Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: YAO, KWANG BIN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2473

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kwang Bin Yao serves as an examiner in Art Unit 2400 within Tech Center 2400. The data shows 34 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 50.0%. This rate indicates that half of the applications reached issuance. The interview lift is 10.7%, indicating that the likelihood of allowance increases when an interview is conducted. This 10.7% lift suggests that practitioners should consider oral interviews as a way to improve their chances of success in this art unit.

The median days to allowance is 1012, which is the typical timeframe for successful prosecution. This 1012-day period is an important metric for applicants to use when planning their timelines in Tech Center 2400. With 34 resolved cases, the 50.0% allowance rate is a reliable indicator of the examiner's historical patterns. Applicants should weigh the 10.7% interview lift against the 1012-day median pendency. The data supports the conclusion that while the baseline allowance rate is 50.0%, an interview can provide a measurable boost to the probability of a positive outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+10.7%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
67.2%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18856484 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SESSION ESTABLISHMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18862854 METHOD EXECUTED BY USER EQUIPMENT AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18904471 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING DOWNLINK RADIO LINK QUALITY Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
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
18724054 MULTICAST SESSION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18854256 ADAPTIVE WAVEFORM SELECTION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18859180 Method And Apparatus For Efficient Spectrum Aggregation With A Multi-Cluster BWP In Mobile Communications Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18303864 INFRASTRUCTURE-LED OPTIMIZATION FOR WI-FI 7 MULTILINK DEVICES Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18726386 UPLINK SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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