Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YE, XINWEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1738 1742 1754 1781 1789 2872

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Analysis

Xinwen Ye serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1738. The examiner has 122 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 43.4 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1136. These metrics provide a clear picture of the expected outcomes and the duration of the prosecution process. The 1136 day median represents the typical period from filing to the grant of a patent for applications assigned to this examiner.

The interview lift for this examiner is 44.0 percent. This is a very high figure, indicating that interviews are associated with a much higher probability of allowance. For the 122 resolved cases, the 44.0 percent lift and the 43.4 percent allowance rate suggest that practitioners should use interviews as a key tool. Engaging in oral advocacy may help navigate the 1136 day median prosecution timeline more effectively for applications in Art Unit 1738.

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

Performance Statistics

43.4%
Allow Rate
-24.6% vs TC avg
177
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1136
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 122 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
23.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18951926 THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPING APPARATUS Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18318801 IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18269389 Calendering Roll Press for Manufacturing Dry Electrodes Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18291442 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18328079 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19295878 SYSTEMS FOR PHOTOCURING LIQUID RESIN WITH REDUCED HEAT GENERATION Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc.
18035651 EXTRUSION DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT BASED ON A RUBBER MIXTURE Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
19226042 MOLD DEVICE WITH HIGH-TEMPERATURE, HIGH-PRESSURE, AIRTIGHT CAVITY STRUCTURE Non-Final OA EVERFIT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19214214 LIFTING APPARATUS AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18776801 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILM HAVING A SECURITY FEATURE FOR A CARD-SHAPED DATA CARRIER, FILM AND CARD-SHAPED DATA CARRIER Final Rejection Giesecke+Devrient ePayments GmbH
19098659 Thermal Compensation for Laser Energy Delivery for Additive Manufacturing Non-Final OA Seurat Technologies, Inc.
18553390 IMPRINTING DEVICE AND IMPRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
18549052 A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYMER FIBER AND POLYMER FIBER MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA Cytec Industries, Inc.
18897017 CASTING SHELL FOR A CASTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FILTER ELEMENT Final Rejection MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
17768393 PATTERNING DEVICE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Final Rejection AO Technology AG
18634385 Floor plank modification system Final Rejection NewGen Enterprises, LLC
18213805 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER NOZZLE AND ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ICON Technology, Inc.
18213804 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER NOZZLE AND ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ICON Technology, Inc.

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