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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kweku William Halm, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HALM, KWEKU WILLIAM

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2161 2166

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

HALM, KWEKU WILLIAM is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2100 and art unit 2161. The profile records 264 resolved cases, a 79.2% allowance rate, and a median of 925 days to allowance. The 12.4% interview lift indicates a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The leading companies are The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc., Snowflake Inc., and SAP SE. The leading firms are FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, DUANE MORRIS LLP - San Diego, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP. These recurring participants offer context for examiner-specific preparation.

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

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+24.2% vs TC avg
306
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
925
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 264 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
62.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19065789 CRAWL ALGORITHM Final Rejection Google LLC
19342326 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER MODELING AND VISUALIZING ENTITY ATTRIBUTES Non-Final OA The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
19226591 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER MODELING AND VISUALIZING ENTITY ATTRIBUTES Final Rejection The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
18933214 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING AND OPTIMIZING SECURITY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
18365430 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING AND OPTIMIZING SECURITY SYSTEMS Final Rejection The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
18649458 GENERATING AND USING A SEMANTIC INDEX Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18176286 STREAMING AGGREGATION QUERIES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17817804 DIRECT ACCESS METHOD OF BYPASSING PARTITION OVERHEAD IN MASSIVELY PARALLEL PROCESSING (MPP) ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18852168 RETRIEVAL, MODEL-DRIVEN, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED SEARCH Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18757686 METHOD FOR DATABASE MIGRATION Non-Final OA Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kweku William Halm's allowance rate?

79.2% of resolved applications examined by Kweku William Halm were allowed (264 resolved cases), compared with 72.5% across Art Unit 2161 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kweku William Halm?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kweku William Halm take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kweku William Halm took 925 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kweku William Halm work in?

Kweku William Halm examines applications in Art Unit 2161 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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