Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Leshui Zhang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZHANG, LESHUI

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2654 2695

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZHANG, LESHUI has resolved 955 cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. The allowance rate is 77.9%, while the interview lift is 35.3%. The median time to allowance is 1012 days. The substantial record shows a high allowance rate and a meaningful interview effect, supporting deliberate coordination between claim amendments, written responses, and examiner discussions.

The listed companies are Dolby International AB, Apple Inc., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Astute IP Law Group, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and CHIP LAW GROUP. Their recurring presence can help practitioners identify relevant prosecution experience in communications and related technologies.

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

Performance Statistics

77.9%
Allow Rate
+15.9% vs TC avg
996
Total Applications
+35.3%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 955 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614555 OWN VOICE AUDIO PROCESSING FOR HEARING LOSS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18400081 AUDIO SIGNAL RENDERING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18944964 TIME-DOMAIN STEREO PARAMETER ENCODING METHOD AND RELATED PRODUCT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19001350 VOICE RECOGNITION NOTETAKER Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
18985145 PROACTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT OUTPUT Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18750477 Systems And Methods For Generative Language Model Database System Communication Channel Integration Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
19012706 METHOD, APPARATUS OR SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO OBJECTS Non-Final OA Dolby International AB
17921858 METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO IN A DYNAMIC RANGE REDUCED DOMAIN Final Rejection Dolby International AB
18672139 Spatial Audio Parameter Merging Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
19110881 SYNCHRONIZATION OF HEAD TRACKING DATA Non-Final OA DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
19101160 DEEP LEARNING BASED MITIGATION OF AUDIO ARTIFACTS Non-Final OA DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
19000930 Method of Processing Sound, Sound Processing Apparatus, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA YAMAHA CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Leshui Zhang's allowance rate?

77.9% of resolved applications examined by Leshui Zhang were allowed (955 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Leshui Zhang?

This examiner's interview lift is +35.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Leshui Zhang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Leshui Zhang took 1,012 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Leshui Zhang work in?

Leshui Zhang examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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