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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kim S. Horger, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HORGER, KIM S.

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1712 1717 1731 1759 1784 1795 2841 2872

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

HORGER, KIM S. is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1712. The profile records 304 resolved cases, a 70.4% allowance rate, and a median of 954 days to allowance. The 20.6% interview lift indicates a higher allowance outcome for cases involving interviews in this dataset.

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are the listed companies. The listed firms are Cushman Partners, LLC, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Davidson Kappel LLC. The statistics support evaluating interviews as part of a focused response plan, particularly where a discussion can clarify the examiner's view of the claims. The median timing also supports planning for follow-up work beyond the initial substantive response.

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

Performance Statistics

70.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
349
Total Applications
+20.6%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 304 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18982596 BONDING MATERIAL AND BONDED STRUCTURE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18266897 COMPOSITE MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND BIOCOMPATIBLE IMPLANT Final Rejection KYOCERA CORPORATION
19287878 A NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
18840592 MATERIAL COMPRISING A SOLAR CONTROL COATING Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18729759 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18852365 SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18284636 TITANIUM SUBSTRATE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS, AND SOLID POLYMER WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18998031 METAL-CERAMIC SUBSTRATE WITH CONTACT AREA Non-Final OA HERAEUS ELECTRONICS GMBH & CO. KG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kim S. Horger's allowance rate?

70.4% of resolved applications examined by Kim S. Horger were allowed (304 resolved cases), compared with 43.3% across Art Unit 1712 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kim S. Horger?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kim S. Horger take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kim S. Horger took 954 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kim S. Horger work in?

Kim S. Horger examines applications in Art Unit 1712 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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