Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1764 3725 4100

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bobby Yeonjin Kim is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, specifically Art Unit 1764, with 410 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 76.6 percent. This rate is associated with a median pendency of 1007 days from filing to allowance for applications assigned to this examiner.

Conducting interviews with this examiner results in an interview lift of 21.2 percent. This 21.2 percent lift is a specific measure of the change in allowance probability following an interview. Applicants can evaluate this lift against the 76.6 percent base rate when deciding whether to request a formal interview during the 1007-day median pendency period.

The 410 resolved cases provide the foundation for these metrics in Art Unit 1764. The 76.6 percent allowance rate and the 21.2 percent interview lift are the primary data points for prosecution. Practitioners can use these figures to manage timelines and expectations throughout the 1007-day median pendency in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
427
Total Applications
+21.2%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 410 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
28.4%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
30.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18853478 ROLLING MILL, COLD ROLLING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18575473 STEEL PIPE OUT-OF-ROUNDNESS PREDICTION METHOD, STEEL PIPE OUT-OF-ROUNDNESS CONTROL METHOD, STEEL PIPE MANUFACTURING METHOD, STEEL PIPE OUT-OF-ROUNDNESS PREDICTION MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND STEEL PIPE OUT-OF-ROUNDNESS PREDICTION DEVICE Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18661363 BEARING BLOCK ASSEMBLY FOR CALENDER ROLLERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18807255 CONNECTOR CRIMPING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18276429 PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA HOMAG GmbH
18607937 REDUCED VIBRATION MOBILE MATERIAL PROCESSING PLANT Final Rejection Terex USA, LLC

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