Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TAN, RICHARD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2817 2836 2842 2843 2849 3729

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Richard Tan is a high-volume examiner in Art Unit 2817 within Tech Center 3700. With 929 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 79.5 percent. This high percentage suggests that the majority of applications result in a patent grant. The interview lift is 23.0 percent, showing a significant increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted. Practitioners should consider the 23.0 percent interview lift as a primary tool for success.

The median days to allowance is 888. This duration is relatively efficient, providing a benchmark for a faster prosecution timeline. Practitioners can use the 79.5 percent allowance rate and 888-day median to manage client expectations for a successful and timely outcome. The 23.0 percent interview lift indicates that direct engagement is a highly effective way to advance prosecution. These metrics, based on a substantial volume of 929 cases, offer a high degree of statistical reliability for planning prosecution in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
952
Total Applications
+23.0%
Interview Lift
888
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 929 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19557565 ENERGY PROVISIONING Final Rejection Groq, Inc.
18822933 ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ABB SCHWEIZ AG
19216744 OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS WITH FLICKER NOISE SUPPRESSION BY PHASE-SHIFTED SELF-INJECTION Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
19049038 MULTI-PHASE OSCILLATORS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19153183 POWER FEEDING DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
19220998 THIN-FILM SUSPENDED MICROACOUSTIC RESONATORS FOR TIMING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18013506 COIL, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Final Rejection DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18961765 REGULATING SYSTEM FOR A TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA ROLEX SA

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