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Examiner Di Xiao

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 639 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner Di Xiao has allowed 500 of 639 decided applications (78%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

78% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2141 · 65%AU 2179 · 92%AU 2178 · 92%AU 2175 · 0%
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What the data says.

Di Xiao maintains a public record of 679 total applications across 4 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 639 disposed applications, 500 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 78%. The examiner's record spans multiple art units (2141, 2175, 2178, 2179), and allowance rates across these units range from 65% to 92%. This pooled figure represents the aggregate of decided cases and does not reflect pending applications.

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How to read these numbers.

This profile reports the examiner's pooled allowance rate—the percentage of all decided (allowed and abandoned) applications across all four art units combined. A pooled record aggregates different subject areas and examiner assignments. The overall 78% rate describes historical outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application's disposition. To understand performance in a particular art unit, consult the per-art-unit breakdown.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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The record, art unit by art unit.

Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2141
317 APPS · 65% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.

65% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION207 / 110 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.3 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY50.9 moart unit avg 47.1 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility44% · art unit 49%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)80%
§103 — Obviousness97% · art unit 91%
§112 — Written description & definiteness59%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW82%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW50%+32 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 154 decided applications with an interview and 163 without.

ART UNIT 2179
199 APPS · 92% ALLOWANCE
92% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION184 / 15 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.4 moart unit avg 26.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY29.5 moart unit avg 43.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility29% · art unit 39%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)96%
§103 — Obviousness94% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness58%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW96%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW89%+7 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 101 decided applications with an interview and 98 without.

ART UNIT 2178
158 APPS · 92% ALLOWANCE
92% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 54%
DISPOSITION109 / 9 / 40allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.8 moart unit avg 25.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY32 moart unit avg 41.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility40% · art unit 36%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)98%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness49%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW88%+12 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 41 decided applications with an interview and 77 without.

ART UNIT 2175
5 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION0 / 5 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION34.3 moart unit avg 22.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.1 moart unit avg 37.8 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility33% · art unit 30%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%

Based on 5 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Di Xiao

  • What is Di Xiao's overall allowance rate?
    78% on 639 disposed applications across all art units in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    Four art units (2141, 2175, 2178, 2179) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the art units?
    Allowance rates range from 65% to 92% across these art units.
  • What does this pooled record mean for my application?
    This aggregate figure describes historical outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Di Xiao has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 679 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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