Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AHN, HYANG

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hyang Ahn is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, specifically in Art Unit 3661. The examiner has 16 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 87.5 percent. This suggests that the examiner is often receptive to the arguments and amendments presented by applicants in this art unit.

The interview lift is 25.0 percent. This lift is an increase, indicating that interviews are a tool for reaching an allowance. Practitioners should utilize interviews to resolve outstanding issues, as the 25.0 percent lift suggests success following such interactions in Art Unit 3661.

The median days to allowance is 790. This is a pace for the patent prosecution process. With 16 resolved cases, the examiner's profile shows a trend toward the 87.5 percent allowance rate and the 790 day median. Practitioners in Tech Center 3600 can use these figures to inform their clients' expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+35.5% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
790
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
63.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18490820 VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE, VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18662463 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TAIL SPECIFIC FUEL EFFICIENCY ADVISORIES USING ACARS Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18411796 VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18830792 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AVDS (AUTOMATED VALET DRIVING SYSTEM) ACCESS OF VEHICLE BY GLOBAL AVDS SERVER Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18636604 Method and Apparatus for Operating a Vehicle on the Basis of One or More Key Devices Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18367400 PREPARING DATA FOR HIGH-PRECISION ABSOLUTE LOCALIZATION OF A MOVING OBJECT ALONG A TRAJECTORY Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18882381 VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19002785 DRONE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection Wistron Corporation

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