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
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
18432947BUILDING HVAC SYSTEM WITH MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION CONTROLFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
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
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
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
18206867DRIFT DETECTION IN TIMING SIGNAL FORWARDED FROM MEMORY CONTROLLER TO MEMORY DEVICEJune 2023January 2024Allow700YesNo
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
18117353SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING A MOBILE APPLICATIONMarch 2023September 2023Allow700YesNo
18173293Throughput-Optimized, Quality-Of-Service Aware Power Capping SystemFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010YesNo
18094677PATH-BASED WATER CAPACITY DETERMINATION FOR ANCILLARY SPANSJanuary 2023June 2025Allow3001YesNo
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
17985359Parameter Tuning Method of Energy Storage System and the Energy Storage SystemNovember 2022June 2023Allow700YesNo
18050676Methods and Systems for an Automated Design, Fulfillment, Deployment and Operation Platform for Lighting InstallationsOctober 2022March 2023Allow500YesNo
17971989LOAD REDUCTION OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17967391IN-SITU MONITORING SYSTEM ASSISTED MATERIAL AND PARAMETER DEVELOPMENT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610YesNo
17957140LOAD REDUCTION OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1200YesNo
17912117Method For Printing An Optical Component Utilizing Layer CompensationSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17945950ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTELLIGENT BOOTSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320YesNo
17760474PREDICTIVE MODELING FOR TINTABLE WINDOWSAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610YesNo
17884764SMART BUILDING MANAGERAugust 2022October 2023Allow1410NoNo
17884321Nearby Friend Notifications on Online Social NetworksAugust 2022January 2024Abandon1820YesNo
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
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
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
17753098CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AS A DRIVER FOR CHANGING WINDOW TINT STATESFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2210YesNo
17675546PROVIDING ELECTRICITY TO A LOCATION USING AN IDLE TRANSPORTFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3610NoNo
17636067OPERATING STATES BASED ON LID POSITIONS AND DEVICE MOVEMENTSFebruary 2022January 2025Abandon3520YesNo
17628243THERMO-ELECTRIC COOLING HEADSETSJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510NoNo
17578112AUTO-CONFIGURABLE MOTION/OCCUPANCY SENSORJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2020NoNo
17568253POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHODJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17622916ADJUSTMENT POWER PROCUREMENT DEVICE AND ADJUSTMENT POWER PROCURING METHODDecember 2021September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17559975INTERFACE CLOCK MANAGEMENTDecember 2021February 2023Allow1410NoNo
17551404METHOD FOR AGGREGATING GROUP OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES BASED ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEXIBILITY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021January 2025Allow3710NoNo
17543463MANAGEMENT OF COMPOSITE COLD TEMPERATURE FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICESDecember 2021June 2023Allow1910YesNo
17615687PRODUCTION DESIGN ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PRODUCTION DESIGN ASSISTANCE METHOD AND PRODUCTION DESIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMDecember 2021April 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17456385TRACKING SYSTEM FOR CULTIVATED PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODSNovember 2021March 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17530147SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY-LIKE INTERFACE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING SYSTEMSNovember 2021November 2022Allow1210YesNo
17523324SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF CONSUMPTION APPLIANCESNovember 2021March 2023Allow1600YesNo
17522039INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, LASER PROCESSING MACHINE, JUDGMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2021December 2024Allow3710YesNo
17595041METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING INDOOR CLIMATE IN A PORTION OF A BUILDINGNovember 2021October 2024Allow3520NoNo
17499757THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR EXTENDED REALITY ECOSYSTEMOctober 2021September 2023Allow2310NoNo
17486535ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2021February 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17483078HVAC SYSTEM WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EMISSIONS CONTROLSSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2620YesNo
17470799DIGITAL SAFETY LOCKS IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS PLANTSSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2420YesNo
17469280SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED METROLOGY FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WAFERSSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17461148MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMAugust 2021March 2024Allow3110YesNo
17410867ON-DEMAND PRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCESSORIESAugust 2021May 2023Allow2120YesNo
17445689COMPUTER COOLING DEVICE ACTIVITY INDICATIONAugust 2021September 2024Allow3730YesNo
17432005CONTROLLER FOR A HYDROPONIC GROWERAugust 2021March 2024Allow3130NoNo
17403461METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE USER PRESENCEAugust 2021June 2023Allow2220YesNo
17403669HVAC SYSTEM WITH BUILDING INFECTION CONTROLAugust 2021November 2023Allow2720YesNo
17399230METHOD, SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DEVICE FOR FACILITATING CENTRALIZED CONTROL AND MONITORING OVER A NETWORK OF A SET OF REMOTE BATHING UNIT SYSTEMSAugust 2021May 2023Allow2110NoNo
17444412ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODAugust 2021March 2023Allow2010YesNo
17385887BATTERY CAPACITY REPRESENTATION METHOD AND RELATED COMPUTER SYSTEMJuly 2021October 2023Allow2630NoNo
17353285COMPUTING COMPONENT ARRANGEMENT BASED ON RAMPING CAPABILITIESJune 2021February 2023Allow2010NoNo
17415593Method for Operating an Energy Management System, Electronic Computing Device for Carrying Out the Method, Computer Program, and Data CarrierJune 2021October 2024Allow4020NoNo
17347876ABNORMALITY CAUSE ESTIMATION DEVICE, ABNORMALITY CAUSE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND MEDIUMJune 2021December 2024Allow4210YesNo
17336065VIRTUALIZED BATTERY RESOURCES FOR GRID SERVICE PARTICIPATIONJune 2021February 2024Abandon3220YesNo
17298282Method, Device and System for Winding Up a Film WebMay 2021December 2024Abandon4310NoNo
17332626ENSURING FUNCTIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENT SATISFACTION USING FAULT-DETECTABLE MICROCONTROLLER IDENTIFIERSMay 2021October 2024Allow4010YesNo
17297772ARRANGEMENT HAVING STORE FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND REGENERATIVE ENERGY GENERATOR, IN PARTICULAR A WIND POWER PLANT, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMEMay 2021March 2024Allow3410YesNo
17330741BUILDING ENERGY OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM WITH ECONOMIC LOAD DEMAND RESPONSE (ELDR) OPTIMIZATION AND ELDR USER INTERFACESMay 2021February 2023Allow2110YesNo

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
3.2%
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
42.5%
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 500 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WANG, ZHIPENG's allowance rate of 80.8% places them in the 44% 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 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 33 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.5% 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, 34.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

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 79% 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 71% 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, 24.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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:

  • 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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