Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SUN, CHARLIE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2196 2198

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

Charlie Sun is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2100, specifically within Art Unit 2196. The examiner has 505 resolved cases. These cases result in an allowance rate of 91.3 percent. This 91.3 percent figure represents the frequency of applications that reach issuance. Practitioners can use this rate to understand the historical probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

The data includes an interview lift of 11.5 percent. This positive value indicates that applications with an interview have a higher allowance rate than those without one. Because the lift is 11.5 percent, practitioners should consider how an interview affects the prosecution strategy. This metric suggests that verbal communication is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a grant for this examiner.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 880. This 880 figure marks the middle point of the time from filing to patent issuance. With 505 resolved cases, this median provides a timeline for expected prosecution duration in Tech Center 2100. These statistics allow for data-grounded planning regarding both the outcome and the timing of patent applications in Art Unit 2196.

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

Performance Statistics

91.3%
Allow Rate
+36.3% vs TC avg
518
Total Applications
+11.5%
Interview Lift
881
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 507 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.6%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18624243 IN-VEHICLE DEVICE AND METHOD TO BE EXECUTED BY IN-VEHICLE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18714036 ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING FOR EXECUTING MACHINE LEARNING OPERATIONS IN A MULTIPROCESSOR COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18344793 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE PLATFORM POWER MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18292883 DYNAMIC STEERING OF DATA-PARALLEL WORKLOADS BETWEEN ACCELERATORS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18398337 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING-BASED SYSTEM AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18622751 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING VM DEPLOYMENTS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18067439 Managing Physical Resource Usage Via an On-Demand Virtual Queue Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18676204 POLICY-BASED EXECUTION OF COMMANDS IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18399319 AUTOMATION RULE CREATION FOR COLLABORATION PLATFORMS Final Rejection Atlassian Pty Ltd.
18648679 Real Time Optimization Apparatus Using Smart Contracts for Dynamic Code Validation and Approval Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18618897 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELEASING RESOURCES OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA BULL SAS
18784522 EFFICIENT OPTIMIZATION FOR NEURAL NETWORK DEPLOYMENT AND EXECUTION Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
18642570 USER INTERFACE COMPONENT AND WORKFLOW GENERATOR Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18530020 SCALABLE PAIRINGS OF CHIPLETS OF A DISPLAY CONTROL CIRCUIT Final Rejection ATI Technologies ULC
18646156 Kernel Optimization in Radio Access Network Non-Final OA Rakuten Symphony, Inc.
18631145 Computer-Implemented Method And An Electronic Control Unit For A Deterministic Data Communication In A Partitioned Embedded System Non-Final OA Vitesco Technologies GmbH
18675898 ENABLING SYNCHRONIZATION AND SEQUENCING OF MULTIPLE THREADS Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC

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