Listed by the USPTO as ZHANG, FAN
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2674 2682
This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases
ZHANG, FAN has resolved 611 cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2625. The allowance rate is 55.3%, and the interview lift is 16.4%. The median time to allowance is 1202 days. The substantial record shows an allowance outcome for more than half of resolved cases, while the interview figure indicates a more limited reported effect.
The principal companies are Canon Inc., Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., and Ricoh Company, Ltd. The leading firms are IP Business Solutions, LLC, Venable LLP, and Alleman Hall LLP. These recurring participants offer practitioners concrete points of reference for document-focused technology and prosecution before this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18466832 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18501973 | TECHNIQUES FOR UTILIZING GAIN MAPS TO MANAGE VARYING STATES OF AN IMAGE | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 18905732 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18903086 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND CONTROL METHOD | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18794889 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18677112 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM | Final Rejection | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18209809 | Machine Learning Fault Detection in Manufacturing | Final Rejection | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18105476 | Implant With Identification Feature For Medical Imaging | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 18955411 | Grid-Based Enrollment for Face Authentication | Non-Final OA | Google LLC |
| 18611842 | RELAY SERVER, PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | Final Rejection | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 18224932 | Selecting a Printer Based on Proximity | Final Rejection | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
| 18963049 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DATA STORAGE METHOD CAPABLE OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF STORAGE PORTIONS CONNECTABLE TO LOGIC CIRCUIT | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18670930 | JOB COMMAND GENERATION DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING JOB COMMAND GENERATION PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, AND VOICE OPERATION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18651858 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT DECIDES IMAGE QUALITY | Final Rejection | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18603596 | INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT METHOD THAT PERFORMS PEER-TO-PEER DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF PRODUCTION PRINTING BASED ON LICENSES ON AVAILABLE DATES AND TIMES | Final Rejection | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18338337 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING | Non-Final OA | SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. |
| 18744304 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING BASED ON 2D LIDAR AND A CAMERA WITH DIFFERENT VIEWING RANGES | Final Rejection | KIA CORPORATION |
| 18339103 | CONDITION MONITORING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | DENSO CORPORATION |
| 18255630 | RADIOMICS STANDARDIZATION | Non-Final OA | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY |
| 17948409 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DIAGNOSTICALLY RELEVANT SECTIONAL PLANE | Final Rejection | Siemens Healthcare GmbH |
| 18807053 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18940864 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, LIQUID DISCHARGE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
| 18651682 | MERGER OF EMBEDDED FONTS IN ELECTRONIC FILES | Final Rejection | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
| 18581799 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy55.3% of resolved applications examined by Fan Zhang were allowed (611 resolved cases), compared with 66.5% across Art Unit 2625 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +16.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Fan Zhang took 1,202 days on average from filing to allowance.
Fan Zhang examines applications in Art Unit 2625 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).
