Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Qin Zhu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZHU, QIN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2651 2654 2656 2691 2694

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZHU, QIN is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2651. The record includes 641 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 87.5%. The median time to allowance is 718 days, providing a relatively short timing reference for applicants planning prosecution and related portfolio activity.

The interview lift is 3.3%, indicating a limited association with allowance outcomes. Practitioners may therefore focus on strong initial claim presentation and carefully developed written responses, using interviews selectively to resolve particular points. The represented companies are Google LLC, Sony Group Corporation, and Adeia Technologies Inc. The listed firms are HG Law LLP (Adeia), ALG Intellectual Property, LLC, and Artegis Law Group, LLP - Harman.

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

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
675
Total Applications
+3.3%
Interview Lift
718
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 641 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19060069 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AUDIO DEVICE ON BASIS OF IMAGE CONTEXT, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19029466 Dynamic Insertion of Supplemental Audio Content into Audio Recordings at Request Time Non-Final OA Google LLC
18577874 SOUND GENERATION DEVICE, SOUND GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18856894 HEARING DEVICE, EARPIECE, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
19005619 MULTIDIMENSIONAL ACOUSTIC CROSSTALK CANCELLATION FILTER INTERPOLATION Final Rejection HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18962327 INTERPOLATION OF FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FILTERS FOR GENERATING SOUND FIELDS Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
19002077 Decoder for Decoding an Encoded Audio Signal and Encoder for Encoding an Audio Signal Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19094108 MULTI-MONITOR SOUND MAPPING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18958142 VOICE PROCESSING SYSTEM, VOICE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18654073 Rendering of Reverberation with Startup Control Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18835538 Noise Calculation Device and Sound Collection System Final Rejection Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
18923437 METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Qin Zhu's allowance rate?

87.5% of resolved applications examined by Qin Zhu were allowed (641 resolved cases), compared with 69.6% across Art Unit 2651 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Qin Zhu?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Qin Zhu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Qin Zhu took 718 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Qin Zhu work in?

Qin Zhu examines applications in Art Unit 2651 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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