Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Diane Lee Lo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LO, DIANE LEE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2446 2465 2466 2469

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

LO, DIANE LEE works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2446. Her record includes 972 resolved cases, an 89.5% allowance rate, and a median of 781 days to allowance. Interview lift is 7.4%, which indicates a positive but comparatively limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported record.

The leading company matters involve LG Electronics Inc., Nokia Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY, McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP, and FIG. 1 Patents. The large case volume and high allowance rate make this profile useful for calibrating expectations, while the modest interview lift suggests that claim and response quality remain central.

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

Performance Statistics

89.5%
Allow Rate
+31.5% vs TC avg
1,002
Total Applications
+7.4%
Interview Lift
781
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 972 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18705834 WIRELESS DEVICE, NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREIN DURING DISCONTINOUS RECEPTION (DRX) Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18873197 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE SELECTION OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION TERMINAL IN CONSIDERATION OF COT IN SL-U Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18871439 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING AGGREGATED-PPDU IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18834745 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING GROUP COMMON SIGNAL AND CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18186397 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS UPLINK TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18815039 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIO LINK MONITORING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18179277 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN SRS PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18898311 Communications System with Low-Bandwidth Messaging Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18772020 TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONFIGURING A BEAM FOR RECEPTION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18700111 METHODS, DEVICES, AND MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18830809 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICES FOR LINK ADAPTATION IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18674448 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18836723 MINI SLOT CONFIGURATIONS FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18629765 CONFIGURATION OF A TYPE OF RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) THRESHOLDS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18652150 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOWNLINK CHANNEL-SOUNDING WITH MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18858030 MANAGED ENTITY FEASIBILITY CHECK WITH AUTOMATIC ENABLER FEASIBILITY CHECK Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18627327 HANDLING UPLINK TRANSMISSION COLLISIONS IN TIME DOMAIN Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18804555 MINIMUM DRIVE TEST (MDT) LOG AVAILABILITY INDICATOR WITH DATA INFORMATION Final Rejection Kyocera Corporation
18865054 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18261860 MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOL DATA UNIT FORWARDING Final Rejection Nokia Technologies OY
18784543 APPARATUSES, METHODS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR NETWORK CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18849824 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA SCHEDULING WITHIN MEASUREMENT GAPS Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18892668 METHOD FOR WAVEFORM SWITCHING, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18869394 CHANNEL INFORMATION FEEDBACK METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18674429 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18619087 SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD TO MANAGE MULTIPLE PRECISION TIME PROTOCOL DOMAINS Final Rejection Arista Networks, Inc.
18844922 USING PRE-CONFIGURED TRANSMISSION OCCASIONS IN TRANSMISSION OF VARYING SIZED DATA IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Diane Lee Lo's allowance rate?

89.5% of resolved applications examined by Diane Lee Lo were allowed (972 resolved cases), compared with 75.0% across Art Unit 2446 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Diane Lee Lo?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Diane Lee Lo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Diane Lee Lo took 781 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Diane Lee Lo work in?

Diane Lee Lo examines applications in Art Unit 2446 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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