Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael Young Won, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WON, MICHAEL YOUNG

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2155 2441 2443 2449 2455 2456 2491 2499

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

WON, MICHAEL YOUNG is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2155. The profile includes 849 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 80.0%, and a median of 1082 days to allowance. The interview lift of 28.5% indicates a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance in the observed cases.

The leading companies are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Capital One Services LLC, and Toyota Motor Corporation. The principal firms are Akerman LLP, Astute IP Law Group, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. The record supports a prosecution plan that combines substantive claim preparation with timely interviews, while the median timeline calls for realistic expectations about the duration of successful examination.

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

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+22.0% vs TC avg
894
Total Applications
+28.5%
Interview Lift
1082
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 849 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
31.2%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19217163 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION USING PARTITIONED AUTHENTICATION TOKENS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18628985 Threat Model Generation Systems Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
19108597 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING SIGNAL BASED ON PRIORITY OF SIGNAL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18443677 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING ENCRYPTED DATA USING AN ENCRYPTED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19059160 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING CONTENT DELIVERY Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18931727 INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18883074 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18991857 INVESTIGATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INVESTIGATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19061173 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18971767 NETWORK DEVICE, DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18900394 TECHNIQUES FOR SAVING ROUTER POWER CONSUMPTION Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19207269 SOFTWARE LICENSE-BASED CODE SUGGESTIONS Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
19189518 LOG MANAGEMENT DEVICE, LOG MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18488908 Homomorphic Vigilance on Communication Channels Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18833625 ENABLEMENT OF COMMON APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FRAMEWORK INVOCATION BY USER EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18751963 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
19020419 DIGITAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HAVING CHAT SUPPORT PLATFORM WITH MULTIPLE VIRTUAL CHAT COMMUNICATION SESSIONS CONDUCTED IN PARALLEL Final Rejection Truist Bank
18886512 Media Playback System Control via Multiple Networks Final Rejection Sonos, Inc.
18464848 Multiple Media Playback Protocols for Synchronized Media Playback in Grouped Zones Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18931275 TENANT IDENTIFIER CORRELATION TO RESOURCE USAGE Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
19209974 BLOCKING AND ALERTING WITH DOMAIN FRONTING INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
19052808 SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE PROBE AGGREGATION IN NETWORKS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18897330 TERMINAL-TRIGGERED DYNAMIC SLICE MODIFICATION Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
19079166 OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (O-RAN) STANDARDIZED LOG MANAGEMENT SERVICES Final Rejection Boost SubscriberCo., L.L.C.
18926138 DYNAMIC SELECTION OF PROXY CALL SESSION CONTROL FUNCTION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS Non-Final OA BOOST SUBSCRIBERCO L.L.C.
18042272 NETWORK SECURITY Non-Final OA ARM LIMITED
19028226 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INITIALIZING A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA THERMO KING LLC
18697043 MAINTENANCE DATA SANITIZATION Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael Young Won's allowance rate?

80.0% of resolved applications examined by Michael Young Won were allowed (849 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 2155 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael Young Won?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael Young Won take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael Young Won took 1,082 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael Young Won work in?

Michael Young Won examines applications in Art Unit 2155 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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