Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ZHOU, HONG

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2621 2623 2629 2695 2834 2893

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hong Zhou is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2621, having managed 893 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these applications is 77.3 percent, and the median days to allowance of 906. These metrics reflect a stable and relatively high-performing prosecution environment for applicants, with a timeline that is generally consistent.

The interview lift is 16.8 percent, suggesting that verbal communication is an effective tool for resolving issues and securing a grant. This 16.8 percent lift provides a clear incentive for practitioners to engage with Zhou directly to address any rejections or objections. Given the 893 resolved cases, the 77.3 percent allowance rate and 906-day median duration are well-supported benchmarks for strategic planning. Practitioners can use these figures to set realistic expectations for clients and to justify the use of interviews as a means of increasing the probability of success in Art Unit 2621.

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

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+9.3% vs TC avg
916
Total Applications
+16.8%
Interview Lift
906
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 893 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19298961 POSITION INDICATOR Final Rejection Wacom Co., Ltd.
19305368 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18894012 TOUCH DRIVING METHOD, TOUCH MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19372103 EYE IMAGING IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING Non-Final OA Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
19249613 SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT OF CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSING CHANNEL Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
18960558 INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS SET Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.

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