Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Wenyuan Yang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YANG, WENYUAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3667 3668

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

YANG, WENYUAN has 150 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 68.0%, and an interview lift of 16.7%. The median time to allowance is 1,089 days. The profile places the examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 3661. The case base supplies initial historical context, but its size supports reviewing the specific application record before relying heavily on general expectations.

Toyota Motor Corporation, Volvo Group, and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. are the leading companies listed. DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, CROWELL & MORING LLP, and FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP (DC) are the leading firms. The interview figure supports a targeted meeting when counsel has a defined issue to resolve and can connect the discussion to proposed written amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
+16.0% vs TC avg
183
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1089
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 150 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19063758 AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING ROBOT OPERATION SYSTEM, AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING ROBOT OPERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19037367 VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18473621 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING VEHICLE TRACE DATA WITH ROAD GRAPHS Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
19016253 VEHICLE, AND INTEGRATED DRIVING AND BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18528918 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SPEED OF A VEHICLE, CONTROL UNIT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, BRAKE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection Volvo Construction Equipment AB
18943599 IEC 61851-1 STANDARD REGARDING GRID CODE REQUIREMENTS AND SETPOINT TO LIMIT BATTERY DISCHARGE Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18282576 Control Device for Operating a Road-Coupled All-Wheel Drive Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18994775 SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Final Rejection KOMATSU LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Wenyuan Yang's allowance rate?

68.0% of resolved applications examined by Wenyuan Yang were allowed (150 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Wenyuan Yang?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Wenyuan Yang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Wenyuan Yang took 1,089 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Wenyuan Yang work in?

Wenyuan Yang examines applications in Art Unit 3661 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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