Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kwang Bin Yao, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YAO, KWANG BIN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2473

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

YAO, KWANG BIN has 35 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 51.4%, and an interview lift of 8.7%. The median time to allowance is 1,011 days. The examiner is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2400. Because the resolved-case base is limited, these figures are best used as initial context rather than as a complete forecast for a particular application.

Sony Group Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Sharp Corporation are the leading companies identified. Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, and Han IP PLLC are the listed leading firms. The interview figure supports using interviews selectively, with counsel relying on application-specific claim analysis and written argument to address the substantive record.

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

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
1011
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
62.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18724054 MULTICAST SESSION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18857164 LOW-POWER REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR CELL RE-SELECTION Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18291224 NETWORK NODES, SYSTEMS, METHODS, CIRCUITRY AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18862854 METHOD EXECUTED BY USER EQUIPMENT AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18726386 UPLINK SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18859180 Method And Apparatus For Efficient Spectrum Aggregation With A Multi-Cluster BWP In Mobile Communications Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18765007 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18303864 INFRASTRUCTURE-LED OPTIMIZATION FOR WI-FI 7 MULTILINK DEVICES Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kwang Bin Yao's allowance rate?

51.4% of resolved applications examined by Kwang Bin Yao were allowed (35 resolved cases), compared with 49.8% across Art Unit 2400 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kwang Bin Yao?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kwang Bin Yao take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kwang Bin Yao took 1,011 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kwang Bin Yao work in?

Kwang Bin Yao examines applications in Art Unit 2400 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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