Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YANG, QIAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2662 2668 2674 2677

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Qian Yang is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2625. The profile includes 993 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 73.5 percent, and the median days to allowance is 983. These figures provide a baseline for the expected outcome and duration of the patent application process. The 983 day median indicates the typical time from filing to grant for applications assigned to this examiner.

The interview lift for this examiner is 31.4 percent. This is a substantial figure, indicating that interviews are associated with a higher probability of allowance. With 993 resolved cases, the 31.4 percent lift and the 73.5 percent allowance rate are critical data points for practitioners to consider. Using an interview may be a highly effective strategy to navigate the 983 day median timeline and improve the chances of success in Art Unit 2625.

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

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
1,008
Total Applications
+31.4%
Interview Lift
983
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 993 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19029147 IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT, SYSTEM-ON-CHIP INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF ENHANCING IMAGE QUALITY Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18904130 LIVE CO-REGISTRATION OF EXTRAVASCULAR AND INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18904145 CROSS-MODALITY VASCULAR IMAGE SIDE BRANCH MATCHING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18860780 A SEMI-AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION SYSTEM FOR PARTICLE MEASUREMENTS FROM MICROSCOPY IMAGES Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18815372 VEHICLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18909632 Systems and Methods of Detecting and Responding to a Visitor to a Smart Home Environment Non-Final OA Google LLC
18878682 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18859574 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18904118 Method and Apparatus for Controlling Vehicle Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18876718 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRAINING SAMPLE CHARACTERIZATION ALGORITHMS IN DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
19010189 SYSTEM FOR PACKAGING SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULT THEREOF Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
19007817 MULTI-FRAME INTERPOLATION FOR REAL-TIME VIDEO PROCESSING USING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18781869 NEURAL NETWORK COMPARISON TO IDENTIFY TEXT Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18355653 WEIGHTED FINITE STATE TRANSDUCER FRAMEWORKS FOR CONVERSATIONAL AI SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation

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