Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, YU-WEN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2413

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yu-Wen Chang is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2400. The examiner has 339 resolved cases. This history of resolutions provides a dataset for observing the examiner's approach to patentability. The number of cases indicates the examiner's experience with the legal and technical standards of this unit and the 2400 tech center.

The allowance rate is 82.0 percent. This figure reflects the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1016. This duration represents the time required for a successful application to reach a grant. Practitioners should account for this timeframe when planning their prosecution strategy and managing applicant expectations regarding the length of the process.

The interview lift is 11.0 percent. This metric shows that an interview is associated with an increase in the likelihood of an allowance. The positive lift suggests that direct communication is a successful method for overcoming rejections with this examiner. Applicants may use interviews to clarify technical points and potentially improve the outcome of their prosecution efforts in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+24.0% vs TC avg
353
Total Applications
+11.0%
Interview Lift
1016
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 339 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
67.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18800457 SPLIT INFERENCE CONFIGURATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18842467 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE MEASUREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING BASED MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
19451933 QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE MEASUREMENT IN INACTIVE STATE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18495021 BEACON FRAME TRANSMISSION METHOD IN EMLSR MODE AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18702551 COHERENT FREQUENCY BANDS RECEIVE OPERATION Final Rejection Google LLC
18307391 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF NON-PRIMARY CHANNEL UTILIZATION IN A NETWORK Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18888297 Timing Advance Group Indication Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18709047 DEFINING A TIMELINE FOR FAST UPLINK BEAM AND/OR PANEL SELECTION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18737830 POWER SAVING BASED ON LINK DOWN DETECTION Non-Final OA Juniper Networks, Inc.
18682771 DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION ALIGNMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18888181 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC

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