Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: QIAN, SHIZHI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1795 1798

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shizhi Qian is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1758. The examiner has 301 resolved cases, which provides a basis for analyzing prosecution trends in this unit. This volume of 301 cases offers a dataset for practitioners to evaluate the examiner's approach to patent applications. Understanding the examiner's history is a component of preparing a strategy for Tech Center 1700.

The data shows an allowance rate of 61.8 percent for this examiner. Additionally, the interview lift is 47.9 percent. This 47.9 percent figure indicates the change in allowance probability associated with conducting an interview. Practitioners can use the 61.8 percent allowance rate to set expectations for the outcome of their applications. The interview lift of 47.9 percent is a specific metric to consider when responding to office actions.

The median days to allowance is 1190. This 1190 day figure provides a benchmark for the time required to reach a successful conclusion. When combined with the 61.8 percent allowance rate, the median duration helps in forecasting the lifecycle of a patent application. These data points, including the 47.9 percent interview lift, are essential for managing a portfolio under this examiner's review.

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

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
-3.2% vs TC avg
372
Total Applications
+47.9%
Interview Lift
1190
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 301 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19051836 LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR HYDROGEN PERMEATION ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE AND TENSILE STRESS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18936581 ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR ARRAY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR POINT-OF-CARE DETECTION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18940299 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS FOR ANALYZING ELECTROGENIC CELLS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18569809 LOCAL SENSING AND CONTROL OF PH FOR PARALLELIZED SYNTHESIS Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
17782194 MOLECULAR WEIGHT MARKER FOR ELECTROPHORESIS, NUCLEIC ACID FRACTIONATION METHOD AND NUCLEIC ACID SIZE ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17816547 GAS SENSOR, SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS MICROSCOPE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING GAS SENSOR Final Rejection Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
18401163 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID GLUCOSE AND KETONE MONITORING Non-Final OA Dexcom, 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
18953551 SENSOR ELEMENT AND GAS SENSOR Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18975675 SEPARATION CHIP Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
19172136 MEASURING PROBE FOR MOLTEN METAL Non-Final OA Heraeus Electro-Nite International N.V.
19118983 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF AN ANALYTE IN A FLUID USING A PERIODIC WAVEFORM Non-Final OA NUTROMICS TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
18807321 CARBON DIOXIDE GAS SENSOR Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
19105926 ALL-SOLID-STATE POTASSIUM ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Tokyo University of Science Foundation
19049948 NANOPORE-BASED SEQUENCING WITH VARYING VOLTAGE STIMULUS Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
17749619 HIGH PRESSURE SINGLE-USE ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYTICAL SENSOR Final Rejection 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.
18914786 GOLD-COATED MICRO-CHIP CLOZAPINE SENSOR FUNCTIONALIZED WITH CYZ NANOSHEET Non-Final OA KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY
18268560 BIOSENSOR USING PET SUBSTRATE, FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING SENSITIVITY OF MICROORGANISM TO ANTIBIOTIC BY USING SAME Non-Final OA PROTEOMETECH INC.

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