Listed by the USPTO as KIM, CRAIG SANG
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3665 3741
This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases
This examiner is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3665, with 792 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 86.4%, and the median time to allowance is 1091 days. The substantial record indicates favorable allowance outcomes, but the median timeline remains long enough to affect prosecution scheduling and product-related decisions.
The interview lift is 9.9%, showing a modest positive association with allowance outcomes. Applicants may use interviews to narrow disputed issues, while relying on claim amendments and written reasoning to carry the principal burden. The leading companies are General Electric Company, Safran S.A., and Rolls-Royce plc. The leading firms are Dority & Manning, AMPACC Law Group, and CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19133523 | MONITORING OF THE PARTICLES OF A TURBINE ENGINE | Non-Final OA | Safran Aircraft Engines |
| 19108234 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INJECTING A HYDROGEN-AIR MIXTURE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE BURNER | Non-Final OA | SAFRAN |
| 18952302 | FUEL SPRAY NOZZLE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | Non-Final OA | Rolls-Royce plc |
| 19375390 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR | Non-Final OA | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha |
| 19274016 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | Non-Final OA | General Electric Company |
| 19259177 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | Non-Final OA | General Electric Company |
| 19259284 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | Non-Final OA | General Electric Company |
| 19243886 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | Non-Final OA | General Electric Company |
| 19135606 | TRIPLE-FLOW AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE | Non-Final OA | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 19134329 | TRIPLE-FLOW AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE | Non-Final OA | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 19145124 | PLANT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PLANT | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18292202 | SECUREMENT DEVICE, KIT, AND METHOD OF USING SECUREMENT DEVICE | Final Rejection | Solventum Intellectual Properties Company |
| 19470944 | AN ARC REACTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF USE | Non-Final OA | ACE VTOL PTY LTD |
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Build Your Strategy86.4% of resolved applications examined by Craig Sang Kim were allowed (792 resolved cases), compared with 64.2% across Art Unit 3665 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +9.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Craig Sang Kim took 1,091 days on average from filing to allowance.
Craig Sang Kim examines applications in Art Unit 3665 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
