Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SUN, YULIN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2482 2485 2644

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yulin Sun is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2400, specifically within Art Unit 2482. The examiner has 342 resolved cases. These cases result in an allowance rate of 81.0 percent. This 81.0 percent figure represents the frequency of applications that reach issuance. Practitioners can use this rate to understand the historical probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

The data includes an interview lift of 14.5 percent. This positive value indicates that applications with an interview have a higher allowance rate than those without one. Because the lift is 14.5 percent, practitioners should consider how an interview affects the prosecution strategy. This metric suggests that verbal communication is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a grant for this examiner.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1148. This 1148 figure marks the middle point of the time from filing to patent issuance. With 342 resolved cases, this median provides a timeline for expected prosecution duration in Tech Center 2400. These statistics allow for data-grounded planning regarding both the outcome and the timing of patent applications in Art Unit 2482.

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

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+19.0% vs TC avg
351
Total Applications
+14.5%
Interview Lift
1149
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 342 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
57.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18857548 MANAGING SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION WITH A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18404735 SCRAMBLING FOR NON-LINEAR CHANNEL ENCODERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18573578 LOW- DELAY VIDEO ENCODING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18573260 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ENCODING/DECODING AN IMAGE OR A VIDEO Final Rejection InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS

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