Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ZHENG, XUEMEI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2171 2629 2693 2872

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Xuemei Zheng is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2171, with 733 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 85.0 percent. This 85.0 percent rate indicates a very favorable environment for applicants seeking patent protection. The 733 resolved cases suggest that the examiner's high allowance rate is a stable and consistent feature of their practice in Tech Center 2800.

The median days to allowance is 702 days, which is quite efficient. The interview lift is 13.7 percent. This 13.7 percent lift suggests that while interviews are helpful, the baseline allowance rate already points toward a high probability of success. The 702 days median timeline is one of the faster paths to allowance seen in this data. Practitioners can use the lift to address specific issues, but the overall allowance rate remains the most significant indicator of a positive outcome in Art Unit 2171.

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

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+17.0% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+13.7%
Interview Lift
702
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 733 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
43.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18997287 DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18817463 DISPLAY COMMUNICATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAY COMMUNICATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM THEREOF Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19480084 SHIFT REGISTER, SCANNING DRIVER CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19477536 SHIFT REGISTER, GATE DRIVER CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19436284 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19277083 DRIVING VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19429524 SHOWCASE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19046592 Extended Reality Systems And Methods For Surgical Applications Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
19369580 CONTENT INTERACTION DRIVEN BY EYE METRICS Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
19490952 WORK MACHINE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE DISPLAY METHOD Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18761824 Spatial Augmentation Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18752511 DUAL-PURPOSING A SENSING COMPONENT ON A WEARABLE DEVICE TO ALSO PERFORM A HAPTIC-RENDERING FUNCTION, INCLUDING USING PREDETERMINED HAPTIC PRECURSORS TO TARGET BIOPHYSICAL AREAS OF A USER, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19308366 FORCE FEEDBACK SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.

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