Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CAI, WAYNE HUU

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2469 2617 2644

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Wayne Huu Cai is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2469. The examiner has 914 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 79.5 percent. This percentage reflects the number of applications that have been granted out of the total resolved cases. The 914 cases provide a data set for understanding the examiner's historical outcomes.

The interview lift is 15.5 percent, which measures the impact of an interview on the probability of allowance. The median days to allowance is 1117. This number represents the typical time from the filing of an application to the issuance of a patent. These figures provide a view of the timeline and success rate associated with Art Unit 2469.

With an allowance rate of 79.5 percent and a median of 1117 days to allowance, the data indicates a specific pattern of prosecution. The 15.5 percent interview lift is a factor for applicants to consider during the process. These metrics, derived from 914 resolved cases, define the current performance profile for Wayne Huu Cai.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
940
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
1117
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 914 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18594830 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18766906 CHARGING APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18027065 METHOD OF AMF, METHOD OF UE, AMF, AND UE Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18978210 CELL MEASUREMENT METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18853690 RESELECTING A NEW SERVING CELL BY A UE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18738112 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RTT MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18282074 NETWORK SLICE INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE SYSTEM INFORMATION BLOCKS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18679383 SLICE-AWARE PLMN SELECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18648019 REDUCED OVERHEAD FOR INDEPENDENT SPATIAL DOMAIN BASIS SELECTION IN CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION CODEBOOK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18608725 POWER CONTROL ENHANCEMENT FOR SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18402523 INDICATING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL PORTS FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNELS FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION ACROSS MULTIPLE PANELS WITH SHARED PORTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19406376 Multiple Timing Advance Groups Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18858896 RESOURCE POOL CONFIGURATION FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18961007 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A USER DEVICE IN A NETWORK Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18862447 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A USER DEVICE IN A NETWORK Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18109265 USER EQUIPMENT WITH ACCESS PERFORMANCE PREDICTION AND ASSOCIATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18536650 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18778783 INTER-CELL MOBILITY TRIGGERED BY THE NETWORK Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18527002 DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL PORT MAPPING AND INDICATION SCHEMES Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18841741 CALL CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
18402500 NETWORK SLICE SWITCHING FOR FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEMS Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18498291 MULTICAST FRAME TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18905030 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IOT EMERGENCY SMS SERVICE WITHOUT SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY OF NETWORK REGISTRATION IN MOBILE NETWORKS Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.

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