Examiner Xiao Zesheng

3698-XIAO-ZESHENG

Employment Information

Art Unit:3698 — Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination
Group:3690 — Business Methods - Finance/Banking/ Insurance and Business Cryptography
Classes: 705 — Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination
Phone:(571) 272-6627
Email:zesheng.xiao@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg
Service:7 years
Grade:GS-09

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

91
3-Year Grant rate: 29% over 77 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 91st

With Examiner Xiao, you have a 29% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Xiao is an extremely hard examiner and in the 91st percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Xiao, 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 3698

Examiner Xiao's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3698 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Xiao 2.7
Art Unit 3698 1.9

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Xiao has granted 6 of 26 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 23%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Xiao has granted 16 of 51 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 31%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Xiao, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 35%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18497407 Authenticated Data Feed For Blockchains Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
17057490 Programmable Transactions Abandoned View
18127588 Cross-Blockchain Transaction Rebroadcasting Patented View
18602220 On-Demand Applications To Extend Web Services Patented View
17067165 Personally Identifiable Information Secure Person-To-Person Payment Technology Patented View
18370854 System And Method Of Editing And Proofing An Election Ballot Abandoned View
17698544 Systems And Methods For Granting Smart Contracts Abandoned View
18371945 Secure Control Of Transactions Using Blockchain Patented View
16505064 Techniques To Electronically Share Transaction Card Information Abandoned View
18642794 Automated Data Tokenization Through Networked Sensors Patented View
18546615 Secure And Compliant Multi-Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway Abandoned View
18245344 Speak-To-Earn Tokens Abandoned View
17989572 Dynamic Discovery And Application Of Stored-Value Tokens Abandoned View
15629837 Method And System For Indexing Consumer Enrollment Using Blockchain Abandoned View
18081451 Methods And Systems For Transferring Cryptocurrency Between A Plurality Of Wallets, Without Revealing An Origin Or A Destination Or Encrypted, Origin Or A Destination Abandoned View
17440463 Payment Transaction Handling In A Radio Communication Network Abandoned View
16821819 Methods And Systems For Blockchain Digital Currency Stake Delegation Abandoned View
17714747 Method To Provide Digital Design Content Abandoned View
18404558 Methods And Systems For Consolidating, Distributing And Integrating Issuer Information For A Voting Entity Abandoned View
17213083 System And Method For Automatically Processing Online Refund Request Abandoned View
17651759 Exchange Item Group Sharing In A Computing Network Patented View
18145782 System And Method For Facilitating Enhanced Offline Payment Patented View
16999371 Social Media Account-Linking Checkout Patented View
17607588 Online Payment System Abandoned View
17344962 Information Delivery Method For Transferring Fund And Electronic Device Abandoned View
17231007 Blockchain-Based Content Sharing And Creation Server, Content Distribution Server, And System Including Same Abandoned View
17057183 A System And A Method For Achieving Consensus Between Multiple Parties On An Event Abandoned View
16297507 Decentralized Confidential Transfer System, Method And Device Abandoned View
17219113 Data Processing Method, Apparatus, Device, And Medium In Blockchain Fund Settlement System Patented View
17281434 Payment Information Processing Method, Apparatus, Device And Computer Readable Storage Medium Abandoned View
17875898 Empty Self-Control Card System And Operation Method Thereof Abandoned View
17947555 System, Method, And Apparatus For Aggregated Authentication Patented View
17005771 System And Application Server For Secure Guest Checkout Patented View
15696127 Capturing Related Events In Cryptographically Linked Records Patented View
16050833 Secure And Confidential Custodial Transaction System, Method And Device Using Zero-Knowledge Protocol Patented View
15342463 Method And System For Net Settlement By Use Of Cryptographic Promissory Notes Issued On A Blockchain Patented View
17537052 Automated Data Tokenization Through Networked Sensors Patented View
17225770 Transfer Of Digital Currency Encryption Keys Through The Process Of Issuance, Validation And Devaluation Of Physical Medium With Multi-Factor Authorization, And The Physical Medium Of Encryption Keys For Digital Currency To Conduct This Transfer Technology Abandoned View
16758395 Ico And Crowdfunding And Presale Payment System Using Alternative Currency Abandoned View
17235082 On-Demand Applications To Extend Web Services Patented View
15921471 Secure Decentralized Video Game Transaction Platform Patented View
17360238 Tokenization Platform Abandoned View
17360289 Tokenization Platform Abandoned View
17233881 Extended-Length Payment Account Issuer Identification Numbers Patented View
17108858 Methods And Systems For Consolidating, Distributing And Integrating Issuer Information For A Voting Entity Abandoned View
15983632 Personal Blockchain Services Abandoned View
17085181 Systems And Methods For Controlling Distributions By An Automated Electronic Networked Central Clearinghouse Related To Digital Assets Patented View
17095080 Secure Payments Using A Mobile Wallet Application Patented View
17449296 Blockchain Services Abandoned View
17352943 Apparatus And Method For Data Interchange Abandoned View

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