Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Shizhi Qian, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as QIAN, SHIZHI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1795 1798

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

QIAN, SHIZHI is assigned to Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1758. The record includes 308 resolved cases, with a 62.0% allowance rate, a 46.2% interview lift, and a median of 1188 days to allowance. The interview measure is a central feature of the profile and suggests that direct examiner engagement can be valuable.

Arkray Inc., Roche Sequencing Solutions Inc., and Analog Devices Inc. are the leading companies. Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA), and CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC are the leading firms. Practitioners may want to use interviews to clarify technical distinctions before finalizing amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

62.0%
Allow Rate
-3.0% vs TC avg
388
Total Applications
+46.2%
Interview Lift
1188
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 308 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18807321 CARBON DIOXIDE GAS SENSOR Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18550085 SENSITIVE MEMBRANE AND GAS SENSOR Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18652334 INTEGRATED ELECTROCHEMICAL APTASENSORS FOR MEASURING CELL DEATH AND CYTOKINE ACTIVITY FROM INTACT TISSUE SAMPLES Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
18936581 ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR ARRAY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR POINT-OF-CARE DETECTION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17782194 MOLECULAR WEIGHT MARKER FOR ELECTROPHORESIS, NUCLEIC ACID FRACTIONATION METHOD AND NUCLEIC ACID SIZE ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17938829 LOW CROSS-SENSITIVITY GAS DETECTING APPARATUSES Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18940299 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS FOR ANALYZING ELECTROGENIC CELLS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
19049948 NANOPORE-BASED SEQUENCING WITH VARYING VOLTAGE STIMULUS Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
18862479 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THAT REDUCE PRUSSIAN BLUE FORMATION DURING NANOPORE SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
17907362 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
18862291 SENSING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18009543 SAMPLE TESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
18684297 MXENE-GRAPHENE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR VIRUS SENSOR Non-Final OA The Curators of the University of Missouri
18975675 SEPARATION CHIP Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
17749619 HIGH PRESSURE SINGLE-USE ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA Rosemount Inc
18930395 ELECTROPHORESIS UNIT, COMPONENT ANALYSIS DEVICE, ELECTROPHORESIS METHOD Non-Final OA ARKRAY, Inc.
18383317 SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD, SAMPLE PRODUCTION METHOD, DILUENT FOR DILUTING ALBUMIN- AND y-GLOBULIN-CONTAINING SAMPLE, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS KIT Non-Final OA ARKRAY, Inc.
18383330 SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD, CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS SOLUTION, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS KIT Final Rejection ARKRAY, Inc.
18293762 Electrochemical biofilm sensor Non-Final OA ALVIM Srl

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shizhi Qian's allowance rate?

62.0% of resolved applications examined by Shizhi Qian were allowed (308 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 1758 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shizhi Qian?

This examiner's interview lift is +46.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shizhi Qian take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shizhi Qian took 1,188 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shizhi Qian work in?

Shizhi Qian examines applications in Art Unit 1758 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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