Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HORGER, KIM S.

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

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kim S. Horger operates within Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1712. The examiner has handled 300 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 70.7 percent. This figure provides a metric for applicants seeking patent grants. The median days to allowance is 954. This timeframe indicates the prosecution process for successful applications. Practitioners should prepare for a duration matching this figure when working on cases in this art unit.

The interview lift for Horger is 20.0 percent. This percentage indicates that conducting an interview increases the probability of securing an allowance. The 20.0 percent interview lift is smaller than the overall 70.7 percent allowance rate. Across the 300 resolved cases, the median days to allowance of 954 serves as a benchmark for managing client expectations. In Art Unit 1712, the interview lift suggests that direct communication is a strategy to consider. This profile provides a baseline for success in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
342
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 300 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18982596 BONDING MATERIAL AND BONDED STRUCTURE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19041004 HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION PROTECTION FOR COMPOSITES Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18266897 COMPOSITE MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND BIOCOMPATIBLE IMPLANT Final Rejection KYOCERA CORPORATION
17923407 HYDROGEN-RESISTANT COATINGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17910306 ANTI-FOULING COATINGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18995402 WELDED JOINT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18409103 3D INTERPOSER WITH THROUGH GLASS VIAS - METHOD OF INCREASING ADHESION BETWEEN COPPER AND GLASS SURFACES AND ARTICLES THEREFROM Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18884162 ULTRA-TOUGH, HIGH-STRENGTH TRANSPARENT PROTECTIVE LAYERS ON FLEXIBLE DISPLAY GLASS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18890359 MULTI-LAYER PROTECTIVE COATING SYSTEMS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE PROVIDED THEREWITH Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18945637 GLASS FOR CHEMICAL STRENGTHENING, AND GLASS Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18876325 THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS HAVING CERAMIC COATINGS OPTIONALLY WITH METAL CARBIDE COATINGS Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18283087 ELECTRODE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
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
18859421 GLASS STACKING, PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE GLASS STACKING Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18840592 MATERIAL COMPRISING A SOLAR CONTROL COATING Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18985246 Solar Control Coating With Enhanced Solar Heat Gain Final Rejection Vitro Flat Glass LLC
18593298 Antireflective Coating for Automotive Applications Non-Final OA Vitro Flat Glass LLC
18093057 ANTIMICROBIAL FILTRATION Final Rejection The University of Toledo

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