Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Yaotang Wang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WANG, YAOTANG

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2409 2419 2474 3619

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+27.7% vs TC avg
526
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
980
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 487 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
70.9%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18705303 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18850949 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18759501 BANDWIDTH PART CONFIGURATIONS FOR SINGLE CARRIER WIDEBAND OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18857268 Scaling Factor in RRC_IDLE for FR2-2 Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18004878 SAVING POWER IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A CONDITIONAL CONFIGURATION Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18705310 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18898010 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18957517 DYNAMIC INDICATION OF BLIND DECODING CANDIDATES FOR AGGREGATION LEVELS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18855755 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18850304 DECLARATION OF RADIO LINK FAILURE IN MULTI-PANEL TX SCENARIO Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18279149 TERMINAL DEVICES, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18852991 SIGNAL MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18939912 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE ENABLER ARCHITECTURE LAYER DATA DELIVERY TRAFFIC SYNCHRONIZATION IN MOBILE NETWORKS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18945739 Communication System Non-Final OA ATME Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Yaotang Wang's allowance rate?

79.7% of resolved applications examined by Yaotang Wang were allowed (487 resolved cases), compared with 84.9% across Art Unit 2409 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Yaotang Wang?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Yaotang Wang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Yaotang Wang took 980 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Yaotang Wang work in?

Yaotang Wang examines applications in Art Unit 2409 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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