Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ZHENG, LOIS L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1733 1738 1759 1784 1793 2812

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lois L Zheng serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1733, where they have managed 756 resolved cases. The examiner has an allowance rate of 67.6 percent. This 67.6 percent rate serves as a reliable baseline for applicants. The volume of 756 cases provides a robust dataset for understanding the examiner's prosecution style and the general likelihood of success in Tech Center 2800.

The median days to allowance is 1349 days. The interview lift is 13.0 percent. This 13.0 percent lift suggests that while interviews provide a benefit, the examiner's baseline allowance rate is the primary factor in case resolution. Practitioners should be prepared for a longer prosecution cycle, as indicated by the 1349 days median. Although the lift is modest, it still offers a strategic advantage for applications that face persistent rejections in Art Unit 1733.

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

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
At TC average
795
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1349
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 756 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18498668 ALUMINUM ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18326507 COLORMETRIC METHODS TO PREDICT COATING AND BOND PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES Final Rejection The Boeing Company
17759465 METHOD FOR THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF ALUMINIUM-BASED PARTS Final Rejection SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS
18486333 HEAT TREATMENT METHOD OF BEARING RING Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18213400 RECYCLED ALUMINUM COMPOSITION FOR COMPUTER CHASSIS Final Rejection DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
17788678 ALUMINUM ALLOY FOIL Final Rejection DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18250478 TREATMENT OF METALLIC SURFACES BY OH-FUNCTIONAL COPOLYMER CONTAINING ACIDIC AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection CHEMETALL GMBH
17904969 ONE-STEP PRETREATMENT METHOD OF METALLIC SUBSTRATES FOR METAL COLD FORMING Final Rejection CHEMETALL GMBH
16964861 PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE PHOSPHATING OF A COMPOSITE METAL CONSTRUCTION Final Rejection Chemetall GmbH
18041297 FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING Final Rejection Novelis Inc.

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