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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Patrick Yipao Pei, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PEI, PATRICK YIPAO

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2473

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Pei, Patrick Yipao is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2473. The profile contains 32 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 84.4%, an interview lift of 26.3%, and a median of 1184 days to allowance. The allowance rate is substantially higher than the interview measure, while the positive lift indicates that interviews may still assist in moving selected matters forward.

The listed companies are Panasonic Holdings Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Crowell, and FIG. 1 Patents. Because the resolved-case volume is limited, practitioners should use the profile as directional context and give priority to application-specific claim analysis.

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

Performance Statistics

84.4%
Allow Rate
+26.4% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+26.3%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
29.7%
§102 Novelty
68.5%
§103 Obviousness
1.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18856442 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGISTERING HOME APPLIANCE DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18622619 APPARATUS AND METHOD TO HANDLE WIRELESS ASYNCHRONOUS SIGNAL FOR NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATER IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18857361 PRIORITIZATION HANDLING FOR UPLINK GAP Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18859149 Managing Buffer Status Reporting During Small Data Transmission Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18818931 OPTICAL REPEATER SYSTEM, OPTICAL REPEATER DEVICE, MASTER UNIT, AND SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18655900 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18722347 USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION INVOLVED IN AN ADAPTATION PROCEDURE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18187483 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
17917918 FACILITATING TIME SYNCHRONIZATION FUNCTIONALITY AT USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18264199 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CELL MEASUREMENT PROCESS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18997367 INACTIVE MULTICAST SERVICE RECEIVING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND INACTIVE MULTICAST SERVICE CONFIGURATION SENDING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18501670 METHODS FOR EXECUTING MOBILE TERMINATED (MT) DATA PROCEDURES BY AMBIENT IOT DEVICES IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18501047 WIRELESS SENSING METHOD FOR REQUESTING PHASE REPORT FROM SENSING RESPONDER AND SENDING REQUESTED PHASE REPORT TO SENSING INITIATOR AND RELATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18380363 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING A REGULARLY CODED BEAM SWEEP FOR SPATIAL CHANNEL SOUNDING Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
17980938 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AN ADAPTIVE, APPLICATION AND SERVICE-AWARE HARQ Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
19022990 PERFORMANCE ASSURANCE OF NETWORK SLICING IN FIFTH GENERATION (5G) OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (O-RAN) Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo., L.L.C.
17937262 LOW POWER PROCESSING OF REMOTE MANAGEABILITY REQUESTS Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Patrick Yipao Pei's allowance rate?

84.4% of resolved applications examined by Patrick Yipao Pei were allowed (32 resolved cases), compared with 76.5% across Art Unit 2473 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Patrick Yipao Pei?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Patrick Yipao Pei take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Patrick Yipao Pei took 1,184 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Patrick Yipao Pei work in?

Patrick Yipao Pei examines applications in Art Unit 2473 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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