Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Chhian Ling, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LING, CHHIAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2418 2446 2472

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

LING, CHHIAN is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2418. The record includes 462 resolved cases, an 87.2% allowance rate, and a median of 898 days to allowance. The allowance figure indicates that most matters in the record reached allowance, while the median timeline suggests that favorable outcomes still require sustained prosecution.

The interview lift is 25.8%, showing a meaningful association between interviews and allowance outcomes beyond the underlying allowance rate. The listed companies are Qualcomm, NEC, and Huawei Technologies. The listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, BakerHostetler, and Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness. Applicants may wish to prepare interviews around concrete claim distinctions and supporting technical explanations.

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

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+29.2% vs TC avg
485
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
898
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 462 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
58.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18784683 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARTMENT QUOTAS IN A CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18846730 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18426264 PERIODIC SERVICE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18849379 COMMON ENERGY SIGNAL CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18840386 SIGNALING FOR AGGREGATED CHANNEL BANDWIDTH FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18627268 TRANSMITTING MULTIPLE PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (PRACH) CONFIGURATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRACH CONFIGURATION RESTRICTIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18858498 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A SENSING BEAM ASSOCIATED WITH A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION TARGET DEVICES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18290170 METHOD FOR RELAY SELECTION BASED ON COMPOSITE MULTI-INTERFACE LOAD METRIC Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18840451 METHOD FOR DETERMINING CELL RESELECTION PRIORITY, USER EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18939292 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING SERVICE SET IDENTIFIERS ON A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18858735 INTERFERENCE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18794621 DATA TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FOR MOBILE DISTRIBUTED ENTITIES Non-Final OA BOOST SUBSCRIBERCO L.L.C.
18730705 METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING, USER EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chhian Ling's allowance rate?

87.2% of resolved applications examined by Chhian Ling were allowed (462 resolved cases), compared with 89.8% across Art Unit 2418 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chhian Ling?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chhian Ling take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chhian Ling took 898 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chhian Ling work in?

Chhian Ling examines applications in Art Unit 2418 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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