Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WANG, CHAO

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2439

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Chao Wang serves in Art Unit 2431 of Tech Center 2400. The examiner has 149 resolved cases and an allowance rate pct of 81.2. This high rate suggests that the examiner is generally receptive to granting patents in the field of computer networks.

The interview lift pct of 85.7 is exceptionally high. This figure indicates that interviews are almost always beneficial for applicants working with this examiner. The lift is even higher than the 81.2% base allowance rate, making it a primary strategy for prosecution.

The median days to allowance is 995. This timeline is relatively efficient for Tech Center 2400. The combination of a high allowance rate and a massive interview lift suggests a highly collaborative and productive examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+23.3% vs TC avg
176
Total Applications
+81.9%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 150 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.5%
§101 Eligibility
5.4%
§102 Novelty
73.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18809613 DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18972449 SECURITY MONITORING DEVICE, SECURITY MONITORING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19252830 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18360863 DATA GENERATION DEVICE, DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18392907 SECURITY RESERVE MODES FOR CERTIFIED SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
17219484 GENERATION OF A CAUSALITY TREE REPRESENTATION OF THREAT ANALYSIS REPORT DATA Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18211582 SECURE PROMPT RECOMMENDATION USING REVERSE ENGINEERING SECURITY PROMPTS Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18988279 DISCRETE PROCESSOR FEATURE BEHAVIOR COLLECTION Final Rejection Open Text Inc.
18787265 Secure Communications Including Secure Channel Multiplexing Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18672007 DATA SECURITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19221319 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURE SOFTWARE DELIVERY Non-Final OA GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
18537561 SELF-LEARNING DATA MIGRATION WITH PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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