Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HODAC, ERIC KHOI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2841 3648

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eric Khoi Hodac works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2841. He has 81 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 85.2 percent. This 85.2 percent rate indicates a high probability of success for applications assigned to him. The 81 resolved cases provide a clear indication of his examination tendencies in this art unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 13.5 percent. While the baseline allowance rate is 85.2 percent, an interview still provides a 13.5 percent boost to the likelihood of issuance. Practitioners can use this 13.5 percent lift to resolve any remaining issues in their cases. This strategy is supported by the 81 cases he has resolved.

The median time to allowance is 1113 days. This 1113 days duration is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. Despite the 85.2 percent allowance rate, the 1113 days pendency shows that the process requires a standard amount of time. The 81 resolved cases offer a reliable data set for these metrics.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+33.5% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 83 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.1%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18894656 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ULTRA WIDE BAND COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18596958 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A TRANSMITTER, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
17960548 METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANGLE INFORMATION Non-Final OA HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
18902093 Antenna, Radar, and Terminal Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18856992 RADAR SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADAR SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18676377 ENHANCED STATE SPACE REPRESENTATION (SSR) PRECISE POSITIONING ENGINE (PPE) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18755908 Object Detection Apparatus and Data Augmentation Method Thereof Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18847084 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING MEMBER, SHIELDING MATERIAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING SHEET, SENSOR, DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND/OR TRANSMITTING, AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING LIGHT AND/OR EMITTING LIGHT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18839168 Method and Apparatus for Detecting Falling Objects via a Wireless Communication Network Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19051250 Methods and Structures for Reducing Leakage from Air Waveguide Antennas Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18993117 MULTI-TARGET POSITION CLASSIFICATION WIRELESS SENSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18854253 PARTITION TRAJECTORY TARGET SENSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18765922 APPARATUS, METHOD, RADAR SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18746603 RADAR MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING FILL LEVELS AND/OR DISTANCES Final Rejection VEGA Grieshaber KG
18749826 Harmonic Radar Scanner for Electronics Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18644555 SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASURING GAS-LIQUID RATIO Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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