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Examiner Hewy H Li

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 347 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2025
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Hewy H Li has allowed 295 of 347 decided applications (85%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

85% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2136 · 86%AU 2186 · 0%
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What the data says.

Examiner Hewy H Li holds a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 347 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 295 and abandoned 52, yielding an allowance rate of 85% across the pooled record. This figure represents applications decided on the merits or abandoned, excluding any pending matter. The record spans multiple art units, aggregating examination activity across the technology center's subject areas.

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This pooled record combines examination data from multiple art units into a single aggregate profile. The allowance rate and application counts reflect historical outcomes across all units combined. These figures describe what occurred in the past and are not predictions about any specific application. Pooled records mask variation among individual art units; detailed per-unit statistics appear in separate sections of this page.

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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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 2136
345 APPS · 86% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer.

86% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 60%
DISPOSITION295 / 50 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.7 moart unit avg 27.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY29.8 moart unit avg 43.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility24% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)84%
§103 — Obviousness87% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness62%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW90%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW80%+10 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 187 decided applications with an interview and 158 without.

ART UNIT 2186
2 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION0 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.3 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY25.5 moart unit avg 35 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%

Based on 2 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Hewy H Li

  • What is the overall allowance rate for Examiner Hewy H Li?
    The examiner allowed 295 of 347 disposed applications, an allowance rate of 85%.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's record spans 2 art units (2136, 2186) within TC 2100.
  • What does the pooled allowance rate mean for my application?
    The pooled rate is a historical aggregate across all the examiner's art units. It is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome, which depends on claim scope, prior art, and examination.
  • How many applications has this examiner decided?
    The examiner has disposed of 347 applications (295 allowed, 52 abandoned).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hewy H Li 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: 347 applications.

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