Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHEN, QUN

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

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Qun Shen, an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617, has managed 776 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct for these cases is 76.4. Applicants should expect a median days to allowance of 1044 when prosecuting before this examiner. This timeline is a critical component of the overall strategy for applications in Tech Center 2600.

The interview lift pct is 37.5, indicating a strong positive impact from conducting interviews. This lift suggests that the allowance rate pct of 76.4 can be significantly improved through examiner engagement. The volume of 776 resolved cases provides a robust data set for these performance metrics. Practitioners can rely on the 37.5 interview lift pct as a reason to initiate early discussions with the examiner. Furthermore, the 1044 median days to allowance helps in setting realistic goals for the completion of the prosecution process. The 76.4 allowance rate pct establishes a solid foundation for success in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

76.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
802
Total Applications
+37.5%
Interview Lift
1044
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 776 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
64.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18884996 DEVICE AND METHOD WITH GAZE TRACKING Non-Final OA 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.
18810749 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18773577 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WATCHING SERVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18867927 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19063532 DECODING METHOD, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING DEVICE, AND ENCODING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18518075 TRAINING LARGE-SCALE VISION TRANSFORMER NEURAL NETWORKS WITH VARIABLE PATCH SIZES Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18911360 WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18887498 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18619922 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
18478714 ADAPTIVE MIXED-RESOLUTION PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
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.
18876318 VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology 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.
18612606 GRADIENT SPLIT SYSTEM FOR RICH HUMAN ANALYSIS Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18395776 METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL DEFECT ON STEEL SURFACE BASED ON SEMI-SUPERVISED CONTRASTIVE LEARNING Final Rejection ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18881682 PANORAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Douyin Vision Co., Ltd.
18366394 UPDATING SYNTHETIC IMAGE LABELS USING NEURAL NETWORKS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ON REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18319689 MULTI-DOMAIN GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS FOR SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17219325 TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE OPTICAL FLOW Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation
18368790 COMMUNICATION-AWARE INFERENCE SERVING FOR PARTITIONED NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18852509 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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