Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WANG, ZHIPENG

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1686 2115 2193 2682

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zhipeng Wang is an examiner in Art Unit 1686, part of Tech Center 2600. The examiner has 545 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 80.9%. This rate suggests the frequency of successful outcomes for patent applicants. The median days to allowance is 1022, which indicates the prosecution timeline for successful cases. Practitioners should weigh the 1022-day median pendency when planning their strategy in Art Unit 1686.

The interview lift for this examiner is 23.1%. This is a positive impact, showing that interviews can increase the chances of allowance beyond the 80.9% baseline. With 545 resolved cases, the data is statistically strong for Tech Center 2600. The 80.9% allowance rate and 23.1% lift suggest that while the process may take 1022 days, direct engagement is an effective way to ensure a successful outcome. Practitioners can use the 545 resolved cases to benchmark the 80.9% allowance rate and the 1022-day median pendency during prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+18.8% vs TC avg
562
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 548 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18235294 SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A SAFETY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SICK AG
18972287 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE USER EXPERIENCE ON COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18738582 LOAD FREQUENCY STABILIZATION USING OPTIMIZED MPC-(1+PIDN) CONTROLLER FOR HIGH ORDER INTERCONNECTED RENEWABLE ENERGY BASED POWER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18346193 IMPLEMENTING TEMPERATURE CHANGE DURING A 4D PRINTING PROCESS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18662802 COMPUTER VISION FOR SUSCEPTOR LEVELING AND ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18208360 SELECTION OF TRAINING DATA FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18566886 OPERATING AND DISPLAY UNIT FOR A FIELD DEVICE Final Rejection VEGA Grieshaber KG
18529730 INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
18637076 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION-BASED ACTIVATION AND/OR APPLICATION OF MAKEUP LOOKS Non-Final OA ELC MANAGEMENT LLC
18825235 CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING EXTERNAL 3D MODELING AND NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA View, Inc.

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