Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Zhihan Zhou, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZHOU, ZHIHAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZHOU, ZHIHAN works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482. The profile includes 1037 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 80.2%. The median time to allowance is 833 days, giving applicants a defined reference for prosecution timing and portfolio scheduling.

The interview lift is 0.1%, indicating almost no measured association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available data. Practitioners may therefore place greater emphasis on initial claim drafting, written responses, and the documentary record rather than treating an interview as a primary lever. The represented companies include Apple Inc., Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The listed firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, Astute IP Law Group, and Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+22.2% vs TC avg
1,054
Total Applications
+0.1%
Interview Lift
833
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1037 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
61.2%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18781745 DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR SHARING CONTENT IN A COMMUNICATION SESSION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18853342 STYLE IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18806723 VIDEO ENCODER WITH ENHANCED CABAC DECODING Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19311580 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY (INTRABC) MODE CODING WITH SEARCH RANGE RESTRICTIONS Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18927182 INTRA SUB-PARTITIONS RELATED INFRA CODING Non-Final OA InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
19318779 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE, FOR PERFORMING DEBLOCKING FILTERING BY DETERMINING BOUNDARY STRENGTH, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19085663 IN-LOOP FILTERING-BASED IMAGE CODING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zhihan Zhou's allowance rate?

80.2% of resolved applications examined by Zhihan Zhou were allowed (1,037 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zhihan Zhou?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Zhihan Zhou take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Zhihan Zhou took 833 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zhihan Zhou work in?

Zhihan Zhou examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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