USPTO Examiner WANG ZHIPENG - Art Unit 2115

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18773190CONTROLLER FOR A HYDROPONIC GROWERJuly 2024August 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18738324INTERFACE CLOCK MANAGEMENTJune 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18637074MATERIAL PROCESSING OPTIMIZATIONApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18635817DRIFT DETECTION IN TIMING SIGNAL FORWARDED FROM MEMORY CONTROLLER TO MEMORY DEVICEApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18608299CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AS A DRIVER FOR CHANGING WINDOW TINT STATESMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18601532SMART BUILDING MANAGERMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18592365CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING EXTERNAL 3D MODELING AND SCHEDULE-BASED COMPUTINGFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18444505MULTI-UNIT AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1720YesNo
18432947BUILDING HVAC SYSTEM WITH MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION CONTROLFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18428481AUTO-CONFIGURABLE MOTION/OCCUPANCY SENSORJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2120NoYes
18407938IOT DEVICES AND ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTING CROSS-DEVICE NATIVE FUNCTIONALITYJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18406901VIRTUALIZED BATTERY RESOURCES FOR GRID SERVICE PARTICIPATIONJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110YesNo
18404436DIGITAL SAFETY LOCKS IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS PLANTSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18545912SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING WORK PLACEMENT ON PROCESSOR CORESDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18543172COMPACT POWER TOOL DATA LOGGERDecember 2023December 2025Allow2411YesNo
18525102THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR EXTENDED REALITY ECOSYSTEMNovember 2023November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18386780SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN AUGMENTED REALITY INTERFACE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING SYSTEMSNovember 2023June 2024Allow800YesNo
18487041COI OPTIMIZEROctober 2023March 2025Allow1710YesNo
18379193METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRICATIONOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410YesNo
18479053POWER OVER ETHERNET DEVICE TESTER AND CONFIGURATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHODSeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18371903METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER THICKNESS CONTROL IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18460898AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18450710METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT TEMPERATURE CONTROLAugust 2023February 2026Allow3040NoYes
18276048DEVICE FOR HANDLING PRODUCTS IN CONTAINERS BASED ON MOVEMENT BY ELASTIC PRESSURE ON THE TOP OF THE CONTAINERSAugust 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18229055SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A QUOTE FOR FABRICATION OF A PART TO BE FABRICATEDAugust 2023February 2026Allow3030YesNo
18220840Systems, Methods, and Devices for Facilitating Data GenerationJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18218159Surgical Systems And Methods For Facilitating Ad-Hoc Intraoperative Planning Of Surgical ProceduresJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18344375SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF CONSUMPTION APPLIANCESJune 2023January 2024Allow700YesNo
18215121METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING USE OF COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICESJune 2023December 2025Allow2910NoNo
18213217SIDE LOAD CONTROL OF LONG STROKE SYSTEMSJune 2023December 2025Allow3010YesNo
18338532MANAGING SENSOR STATES OF AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMJune 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18207326HUMIDIFIER WITH IMPROVED CONTROL AND FLOOR-STANDING FANJune 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
18206867DRIFT DETECTION IN TIMING SIGNAL FORWARDED FROM MEMORY CONTROLLER TO MEMORY DEVICEJune 2023January 2024Allow700YesNo
18329148DEPLOYABLE FEET AND HINGE GASKETS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICESJune 2023December 2025Allow3110YesNo
18198091CENTRAL PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ASSET ALLOCATION OVERRIDEMay 2023December 2025Allow3110YesNo
18144349INTERFACE CLOCK MANAGEMENTMay 2023March 2024Allow1010YesNo
18143696MATERIAL PROCESSING OPTIMIZATIONMay 2023July 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18139010COMPUTING COMPONENT ARRANGEMENT BASED ON RAMPING CAPABILITIESApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18033517FAILURE PREDICTION OF AT LEAST ONE TINTABLE WINDOWApril 2023November 2024Allow1910YesNo
18133660SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A QUOTE FOR FABRICATION OF A PART TO BE FABRICATEDApril 2023June 2024Allow1410YesNo
18027617STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND STATE DETERMINATION METHODMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18186903END-TO-END WIRELESS SENSOR-HUB SYSTEMMarch 2023September 2025Abandon3011YesNo
18179412AUTONOMOUS FILAMENT SELECTION FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL PRINTERSMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210YesNo
18117270INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND AN INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMarch 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18117353SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING A MOBILE APPLICATIONMarch 2023September 2023Allow700YesNo
18173293Throughput-Optimized, Quality-Of-Service Aware Power Capping SystemFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010YesNo
18022124METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DECISION LOGIC FOR A CONTROLLERFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18101664HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010YesNo
18157692THERMAL DISSIPATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18094677PATH-BASED WATER CAPACITY DETERMINATION FOR ANCILLARY SPANSJanuary 2023June 2025Allow3001YesNo
18150763TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES THAT COMBINE METAL AND POLYMER COMPOSITIONSJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18088462SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN AUGMENTED REALITY INTERFACE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING SYSTEMSDecember 2022August 2023Allow800YesNo
18009493PLATE, KIT AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSDecember 2022June 2025Allow3000YesNo
18062719THERMAL ZONE CONTROLS BASED ON INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM (IHS) POSTURE IN HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMSDecember 2022January 2026Allow3820NoNo
17985359Parameter Tuning Method of Energy Storage System and the Energy Storage SystemNovember 2022June 2023Allow700YesNo
17984995SAFETY POWER MANAGEMENTNovember 2022November 2025Allow3600NoNo
18050676Methods and Systems for an Automated Design, Fulfillment, Deployment and Operation Platform for Lighting InstallationsOctober 2022March 2023Allow500YesNo
17997065POWER REGULATION METHOD AND POWER REGULATION DEVICEOctober 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17971989LOAD REDUCTION OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17972454BUILDING SYSTEM WITH BUILDING IMPROVEMENT TARGETING FOR BUILDINGSOctober 2022January 2026Allow3930YesNo
17920208DATA COLLECTION APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DATA COLLECTION METHODOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17967391IN-SITU MONITORING SYSTEM ASSISTED MATERIAL AND PARAMETER DEVELOPMENT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610YesNo
17996367ANALYSIS DEVICEOctober 2022July 2025Allow3310YesNo
17996277REMAINING CAPACITY ESTIMATION APPARATUS, MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMOctober 2022July 2025Allow3310NoNo
17957140LOAD REDUCTION OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1200YesNo
17956796COOLING DEVICE AWARE PROCESSORSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3640YesNo
17912117Method For Printing An Optical Component Utilizing Layer CompensationSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17945950ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTELLIGENT BOOTSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320YesNo
17939470SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ANOMALIES IN A CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4110NoNo
17633251METHOD AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR MONITORING A MACHINE AND/OR INSTALLATIONAugust 2022January 2026Allow4810NoNo
17886886PROCESS DIGITIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2022August 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17760474PREDICTIVE MODELING FOR TINTABLE WINDOWSAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610YesNo
17884764SMART BUILDING MANAGERAugust 2022October 2023Allow1410NoNo
17884321Nearby Friend Notifications on Online Social NetworksAugust 2022January 2024Abandon1820YesNo
17878118METHOD FOR CONVEYING AN ELECTRODE STRIP FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES AND RELATED MACHINEAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17816331REMOTE HOT TUB CONTROL SYSTEMJuly 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17875399WATER CONTROL METHOD FOR LOOSENING AND CONDITIONING PROCESS BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK MODEL AND DOUBLE PARAMETER CORRECTIONJuly 2022December 2024Allow2900NoNo
17874238SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING CARBON DIOXIDE FOOTPRINT CAUSED BY INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE UPDATESJuly 2022December 2025Allow4110NoNo
17810827METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWER SHARING OF A CLUSTER OF CHARGING PILESJuly 2022December 2025Allow4110NoNo
17857394SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING WORK PLACEMENT ON PROCESSOR CORESJuly 2022August 2023Allow1320YesNo
17856490SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING A MOBILE APPLICATIONJuly 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17784681SAFETY SIGNAL OUTPUT DEVICE, ATTACHMENT MEMBER, SAFETY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DISABLING MONITORINGJune 2022April 2025Allow3400NoNo
17838266CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF REFRIGERATION ENVIRONMENT IN CLOSED SPACE BASED ON COMPUTER VISIONJune 2022April 2025Allow3400NoNo
17782999METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING VIRTUAL INERTIA IN PHOTOVOLTAIC CLUSTERJune 2022May 2025Allow3510NoNo
17833417METHOD FOR OPERATING A DATA CENTER IN AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK, AND DATA CENTER FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHODJune 2022January 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17782418REFRIGERATORJune 2022June 2025Allow3610NoNo
17830163DRIFT DETECTION IN TIMING SIGNAL FORWARDED FROM MEMORY CONTROLLER TO MEMORY DEVICEJune 2022March 2023Allow910NoNo
17826635SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND CONTROLLING SUSTAINABILITY OF AN ENERGY PLANTMay 2022April 2025Allow3410NoNo
17824113OPERATION DECISION-MAKING METHOD FOR CENTRALIZED CLOUD ENERGY STORAGE CAPABLE OF PARTICIPATING IN POWER GRID AUXILIARY SERVICESMay 2022December 2024Allow3100NoNo
17749416DOCKED COOLING CONTROL FOR A HANDHELD INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMMay 2022July 2025Allow3850YesNo
17746957GROUPED CONSENSUS POWER ALLOCATION METHOD FOR MULTIPLE ENERGY STORAGE UNITSMay 2022December 2023Allow1900NoNo
17663757HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON MULTI-SOURCE DATA FUSIONMay 2022March 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17655618SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING DEVICE NON-USAGEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2820NoNo
17655713AI-ENABLED GAS PLANT MONITORING AND OPTIMIZATION THROUGH COMPUTER VISIONMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17761233PROTECTION OF 3D OBJECTSMarch 2022June 2024Allow2700YesNo
17655057NONLINEAR POWER SOURCE CAPABILITY DETERMINATIONMarch 2022April 2025Allow3730YesNo
17695002METHOD AND A SYSTEM TO MAP A CORRECT DAMPER AND SENSOR ASSOCIATIONMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610YesNo
17642053METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR GUIDING TRANSDUCER ARRAY PLACEMENTMarch 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17687197FACILITY DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2022March 2024Allow2410NoNo
17686308DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEM EDGE UNITMarch 2022April 2023Allow1410YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WANG, ZHIPENG.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
3.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(30.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(70.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
45.1%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 30.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner WANG, ZHIPENG - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WANG, ZHIPENG works in Art Unit 2115 and has examined 445 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WANG, ZHIPENG's allowance rate of 79.8% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WANG, ZHIPENG receive 2.01 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WANG, ZHIPENG is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +25.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WANG, ZHIPENG. This interview benefit is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 114.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 25.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 63% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 66% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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