Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE, CHI HO A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2414 2416 2472 2475 2616 4100

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

Chi Ho A. Lee is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2414. The profile includes 1382 resolved cases, showing extensive experience. The allowance rate is 92.1 percent, indicating a very high likelihood of a patent grant. This 92.1 percent rate makes this a very favorable environment for applicants.

The interview lift is 4.6 percent. Similar to other high-allowance examiners, the lift is modest because the base rate is already very high. Practitioners may still use interviews to resolve specific technical issues or expedite the process. The 4.6 percent lift is a small but positive factor for strategy in Art Unit 2414.

The median days to allowance is 835. This is an efficient timeframe for the high volume of cases handled. With 1382 cases resolved, the data shows a very consistent and favorable prosecution environment. The 835-day median pendency and 92.1 percent allowance rate provide a clear expectation of success in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

92.1%
Allow Rate
+32.1% vs TC avg
1,410
Total Applications
+4.6%
Interview Lift
835
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1382 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
43.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18906509 MONITORING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18854366 CHANNEL SENSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NR SIDELINK TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED BAND Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18825480 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PERFORMING UE BASED UPLINK TIMING ADJUSTMENT FOR LAYER 1/2 TRIGGERED MOBILITY IN THE NEXT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18443039 MULTI-LINK OPERATION FOR NEXT GENERATION WLAN Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18174588 PDCCH MONITORING IN CARRIER AGGREGATION WITH MULTIPLE SERVING CELLS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18798019 ROBUST UPLINK AND DOWNLINK BEAM INDICATION Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18602463 Antenna Transmit Diversity in Frequency Domain Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18925287 MASTER NODE, SECONDARY NODE, AND METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18906318 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING CORE NETWORK APPLICATIONS BETWEEN NETWORKS Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18619660 RADIO RESOURCE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18557455 THERMAL MITIGATION FOR CELLULAR DEVICES Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18920369 SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18910126 TECHNIQUES FOR MEASUREMENT ORDER FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18905105 SUBSEQUENT PREAMBLE-LESS EARLY DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18446336 CONFIGURATION FOR TIMING OF CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18148241 CARRIER INDICATOR FIELD MAPPING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18925218 METHODS AND DESIGN FOR LINK MANAGEMENT FOR SEAMLESS ROAMING IN UHR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
18905023 PATTERN OVER A TIME DOMAIN FOR BEAMS Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18689044 Network Issue Identifications Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18715259 Methods and Apparatuses for Operating a Radio Unit During Loss of Connection in a Radio Access Network Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18272170 CSI FEEDBACK FOR SINGLE DCI BASED MULTI-TRP TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18853538 A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CSI COMPRESSION IN TIME DOMAIN Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18929227 FRAME STRUCTURE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION
18912826 Model Validity Determination Method, Communication Device and Non-Transitory Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18827289 CONTROL INFORMATION INDICATING METHOD, COMMUNICATION NODE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18921825 FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING OPERATION FOR INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL (IAB) Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18264141 METHOD FOR EARLY TERMINATION AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18794341 INTEGRATION OF A DEVICE PLATFORM WITH A CORE NETWORK OR A MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA AT&T Mobility II LLC
18815921 System and Method for Multi-Frequency Band Indoor Channel State Information-Based Physical Layer Authentication Non-Final OA Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
18747544 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING UPLINK TRANSMISSION TIMING FOR SRS TRANSMISSION IN ONE OR MORE CELLS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Soenghun KIM

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