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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Bonita Khlok, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KHLOK, BONITA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1725 1755 3761

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

KHLOK, BONITA is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 1725. The profile records 215 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 48.8%, and a median of 1477 days to allowance. Interview lift is 47.2%, showing a higher allowance outcome for interview-associated cases than for the corresponding non-interview cases.

The listed companies are Nicoventures Trading Limited, Kobe Steel Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc. The leading firms are MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - BAT, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC). The allowance history indicates that applications in the record often did not reach allowance quickly. The interview result supports deliberate examiner engagement, while the median timing calls for careful planning of prosecution resources and client expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

48.8%
Allow Rate
-21.2% vs TC avg
260
Total Applications
+47.2%
Interview Lift
1477
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 215 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
52.7%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18262977 HEATER ELEMENT Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17933835 CARTRIDGE FOR USE WITH APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17626722 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17915065 INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
16417425 WELDING POWER SUPPLIES AND USER INTERFACES FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLIES Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18856438 CENTRIFUGAL CHAMBER WITH CAPSULE POSITIONING GUIDE Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
17678863 MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING AN AVAILABLE HEATING POWER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
17947345 POWER CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18168133 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITH CARBON NANOTUBE HEATERS Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18253839 WELD JOINT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
17441889 Ni-BASED ALLOY FLUX-CORED WIRE Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
18651833 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
17887956 METHOD FOR JOINING AN ALUMINUM COMPONENT TO A STEEL COMPONENT USING A WELDED RIVET Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17993418 GAS COOKTOP WITH GRIDDLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING REMOVABLE TEMPERATURE PROBE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18563416 VAPORIZER FOR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18490415 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
17324848 PASSIVE AND ACTIVE CALIBRATION METHODS FOR A RESISTIVE HEATER Final Rejection Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bonita Khlok's allowance rate?

48.8% of resolved applications examined by Bonita Khlok were allowed (215 resolved cases), compared with 65.5% across Art Unit 1725 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bonita Khlok?

This examiner's interview lift is +47.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bonita Khlok take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bonita Khlok took 1,477 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bonita Khlok work in?

Bonita Khlok examines applications in Art Unit 1725 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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