Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YANG, YI

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2616 2617 2624

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yi Yang serves in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2616. The examiner has 446 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 72.2 percent, and the median days to allowance is 976. These metrics provide a clear picture of the expected outcomes and the duration of the prosecution process. The 976 day median represents the typical period from filing to the grant of a patent for applications assigned to this examiner.

The interview lift for this examiner is 18.0 percent. This indicates that interviews are associated with a higher probability of allowance. For the 446 resolved cases, the 18.0 percent lift and the 72.2 percent allowance rate suggest that practitioners should use interviews as a key tool. Engaging in oral advocacy may help navigate the 976 day median prosecution timeline more effectively for applications in Art Unit 2616.

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

Performance Statistics

72.2%
Allow Rate
+10.2% vs TC avg
462
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
976
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 446 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
2.1%
§102 Novelty
76.6%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19073845 AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES WITH DUAL CAMERAS Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
19067368 POST-CAPTURE PROCESSING IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
19065778 MAP GENERATION DEVICE, MAP GENERATION SYSTEM, MAP GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18776535 DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19074086 THREE DIMENSIONAL MESH OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18662177 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING HANDHELD OBJECTS IN VIDEO CAPTURE Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
19072941 STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND 3D SCENE VISUALIZATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Acer Incorporated
19054769 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DIGITAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING OF DENTITION USING UN-PATTERNED ILLUMINATION IMAGES Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18385050 USING TEXT-TO-IMAGE MODEL(S) TO GENERATE SYNTHETIC IMAGES FOR TRAINING ANOMALY DETECTION MODEL(S) Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18769738 PATH-BASED TERRAIN TEXTURE GENERATION FOR SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18959280 AI-Driven Generation of Video Content Meeting Professional Film Standards Non-Final OA Netflix, Inc.
18966845 VIRTUAL IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE STAINING OF TISSUE SAMPLES USING DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC
18439026 AUTOMATED MESH GENERATION Non-Final OA Outward, Inc.

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