Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kenny Kim Bui, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BUI, KENNY KIM

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2182

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

BUI, KENNY KIM is assigned to technology center 2100 and art unit 2182. The record contains 25 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 60.0%, and a median of 1529 days to allowance. Interviews show a 44.9% lift in allowance outcomes. The limited resolved-case volume makes the profile less conclusive than a larger record, but the interview figure supports considering examiner interviews when developing a prosecution plan.

Amazon Technologies Inc., Intel Corporation, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation appear among the listed companies. The listed firms are Akona IP PC - Intel, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and JCIPRNET. Applicants should allow for the reported pendency interval and evaluate whether interview preparation, focused amendments, or other early engagement is appropriate for matters assigned to this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
+5.0% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
+44.9%
Interview Lift
1529
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
36.6%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18297038 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
17934145 COMPUTE ENGINE WITH TRANSPOSE CIRCUITRY Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
17929749 NEURAL NETWORK FACILITATING FIXED-POINT EMULATION OF FLOATING-POINT COMPUTATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17990355 FINAL EXPONENTIATION COMPUTATION DEVICE, PAIRING COMPUTATION DEVICE, CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING DEVICE, FINAL EXPONENTIATION COMPUTATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17489998 GENERIC IMAGE RESIZER USING MATRIX MULTIPLIER ACCELERATOR Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17704674 REDUCED LOGIC CONVERSION OF BINARY INTEGERS TO BINARY CODED DECIMALS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17720935 COMPUTE-IN MEMORY (CIM) DEVICE AND COMPUTING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18072463 MULTIPLICATION BY A RATIONAL IN HARDWARE WITH SELECTABLE ROUNDING MODE Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kenny Kim Bui's allowance rate?

60.0% of resolved applications examined by Kenny Kim Bui were allowed (25 resolved cases), compared with 71.9% across Art Unit 2182 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kenny Kim Bui?

This examiner's interview lift is +44.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kenny Kim Bui take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kenny Kim Bui took 1,529 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kenny Kim Bui work in?

Kenny Kim Bui examines applications in Art Unit 2182 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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