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Listed by the USPTO as KIM, AHSHIK
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2876 3711 3784
This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases
Ahshik Kim is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2876. He has 1256 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 87.8 percent. The median days to allowance is 753. An interview lift of 10.6 percent indicates that direct communication remains a valuable tactic even with a high baseline allowance rate of 87.8 percent.
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corporation, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, and Mercedes-Benz Group AG are the top companies. Leading firms include ALSTON & BIRD LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. These firms operate in a docket where the 753 median days to allowance and 87.8 percent allowance rate indicate a highly efficient path to patent issuance.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18290991 | POWER TOOL INCLUDING A LOW QUIESCENT CURRENT DC LINK BUS DISCHARGE CIRCUIT | Non-Final OA | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 18897528 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DIGITAL EMERGENCY CARD | Non-Final OA | ZF Friedrichshafen AG |
| 18530579 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING METHOD, EV CHARGER, AND EV | Non-Final OA | Mercedes-Benz Group AG |
| 19193688 | Non-Grip Pickleball Paddles | Non-Final OA | Ofinno, LLC |
| 18360145 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE STATE OF CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND STATE OF CHARGE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Final Rejection | Kia Corporation |
| 18688624 | BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM, BATTERY MONITORING DEVICE, AND BATTERY MONITORING METHOD | Non-Final OA | DENSO CORPORATION |
| 18480340 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONVERTER WITH A CONFIGURABLE SWITCHING ELEMENT | Non-Final OA | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
| 18516694 | VEHICLE, AND ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS AND CHARGING METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | BYD COMPANY LIMITED |
| 18591551 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TEMPERATURE REDUCTION FOR WIRELESS CHARGING AND INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. |
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Build Your Strategy87.8% of resolved applications examined by Ahshik Kim were allowed (1,256 resolved cases), compared with 77.7% across Art Unit 2876 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +10.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Ahshik Kim took 753 days on average from filing to allowance.
Ahshik Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2876 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).