Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HAN, CLEMENCE S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2400 2414 2416 2464 2469 2479 2616 2665

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

Clemence S. Han is an examiner in Art Unit 2400 within Tech Center 2600. The examiner has a high volume of 1134 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 90.8 percent. This large dataset suggests a very consistent and favorable environment for applicants. The 90.8 percent rate indicates that the vast majority of applications assigned to this examiner eventually reach an allowance.

The median time to allowance is 878 days. This duration reflects an efficient prosecution process, allowing applicants to secure patent rights relatively quickly. The 878-day figure provides a reliable benchmark for estimating the timeline from filing to grant in Art Unit 2400. Practitioners can use this median to help clients plan their intellectual property portfolios and commercialization schedules.

The interview lift for this examiner is 5.2 percent. While the allowance rate is already high at 90.8 percent, an interview still provides a measurable increase in the likelihood of success. The 5.2 percent lift suggests that direct communication can be a useful, though perhaps not essential, tool for resolving any remaining issues. Given the 1134 resolved cases, the data provides a high degree of confidence in these prosecution trends.

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

Performance Statistics

90.8%
Allow Rate
+28.8% vs TC avg
1,158
Total Applications
+5.2%
Interview Lift
878
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
28.0%
§102 Novelty
34.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18963138 MEASUREMENT FOR CALIBRATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18922965 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CONFIGURED GRANT RESOURCES FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18819413 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ACCESS POINT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18639336 MODULE FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE, A CORRESPONDING COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR THE MODULE Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18589894 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18007297 MULTI-TB SCHEDULING FOR SINGLE DCI-BASED MULTI-TRP AND PANEL TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18916601 PASSENGER DEVICE PAIRING VIA WIRELESS CHARGING PAD Non-Final OA Panasonic Avionics Corporation
18904806 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18758445 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, RADIO FREQUENCY APPARATUS, AND CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18013582 ACCESS POINT APPARATUS, STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18896611 BLOCK RETRANSMISSION REPETITIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18625594 INITIAL BEAM-PAIRING REFERENCE SIGNALS USING DESTINATION IDENTIFIERS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18625782 FLEXIBLE MONITORING OPERATION COMMENCEMENT TIME CONFIGURATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18252165 ULCI ENHANCEMENT FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY UE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18757514 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR HIGH PRECISION SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18846042 PRECODER MATRIX INDICATOR (PMI)-ASSISTED USER EQUIPMENT (UE) SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHMENT Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18857074 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18872001 RECEIVED SIGNAL POWER PREDICTION SYSTEM, RECEIVED SIGNAL POWER PREDICTION APPARATUS, RECEIVED SIGNAL POWER PREDICTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18858553 DEVICES, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROCESSING UPLINK TRANSMISSION FAILURE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18781252 NR-U LBT MAC PROCEDURES Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18464736 TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND TERMINAL Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18848110 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION AREA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18867865 RESOURCE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, MULTI-CARRIER SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18858907 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TERMINATING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SENSING MEASUREMENT SETUP, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18855072 THRESHOLD DETERMINATION METHODS AND APPARATUSES Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18724550 FREQUENCY-DOMAIN RESOURCE DETERMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18579522 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18233043 Signaling of Side Control Information for a Network Controlled Repeater Final Rejection PANPSY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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