Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Bin Qing Zheng, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZHENG, BIN QING

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2499

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZHENG, BIN QING works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2499. The record covers 42 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 66.7%. The median time to allowance is 1046 days, indicating that prosecution timing is a significant planning consideration for applicants before this examiner.

Interviews are associated with a 62.6% lift in the available prosecution data. That figure makes interview preparation a potentially important part of claim strategy, particularly where applicants need to clarify technical distinctions or address outstanding issues. The represented companies include NEC Corporation, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. The listed firms are Barta Jones, PLLC, BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC, and Newport IP, LLC.

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

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+8.7% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+62.6%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 42 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
58.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19101239 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHORIZATION ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18390047 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18441758 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CYBERSECURITY THREAT TESTING AND DETECTION Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18075263 NETWORK SECURITY FOR MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL DOMAINS Final Rejection Salesforce.com, Inc.
19112256 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING A RISK OF SERVICE UNAVAILABILITY DURING CA MIGARATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18627986 HARD FENCING CODE Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bin Qing Zheng's allowance rate?

66.7% of resolved applications examined by Bin Qing Zheng were allowed (42 resolved cases), compared with 87.1% across Art Unit 2499 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bin Qing Zheng?

This examiner's interview lift is +62.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bin Qing Zheng take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bin Qing Zheng took 1,046 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bin Qing Zheng work in?

Bin Qing Zheng examines applications in Art Unit 2499 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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