Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WANG, YAOTANG

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2409 2419 2474 3619

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yaotang Wang is an examiner in Art Unit 2409, part of Tech Center 3600. The examiner has 485 resolved cases, which results in an allowance rate of 79.6%. This rate indicates the likelihood of an application reaching a grant. The median days to allowance is 981, suggesting the typical prosecution timeline for successful cases. Practitioners in Art Unit 2409 can use these figures to set expectations for their clients.

The interview lift for this examiner is 15.6%. This figure indicates that interviews are an effective tool for increasing the likelihood of allowance beyond the 79.6% baseline. Practitioners can expect a predictable prosecution process based on the 485 resolved cases. The 981-day median pendency and 15.6% lift provide a roadmap for strategy. While the allowance rate is 79.6%, the 15.6% lift suggests that direct communication can help overcome hurdles that might otherwise prevent an application from reaching a grant. With 485 resolved cases, the 981-day timeline is a stable metric for Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+27.6% vs TC avg
506
Total Applications
+15.6%
Interview Lift
981
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 485 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
71.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.7%
§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.
18894934 CSI PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18759501 BANDWIDTH PART CONFIGURATIONS FOR SINGLE CARRIER WIDEBAND OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18444547 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONFIGURING AND SIGNALING MULTIPLE MEASUREMENT REPORT TRIGGERING EVENTS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18857268 Scaling Factor in RRC_IDLE for FR2-2 Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
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.
18004878 SAVING POWER IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A CONDITIONAL CONFIGURATION Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18279149 TERMINAL DEVICES, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18830409 LOW-POWER WAKE-UP SIGNAL (LP-WUS) FOR LOW-LATENCY TRAFFIC Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18121908 Resource Configuration in Non-Terrestrial Networks Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18850304 DECLARATION OF RADIO LINK FAILURE IN MULTI-PANEL TX SCENARIO Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18844752 ON-BOARD COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ON-BOARD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18855755 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18753747 PROCEDURES FOR ENABLING SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION OF DIFFERENT TYPES Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18791041 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING IN-FLIGHT NETWORK TRAFFRIC POLICIES FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Viasat, Inc.
18742724 MEASURING AND ANALYZING DATA TO GENERATE RECOMMENDATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION LINE (DSL) Final Rejection VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC
18852991 SIGNAL MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18838197 MEASUREMENT METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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