Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PEI, PATRICK YIPAO

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2473

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Patrick Yipao Pei is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2473. He has handled 31 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 83.9%. This indicates that a significant majority of the applications he has resolved resulted in a patent grant. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1196. A notable feature of his profile is the interview lift of 27.8%.

This lift suggests that conducting an interview is an effective strategy for increasing the probability of an allowance. Practitioners should consider requesting an interview to address any rejections. While the case count of 31 is relatively small, these figures provide a clear indication of his examination style. The 27.8% lift suggests a substantial benefit to direct communication. The 1196 days to allowance is a key factor for applicants to consider when planning their prosecution timeline. In Art Unit 2473, this examiner's 83.9% allowance rate represents a high level of success for applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
49
Total Applications
+27.8%
Interview Lift
1196
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
73.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§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.
18836610 METHOD AND DEVICES FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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.
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.
18859149 Managing Buffer Status Reporting During Small Data Transmission Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
17932954 INCREASING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL (TCP) THROUGHPUT BY REDUCING TCP ROUND-TRIP TIME (RTT) IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18264199 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CELL MEASUREMENT PROCESS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18820009 DCI FOR CELL DTX/DRX CONFIGURATION AND CELL TURN-OFF Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 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.
18650383 CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHODS AND APPARATUSES, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18380363 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING A REGULARLY CODED BEAM SWEEP FOR SPATIAL CHANNEL SOUNDING Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18174402 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-DONOR MOBILITY 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.
17937262 LOW POWER PROCESSING OF REMOTE MANAGEABILITY REQUESTS Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18922451 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC

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