Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Hae M Hyeon, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HYEON, HAE M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1751 2831 2833 2839 2847 2859 2896

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

HYEON, HAE M works in tech center 2800 and art unit 1751. The record includes 1229 resolved cases, an 85.8% allowance rate, and a median of 680 days to allowance. The 10.1% interview lift is positive, showing that interviews can improve outcomes within a substantial record that already reflects a strong allowance result.

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., Yazaki Corporation, and Skyx Ip Holdings I LLC are the leading companies. Banner & Witcoff, LTD., Billion & Armitage - Aptiv, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP are the listed firms. Applicants can use interviews to clarify technical distinctions while relying on focused written submissions to preserve the favorable prosecution profile.

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

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
1,251
Total Applications
+10.1%
Interview Lift
680
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1229 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
31.0%
§103 Obviousness
38.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18683617 RING-SHAPED COIL SPRING OF SWITCHGEAR AND SWITCHGEAR USING SAME Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18429534 CONNECTORS WITH PIEZOCHROMIC MATERIAL FOR INDICATING INTERFACE OF CONNECTOR ENDS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc.
18731947 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18728457 CONNECTOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
18727616 CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18642129 Connector Structure, and Male Connector Final Rejection Yazaki Corporation
18631542 CRIMP TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TERMINAL-EQUIPPED WIRE Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hae M Hyeon's allowance rate?

85.8% of resolved applications examined by Hae M Hyeon were allowed (1,229 resolved cases), compared with 62.1% across Art Unit 1751 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hae M Hyeon?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hae M Hyeon take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hae M Hyeon took 680 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hae M Hyeon work in?

Hae M Hyeon examines applications in Art Unit 1751 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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