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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Sang Cheon Lee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEE, SANG CHEON

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2462 2467 4100

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEE, SANG CHEON is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2462. The profile covers 46 resolved cases and records a 54.3% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1299 days, so the limited case volume should be considered alongside a lengthy reported prosecution timeline.

The interview lift is 38.1%, making interviews a significant planning consideration in the available data. Qualcomm, Apple, and Beijing Xiaomi are the leading listed companies. Harrity & Harrity with Qualcomm, Bayes, and Cozen O'Connor are the leading listed firms. The small resolved-case record calls for care when using these figures to guide broad portfolio assumptions.

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

Performance Statistics

54.3%
Allow Rate
-5.7% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+38.1%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
76.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17999710 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONTROLLING CONNECTION STATE OF TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19018536 USER EQUIPMENT AND SERVING CELL THAT PERFORM CONDITIONAL HANDOVER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18316654 METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT (UE) FOR OPTIMIZING MULTIPLE RF MODULE OPERATION Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17972398 Non-Access Stratum (NAS) and Core Network (CN)-Based Paging Subgrouping Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17916898 Sounding Reference Signal Resource Capacity Enhancement for Wireless Communications Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17728766 APPLICATION FUNCTION INITIATED MULTICAST SESSION JOIN PROCEDURES FOR MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18942060 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18650944 CONTROL INFORMATION MONITORING AND PAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SIM APPARATUSES IN A SHARED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18721146 UNIFIED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18260720 CHANNEL MEASUREMENTS IN CHANNEL SENSING CONTENTION SLOTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17938159 EARLY MESSAGE FOR CONDITIONAL HANDOVER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17933400 SIDELINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18040826 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DESIGNING AN ADAPTATION LAYER AND HANDLING A FAILURE IN A SIDELINK RELAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18863258 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPORTING DELAY DIFFERENCE INFORMATION Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17924323 METHODS FOR BASE STATION SWITCHING, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17998114 UPLINK SENDING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18163655 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18980974 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING HARQ CODEBOOK AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18351413 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17881062 COMMUNICATION MODE SWITCHING METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18829483 MULTIPLE TRANSCEIVER POINT OPERATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
17920912 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18575419 A Radio Receiver with an Iterative Neural Network, and Related Methods and Computer Programs Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18932614 Methods And Apparatus For Generating On-Off Keying Signal In Mobile Communications Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18988767 TRANSMISSION METHOD, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18135831 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR COORDINATING MULTIPLE NETWORKS IN DUAL-ACTIVE STATE Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sang Cheon Lee's allowance rate?

54.3% of resolved applications examined by Sang Cheon Lee were allowed (46 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2462 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sang Cheon Lee?

This examiner's interview lift is +38.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sang Cheon Lee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sang Cheon Lee took 1,299 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sang Cheon Lee work in?

Sang Cheon Lee examines applications in Art Unit 2462 in Tech Center 4100.

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