Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Cheneca Smith, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SMITH, CHENECA

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2192

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

SMITH, CHENECA works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2192. She has 461 resolved cases, a 69.8% allowance rate, and a 47.7% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1253 days.

Her listed companies are Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Her listed firms are BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC), and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. The interview lift is substantial in this record, giving applicants a practical reason to prepare for interviews while also allowing for the longer median prosecution period.

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

Performance Statistics

69.8%
Allow Rate
+14.8% vs TC avg
489
Total Applications
+47.7%
Interview Lift
1253
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 461 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18714439 UPGRADE SYSTEM FOR HOME APPLIANCES, AND METHOD FOR SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18668580 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH ITERATIVE COMPILATION FOR DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18735574 METHOD FOR TESTING A COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18974576 PREDICTING USER EXPERIENCE ON COMPUTING DEVICES FROM HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18950547 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING DYNAMIC USER EXPERIENCE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18471347 Bootloader for Device Firmware Upgrade Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18680402 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SEAMLESS DEBUGGING WHILE DYNAMICALLY REROUTING BETWEEN AN OPTIMIZED BINARY AND A NON-OPTIMIZED BINARY Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18651294 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR DATA SOURCE DISCOVERY AND ACCESS Final Rejection HITACHI, Ltd.
18839822 ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Cheneca Smith's allowance rate?

69.8% of resolved applications examined by Cheneca Smith were allowed (461 resolved cases), compared with 75.3% across Art Unit 2192 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Cheneca Smith?

This examiner's interview lift is +47.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Cheneca Smith take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Cheneca Smith took 1,253 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Cheneca Smith work in?

Cheneca Smith examines applications in Art Unit 2192 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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