuation decisions.

The interview lift is 13.1%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., AFL Telecommunications LLC, and Fujitsu Limited are the leading companies. DORITY & MANNING, P.A., MERCHANT & GOULD P.C., and OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. are the listed firms. Interviews may be useful when paired with targeted claim presentation.

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

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
1,240
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
859
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1203 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
30.3%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18704528 MULTICORE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, COMPLEX JOINT BOX, AND MULTICORE FIBER ACCOMMODATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18806165 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, OPTICAL DIRECTIONAL COUPLER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL DIRECTIONAL COUPLER Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18753015 OPTICAL MODULATOR, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER, AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER Non-Final OA FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18071246 INTEGRATED OPTICAL PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR RECONFIGURABLE OPTICS IN GLASS CORES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18716063 OPTICAL CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18853464 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL FIBER COATING, COLORED COATING MATERIAL FOR OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER, AND OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18690899 OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARD AND OPTICAL COMPONENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE USING SAME Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18889520 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULATOR Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18437669 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE HAVING TENSILE STRANDS EMBEDDED WITHIN CABLE JACKET Final Rejection CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18770633 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18626948 SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18786787 PHOTONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18672410 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18516462 FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRATED REAR FIBER TUBE Non-Final OA Commscope Technologies LLC
18728726 METHOD AND SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT FOR PRODUCING A MULTICORE FIBRE Non-Final OA Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Charlie Yu Peng's allowance rate?

75.5% of resolved applications examined by Charlie Yu Peng were allowed (1,203 resolved cases), compared with 90.3% across Art Unit 2635 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Charlie Yu Peng?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Charlie Yu Peng take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Charlie Yu Peng took 859 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Charlie Yu Peng work in?

Charlie Yu Peng examines applications in Art Unit 2635 in Tech Center 4100.

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