Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YEA, JI-HAE P

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2412 2416 2465 2469 2471 2473 4100

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ji-Hae P. Yea works in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2412. The examiner has 225 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 83.6 percent, and the median days to allowance is 866. These metrics suggest the typical success rate and timeline for applications assigned to this examiner. The 866 day median provides a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant.

The interview lift for this examiner is 18.1 percent. This indicates that interviews are associated with a higher probability of allowance than the baseline rate. For the 225 resolved cases, the 18.1 percent lift and the 83.6 percent allowance rate suggest that interviews are a valuable tool for practitioners. Engaging in oral advocacy may help in navigating the 866 day median prosecution period more effectively for applications in Art Unit 2412.

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

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+23.6% vs TC avg
263
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
866
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 225 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18437157 USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18431252 APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18242593 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18427238 FEATURE ALLOCATION BETWEEN A ROAMING AP MLD AND AFFILIATED AP MLDS Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18855274 COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES AND COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR SIDELINK CO-CHANNEL COEXISTENCE OF LTE AND NR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18405845 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18905478 PRIORITIZATION OF TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18294000 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18290936 CONFIGURATION, MEASUREMENT, AND REPORTING FOR MULTIPLE WAVEFORM-BASED REFERENCE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18836194 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUP MESSAGE DELIVERY Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19077840 SIGNAL FIELD INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies OY
18702589 Channel State Based Beamforming Enhancement Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
17877307 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES FOR BIT RATE QUERY AND RECOMMENDATION OVER UE-TO-NETWORK RELAY Final Rejection MediaTek Inc.
18804356 DATA SENDING METHOD, DATA RECEIVING METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18732802 METHOD FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18759014 High Availability Management Access Non-Final OA Arista Networks, Inc.
18903027 ACCESS POINT STEERING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA Wistron NeWeb Corporation
18429122 Autonomous Detection and Reporting Of UE-To-UE CLI Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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