Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Qun Shen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHEN, QUN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2643 2661 2662 2668 2677

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHEN, QUN has 779 resolved cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617. The allowance rate is 76.5%, while the median time to allowance is 1044 days. The interview lift is 37.3%, indicating that interviews are associated with a meaningful increase in allowance outcomes within this record.

The portfolio includes Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Canon Inc., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. Astute IP Law Group, SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP are the leading listed firms. For practitioners, the combination of substantial case volume, a 76.5% allowance rate, and a 37.3% interview lift supports preparing focused interview strategies, while the 1044-day median highlights the need to manage prosecution timing early.

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

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+14.5% vs TC avg
821
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
1044
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 779 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
64.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18884996 DEVICE AND METHOD WITH GAZE TRACKING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18814096 ENHANCED VISION-BASED VITALS MONITORING USING MULTI-MODAL SOFT LABELS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18203215 METHOD FOR CREATING SHORT MESSAGE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18143326 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18887498 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18843583 ZOOM EFFECT GENERATING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18518075 TRAINING LARGE-SCALE VISION TRANSFORMER NEURAL NETWORKS WITH VARIABLE PATCH SIZES Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18773577 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WATCHING SERVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19063532 DECODING METHOD, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING DEVICE, AND ENCODING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18722232 PERSONAL CARE DEVICES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18624994 DEFENSES FOR ATTACKS AGAINST NON-MAX SUPPRESSION (NMS) FOR OBJECT DETECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18395776 METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL DEFECT ON STEEL SURFACE BASED ON SEMI-SUPERVISED CONTRASTIVE LEARNING Final Rejection ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18612606 GRADIENT SPLIT SYSTEM FOR RICH HUMAN ANALYSIS Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18644014 DISPLACEMENT CODING IN MESH COMPRESSION Final Rejection Tencent America LLC
18911443 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING ELECTRODE TAB FOLDING INSPECTION Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18752615 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR POINT CLOUD CODING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18752328 METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17219325 TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE OPTICAL FLOW Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18881682 PANORAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Douyin Vision Co., Ltd.
18843419 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT, DEVICE FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT, AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT Final Rejection Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18988585 MODEL TRAINING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD Non-Final OA VDT IP PROTECTION LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Qun Shen's allowance rate?

76.5% of resolved applications examined by Qun Shen were allowed (779 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Qun Shen?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Qun Shen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Qun Shen took 1,044 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Qun Shen work in?

Qun Shen examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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