Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Yonghong Zhao, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZHAO, YONGHONG

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2472

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZHAO, YONGHONG has resolved 29 cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2472. The allowance rate is 69.0%, while the interview lift is 18.1%. The median time to allowance is 1134 days. The limited record reports allowances in a majority of resolved cases, with a smaller interview association that should be considered alongside the individual prosecution history.

The principal companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. The leading firms are IPX PLLC, ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. These names identify relevant communications applicants and counsel for practitioner reference.

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

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
76
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
1134
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
69.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18249803 HARQ PROCESS HANDLING UPON CONFIGURED GRANT DEACTIVATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18033040 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRANSMITTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORT, AND METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORT Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17974793 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18934896 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18926842 Packet Processing Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17916339 Resource Determining Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18869660 BANDWIDTH PART OPERATIONS FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION PROCEDURES OF A REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18500696 FAST DATA PATH SWITCH IN LOWER LAYER MOBILITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18447841 TIME-DIVISION DUPLEX (TDD) CARRIER AGGREGATION (CA) WITH NON-CELL DEFINING (NCD) SIGNALING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18349061 NETWORK NODE-TO-RIS BEAM REFINEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18174805 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATORS AND PRECODING MATRICES FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17960454 END-TO-END QUALITY OF SERVICE VIA A CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17925441 SMALL DATA EXCHANGE HANDLING BY A USER EQUIPMENT IN INACTIVE STATE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18582386 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DEVICE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18171207 MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION METHOD, TRAFFIC-TO-LINK MAPPING METHOD, AND DEVICE Final Rejection Nokia Technologies OY
18942510 PROCESSING METHOD FOR SENSING MEASUREMENT, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18105840 PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18583495 COORDINATED FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18858717 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Yonghong Zhao's allowance rate?

69.0% of resolved applications examined by Yonghong Zhao were allowed (29 resolved cases), compared with 78.1% across Art Unit 2472 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Yonghong Zhao?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Yonghong Zhao take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Yonghong Zhao took 1,134 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Yonghong Zhao work in?

Yonghong Zhao examines applications in Art Unit 2472 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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