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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Yee F Lam, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LAM, YEE F

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2429 2465

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

LAM, YEE F works in tech center 2400 and art unit 2429. Among 650 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 77.2%, with a median of 1086 days to allowance.

The interview lift is 21.1%, a positive association with the recorded allowance outcome. Qualcomm Incorporated, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation are the listed companies. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C., and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC.

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

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+19.2% vs TC avg
701
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 650 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
30.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18560162 REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR FAST SCELL ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18270060 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURED GRANT BASED TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18033115 Enhancements for Measurement Reporting in Non-Terrestrial Networks Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18248725 METHODS FOR AGGREGATING DOWNLINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18158972 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18835147 Candidate Cell Activation for Layer 1/Layer 2 Triggered Mobility Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18270147 METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18799412 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18788515 Measurement Method Using Synchronization Signal Block, Terminal Device, and Base Station Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18728364 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18810161 ACCESS PROCEDURE OF SMART DIRECTIONAL REPEATERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18839015 FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION INDICATIONS FOR TRANSFORM PRECODING IN MULTIPLE TRANSMIT RECEIVE POINT DEPLOYMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18774212 SUPPORTING MULTICAST OR BROADCAST OPERATIONS WITH ENHANCED REDUCED CAPACITY USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18728373 RADIO NETWORK TEMPORARY IDENTIFIER SELECTION FOR MULTIPLE RANDOM ACCESS TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18745881 PREDICTIVE PACKET DUPLICATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18745952 ENHANCED DISTRIBUTED CHANNEL ACCESS (EDCA) RULES WITHIN COORDINATED RESTRICTED TARGET WAKE-UP TIME (CRTWT) SERVICE PERIODS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18659575 BOUNDARY IDENTIFICATION FOR PROBABILISTIC AMPLITUDE SHAPING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18345236 LOGICAL CHANNEL PRIORITIZATION FOR MULTIPLE TRANSPORT BLOCK UPLINK GRANTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18339888 CONTENTION WINDOW ADJUSTMENT FOR NEW RADIO UNLICENSED/SIDELINK Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18257246 SIGNALING TO INDICATE INTENDED SLICE INFORMATION IN PAGING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18253239 Multiplexing Of Configured Grant-UCI (CG-UCI) And Uplink Control Information (UCI) In Shared Frequency Bands Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18302442 CONFIGURABLE SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL AND PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL BLOCK PATTERN Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17149539 SERVING CELL WITH DISTINCT PCI INDEX PER RRH FOR DL TCI STATE, SPATIAL RELATION, AND UL TCI STATE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18728375 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18558287 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18569356 PATH SWITCH TO INDIRECT COMMUNICATION THROUGH RELAY UE DEVICE IN RRC INACTIVE CONNECTION STATE Final Rejection Kyocera Corporation
18797567 NETWORK DEVICE AND CLIENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18188470 DELAY COMPENSATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18209764 Method And Apparatus For Reference Signal Enhancements In Mobile Communications Final Rejection MediaTek Inc.
18152922 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING FEEDBACK INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Yee F Lam's allowance rate?

77.2% of resolved applications examined by Yee F Lam were allowed (650 resolved cases), compared with 100.0% across Art Unit 2429 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Yee F Lam?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Yee F Lam take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Yee F Lam took 1,086 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Yee F Lam work in?

Yee F Lam examines applications in Art Unit 2429 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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