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Examiner Zhen Li B (SPE)

2121-ZHEN-LI-B

Employment Information

Art Unit:2121 — Data processing: artificial intelligence
Group:2120-2140 — Artificial Intelligence
Classes: 706 — Data processing: artificial intelligence
700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
Phone:(571) 272-3768
Email:lib.zhen@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Supvy Pat Examnr Comp Sci
Service:25 years
Grade:GS-15

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

96
3-Year Grant rate: 10% over 31 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 96th

With Examiner Zhen (SPE), you have a 10% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Zhen (SPE) is an extremely hard examiner and in the 96th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Zhen (SPE), where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 2121

Examiner Zhen (SPE)'s grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2121 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Zhen (SPE) 0.8
Art Unit 2121 2.2

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Zhen (SPE) has granted 3 of 19 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 16%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Zhen (SPE) has granted 0 of 12 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 0%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Zhen (SPE), conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 100%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17545135 Federated Learning Mechanism Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18898799 Method For Constructing Boolean Algebra System Of Ising Perceptual Computer And Ising Machine Programming Interface Abandoned View
17474413 Teleoperation For Training Of Robots Using Machine Learning Abandoned View
17115609 Multi-Model Analytics Engine For Analyzing Reports Abandoned View
17167890 Hierarchical Multi-Agent Imitation Learning With Contextual Bandits Abandoned View
17081841 Quantized Architecture Search For Machine Learning Models Abandoned View
16969052 Dynamic Distribution Estimation Device, Method, And Program Abandoned View
17993108 Apparatus And Method For Generating An Activity Article Abandoned View
16797394 Prediction Modeling In Sequential Flow Networks Abandoned View
16938478 Autonomous Behaviors In A Multiagent Adversarial Scene Abandoned View
17082396 Apparatus And Method For Learning Text Detection Model Abandoned View
17259130 Systems And Methods For Generative Models For Design Abandoned View
16978446 Behaviour Models For Autonomous Vehicle Simulators Abandoned View
15134905 Systems And Methods For Failure Prediction In Industrial Environments Abandoned View
16839966 Selective Inference Generation With Distributed Machine-Learned Models Abandoned View
16466828 Defuzzification Apparatus And Method Abandoned View
16926763 Method For Preloading Application, Storage Medium, And Terminal Abandoned View
17099861 Node Sharing For A Rule Engine Coded In A Compiled Language Patented View
15383759 Method And Apparatus For Establishing And Using User Recommendation Model In Social Network Abandoned View
16924077 Information Processing Apparatus Abandoned View
16225042 Automatic Annotation And Generation Of Data For Supervised Machine Learning In Vehicle Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Abandoned View
16011651 Automated Feature Generation, Selection And Hyperparameter Tuning From Structured Data For Supervised Learning Problems Abandoned View
16421850 Question Answering System, Question Answering Processing Method, And Question Answering Integrated System Abandoned View
15944905 Intelligent Incentive Distribution Abandoned View
15855912 Embedded Learning For Response Prediction Abandoned View
15948805 Computer Based Reasoning And Artificial Intelligence Systems Abandoned View
16059100 Learning Service Providing Apparatus Abandoned View
16271064 Systems And Methods For Distributed Generation Of Decision Tree-Based Models Abandoned View
16365475 Low Latency And High Throughput Inference Abandoned View
15932289 Rule-Based System And Method To Be Used In The System Abandoned View
15628832 Crime Risk Forecasting Abandoned View
15468034 Network-Probability Recommendation System Abandoned View
15812568 Generating A Predictive Behavior Model For Predicting User Behavior Using Unsupervised Feature Learning And A Recurrent Neural Network Patented View
15717495 Social Collaboration In Probabilistic Prediction Patented View
15390915 System To Detect Machine-Initiated Events In Time Series Data Abandoned View
15443635 Systems, Methods, And Computer-Readable Media For Mapping Natural Fracture Network In Shale Abandoned View
15406916 Method And System For Classifying Input Data Arrived One By One In Time Abandoned View
15403958 User State Predictions For Presenting Information Abandoned View
16573597 Systems And Techniques For Identifying And Exploiting Relationships Between Media Consumption And Health Abandoned View
15273505 Neuromorphic Computing Device, Memory Device, System, And Method To Maintain A Spike History For Neurons In A Neuromorphic Computing Environment Patented View
15316366 Method And Apparatus For Recommendation By Applying Efficient Adaptive Matrix Factorization Abandoned View
15208020 Vector Operators For Distributional Entailment Abandoned View

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