Listed by the USPTO as YANG, CHENG FONG
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
YANG, CHENG FONG has 160 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 61.9% and an interview lift of 24.5%. The median time to allowance is 1,159 days. The examiner is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3781. The case volume is sufficient for initial context, while the timing figure supports planning for a prosecution process that may require sustained attention.
Bfkw LLC, ConvaTec Limited, and Salts Healthcare Limited are the leading companies shown. Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP, STOEL RIVES LLP - PDX, and TAFT STETTINIUS HOLLISTER LLP are the listed leading firms. The interview figure supports considering a focused examiner discussion, particularly where counsel can use it to clarify claim scope and target subsequent written responses.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18978101 | FLUID MANAGEMENT LAYER FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE | Non-Final OA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 18393164 | DUAL CHAMBER MEDICAL FLUID CONTAINER WITH VENTED SUPPLY LINE CAP AND METHOD THEREFOR | Final Rejection | Baxter Healthcare SA |
| 18755035 | FEMALE EXTERNAL URINARY DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Medline Industries, LP |
| 17956008 | WOUND DRESSING | Final Rejection | Smith & Nephew PLC |
| 18883909 | MEDICAL DRAIN BAG AND IMAGING SLIDE | Non-Final OA | Honeywell International Inc. |
| 18563852 | Urinary Catheter-Insertion Kits with Integrated Instructions for Use and Methods Thereof | Non-Final OA | C. R. Bard, Inc. |
| 17281074 | COSMETIC TREATMENT PROCESS | Final Rejection | L'OREAL |
| 18925921 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE INFLATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | PUREWICK CORPORATION |
| 18763268 | PROCESSING SCHEMES FOR AN OSTOMY SYSTEM, MONITOR DEVICE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS | Non-Final OA | COLOPLAST A/S |
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Build Your Strategy61.9% of resolved applications examined by Cheng Fong Yang were allowed (160 resolved cases), compared with 50.6% across Art Unit 3781 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +24.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Cheng Fong Yang took 1,159 days on average from filing to allowance.
Cheng Fong Yang examines applications in Art Unit 3781 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
