Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Yonghong Li, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LI, YONGHONG

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3648

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

LI, YONGHONG works in USPTO tech center 3600 and art unit 3648. Across 226 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 75.7%, the interview lift is 23.2%, and the median time to allowance is 1109 days. The relationship between the interview measure and allowance outcomes supports considering examiner interviews as part of a deliberate prosecution plan.

The company names most associated with the profile are NXP Semiconductors N.V., Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, and Robert Bosch GmbH. CROWELL & MORING LLP, DITTHAVONG, STEINER, & MLOTKOWSKI, and HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER B.V. are the listed firms. The automotive, semiconductor, and industrial representation suggests that claim strategy may need to accommodate technically varied portfolios.

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

Performance Statistics

75.7%
Allow Rate
+23.7% vs TC avg
259
Total Applications
+23.2%
Interview Lift
1109
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 226 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
29.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18695205 METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR DETECTING ERRONEOUS ANTENNA SIGNALS FROM A RADAR SENSOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF ANTENNAS Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18825849 TARGET SENSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19013867 Housing Structure for a Radar Device of a Vehicle and Radar Device for a Vehicle Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18825534 DYNAMIC OCCUPANCY GRID FUSION WITH DIVERSE INPUTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19099739 Method and Apparatus for Improving an Ultra-Wide Band Ranging Session Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18854598 Radome Device for a Radar Sensor of a Vehicle, Comprising a Heating Element for Controlling the Temperature of a Preferred Accumulation Region, Method for Operating a Heating Element of a Radome Device Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19004643 LOCATION METHODS FOR FREQUENCY MODULATION CONTINUES WAVE (FMCW) RADAR AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18271075 DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MOTION OF A SUBJECT Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18738541 TARGET DETECTING APPARATUS AND TARGET DETECTING METHOD BASED ON RADAR Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
19100582 RADIO WAVE SENSOR SETTING METHOD, SETTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18941225 MOTION DETECTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE APPLYING THE SAME Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18824587 APPARATUS, RADAR SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18934990 Bistatic Radar Signal Reflection Detectors Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18393719 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18924645 SIGNAL DELAY CIRCUIT AND RADAR SIMULATOR COMPRISING SUCH DELAY CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
19000956 DUAL-POLARIZED GROUND PENETRATING RADAR FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC PARAMETER CHARACTERIZATION FROM SUBSURFACE RADAR RETURNS Non-Final OA University of Notre Dame du Lac
18853741 METHOD FOR EFFICIENT RADAR PRE-PROCESSING Non-Final OA INNATERA NANOSYSTEMS B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Yonghong Li's allowance rate?

75.7% of resolved applications examined by Yonghong Li were allowed (226 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3648 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Yonghong Li?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Yonghong Li take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Yonghong Li took 1,109 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Yonghong Li work in?

Yonghong Li examines applications in Art Unit 3648 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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