Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: YU, HENRY W

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2152 2181 2182 2475

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Henry W. Yu has 575 resolved cases in Art Unit 2152 within Tech Center 2400. The allowance rate is 69.6%, which is a favorable majority. The median pendency is 1090 days, indicating a prosecution timeline of about three years. This data from 575 cases provides a solid basis for understanding the examiner's performance.

The interview lift is 28.3%, which shows a significant positive impact from conducting interviews. This 28.3% lift indicates that while the 69.6% allowance rate is already good, interviews are an effective tool for securing an allowance. For practitioners, this suggests that the examiner is open to discussion and that such discussions are likely to be productive. The 1090 days median pendency and the 28.3% lift highlight a docket where proactive communication can help increase the success rate in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
594
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
1090
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 575 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
66.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19239887 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN A STORAGE CHASSIS USING IN-BAND DATA AND OUT-OF-BAND DATA Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19170663 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING STREAM DATA Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18962516 CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) TRANSCEIVER, CAN DEVICE, CAN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CAN TRANSCEIVER Final Rejection NXP B.V.
18970070 Using Metadata Servers in a Distributed Storage System Final Rejection Pure Storage, Inc.
18765063 DISTRIBUTED RING-BASED INTERCONNECT FOR REGISTER ACCESSIBILITY IN A SYSTEM-ON-CHIP Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18912740 COMMUNICATION METHOD PERFORMED ON NETWORK-ON-CHIP Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
17888573 SERIALIZED BROADCAST COMMAND MESSAGING IN A DISTRIBUTED SYMMETRIC MULTIPROCESSING (SMP) SYSTEM Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18896431 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREFORM INTER-INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ADDRESS MODIFICATION Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
19086880 DYNAMIC CONTROL OF LINK SPEEDS IN PHY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18790156 INPUT/OUTPUT EXPANDER REGISTER ADDRESSING Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18616411 COMMUNICATION INTERFACE CHIP AND ADDRESS EXTENSION CIRCUIT THEREOF Non-Final OA Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD

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