Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Edwin G Kang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KANG, EDWIN G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3741

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

KANG, EDWIN G is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3741. The profile covers 340 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 64.1% and a median of 1161 days to allowance. Interviews correspond to a 66.6% lift in the recorded allowance rate. This is a pronounced positive association within the available prosecution record and makes interview strategy particularly relevant.

RTX Corporation, General Electric Company, and Safran S.A. are the listed companies. The listed firms are Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney, Getz Balich LLC, and Bochner PLLC. The case volume provides a useful base for reviewing recurring examination responses. Counsel may use interviews to address substantive issues while accounting for the recorded duration in aerospace-related prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
402
Total Applications
+66.6%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 340 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19133021 IMPROVED HYBRID TURBOPROP ENGINE FOR AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
18239385 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18279866 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19360633 DIFFUSER WITH PASSLETS Final Rejection General Electric Company
18748534 GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18628126 GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLEED SYSTEMS INCLUDING BLEED DISCHARGE EXHAUST DEVICES Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18515936 PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH A CONTROL SYSTEM TO DETERMINE HEALTH INFORMATION Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18450633 COMBUSTOR MIXING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18141586 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING ENGINE NOISE Final Rejection The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
19144183 TUBULAR BODY FOR COMBUSTOR, COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19111090 GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION CYLINDER, GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18965600 SUPPLEMENTAL THRUST SYSTEM WITH ROTATING DETONATION COMBUSTOR Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18647646 SIEVE RDE INJECTOR WITH VARIABLE PRESSURE DROP CAPABILITY Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18389208 COOLING NOZZLE VANES OF A TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18496615 ADDITIVE CLOCKED FUEL INJECTOR BOLT Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
16844683 COOLING SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18399849 COMBUSTOR WITH ADJUSTABLE AIR FLOW FOR AXIAL FUEL STAGE INJECTOR AND HEAD END FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection GE Infrastructure Technology LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Edwin G Kang's allowance rate?

64.1% of resolved applications examined by Edwin G Kang were allowed (340 resolved cases), compared with 62.4% across Art Unit 3741 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Edwin G Kang?

This examiner's interview lift is +66.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Edwin G Kang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Edwin G Kang took 1,161 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Edwin G Kang work in?

Edwin G Kang examines applications in Art Unit 3741 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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