Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kenneth Tang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TANG, KENNETH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2113 2195 2196 2197 2199 3625

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

TANG, KENNETH examines in tech center 3600 and art unit 2113. The profile includes 792 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 88.5%, and a median of 1200 days to allowance. Interview lift is 19.6%, adding a positive but secondary signal to the allowance result.

The leading companies are Intel Corporation, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and ZTE Corporation. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., Dority & Manning, P.A. and Red Hat, Inc., and FIG. 1 Patents. The case volume supports practical use of the outcome pattern, while the median timing shows that a strong allowance record does not eliminate the need to plan for extended prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

88.5%
Allow Rate
+36.5% vs TC avg
804
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 792 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18041832 GENERATING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17560251 CIRCUITRY AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING INPUT/OUTPUT EXTENSIONS FOR TRUST DOMAINS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
16731906 TECHNIQUES FOR MODIFYING EXECUTABLE GRAPHS TO PERFORM DIFFERENT WORKLOADS Final Rejection NVIDIA CORPORATION
18716638 TASK OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18394567 EVENT-BASED AUTHORIZATION TRANSMISSION ACROSS MOBILE DEVICES Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC
18498320 RUNTIME LOADING OF NON-NATIVE MODULES IN VIRTUAL MACHINES Final Rejection RED HAT, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kenneth Tang's allowance rate?

88.5% of resolved applications examined by Kenneth Tang were allowed (792 resolved cases), compared with 78.0% across Art Unit 2113 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kenneth Tang?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kenneth Tang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kenneth Tang took 1,200 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kenneth Tang work in?

Kenneth Tang examines applications in Art Unit 2113 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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