Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Yeong Juen Thong, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as THONG, YEONG JUEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3761

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

THONG, YEONG JUEN is assigned to USPTO tech center 3700 and art unit 1792. Across 164 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 48.8%, while the median time to allowance is 1251 days. The interview lift is 53.9%, showing a materially positive association between recorded interviews and allowance outcomes in this profile.

The company list includes Panasonic Holdings Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., and The Boeing Company. The leading firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK L.L.P., and BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. Applicants in electronics and aerospace-related matters may view interview preparation as a particularly relevant prosecution consideration here, while recognizing that the overall allowance rate remains below half of resolved cases.

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

Performance Statistics

48.8%
Allow Rate
-21.2% vs TC avg
206
Total Applications
+53.9%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17826382 ELECTRIC RANGE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17520770 ARC WELDING METHOD AND ARC WELDING DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17455344 COATING TO ENABLE LASER REMOVAL OF AN OUTER LIVERY ON A COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17912656 CONTAINER FOR INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES Non-Final OA BASF SE
17653290 PROCESSING APPARATUS USING LASER, METHOD OF PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE USING LASER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18253441 ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17945861 SINGULATION OF OPTICAL DEVICES FROM OPTICAL DEVICE SUBSTRATES VIA LASER ABLATION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18331199 MOLDING SYSTEM Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17814637 SYSTEMS FOR LASER WELDING WITH PLASMA PROTECTION Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18319123 FLUID TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS RELATING TO AN EVENT Final Rejection Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Yeong Juen Thong's allowance rate?

48.8% of resolved applications examined by Yeong Juen Thong were allowed (164 resolved cases), compared with 22.9% across Art Unit 1792 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Yeong Juen Thong?

This examiner's interview lift is +53.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Yeong Juen Thong take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Yeong Juen Thong took 1,251 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Yeong Juen Thong work in?

Yeong Juen Thong examines applications in Art Unit 1792 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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