Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Wei Wen Yang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YANG, WEI WEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2662 2667 3643

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

YANG, WEI WEN has 686 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 81.8% and an interview lift of 11.7%. The median time to allowance is 906 days. The examiner is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 2662. The resolved-case volume provides a useful foundation for evaluating response options, timing, and portfolio-level prosecution practices.

NVIDIA Corporation, Safran S.A., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the leading companies shown. BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., CALDWELL LLC, and CKC & Partners Co., LLC are the listed leading firms. The interview figure supports selective examiner engagement, while the allowance figure makes careful claim drafting and a complete response to identified issues important to maintaining prosecution momentum.

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

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+29.8% vs TC avg
727
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
906
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 686 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
74.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18838297 METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS ON AN AERONAUTICAL PART Final Rejection SAFRAN
19002203 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18918778 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18519705 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE END OF A JOURNEY OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19010910 OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS, OBJECT RECOGNITION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18740714 TARGET TRACKING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19011120 ACTION RECOGNITION DEVICE, ACTION RECOGNITION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19002223 TRAINING METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING NETWORK, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18883814 KEYPOINT DETECTION METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGING, AND MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18941269 INFERENCING USING NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18823542 TEXT TO 3D CONTENT GENERATION USING TIMESTEP IMAGE RE-SAMPLING Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18998957 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PERCEPTION OF 2D OR 3D SCENES Non-Final OA Five AI Limited
18779468 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PITCH ANGLE OF A CAMERA IN A VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Wei Wen Yang's allowance rate?

81.8% of resolved applications examined by Wei Wen Yang were allowed (686 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2662 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Wei Wen Yang?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Wei Wen Yang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Wei Wen Yang took 906 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Wei Wen Yang work in?

Wei Wen Yang examines applications in Art Unit 2662 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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