Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Eunhee Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, EUNHEE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2123 2127 2146 2147 2187 2188 4100

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eunhee Kim serves in Art Unit 2123 within Tech Center 4100, managing 750 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 77.3 percent, and the median time to allowance is 1234 days. These figures provide the prosecution history for applications in this specific docket. The 1234 days to allowance is the median duration for cases that reach a grant. Practitioners can use the 77.3 percent allowance rate to understand the frequency of successful outcomes.

The interview lift is 12.2 percent, which represents the change in allowance probability after an interview. This 12.2 percent lift is a factor for practitioners to consider when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy. The Boeing Company, International Business Machines Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation are the leading applicants. 2SPL Patent Attorneys and Cascadia Intellectual Property are the top firms in this docket. The 750 resolved cases and 4100 Tech Center designation identify the scope of the examiner's work. The 77.3 percent allowance rate and 1234 days to allowance are the recorded metrics for Art Unit 2123.

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

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
800
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
1234
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 750 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18352352 MANAGEMENT METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR OBJECT HANDLING WORK IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18417786 VIRTUAL TESTING OF AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18224773 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17184169 SIMULATED AGENTS BASED ON DRIVING LOG DATA Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
17991859 HORIZONTAL WELL PRODUCTION METHOD WITH UNIFORM FLOW Final Rejection Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
18466602 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZED CONFORMAL PANEL INFILL GEOMETRY OF A SANDWICH PANEL Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18317477 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT THRUST RATING MODEL PROCESSING Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18033393 DEVELOPING ADAPTABLE PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR SUBJECTS IN MEDICAL FACILITIES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18340925 STORAGE MEDIUM, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18317910 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING A PARTICLE TRANSPORT AND DETERMINING HUMAN DOSE IN A RADIOTHERAPY Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
17901681 PREDICTING HYDROCARBON SHOW INDICATORS AHEAD OF DRILLING BIT Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17997386 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPARING A SIMULATION OF A PHYSICAL OBJECT WITH MEASUREMENT DATA OF THE PHYSICAL OBJECT, AND METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A FINITE ELEMENT REPRESENTATION OF MEASUREMENT DATA OF A PHYSICAL OBJECT Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e V
18463576 COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTING METHOD FOR A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18263087 METHOD FOR MODELLING TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS AND THE EVOLUTION OF A SEDIMENTARY BASIN Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
18201732 OPTIMIZING A MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A PHYSICAL PRODUCT USING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18185534 USING COMPUTER MODELS TO DESIGN OBJECTS WITH SELF-HEALING MATERIAL ZONES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18032996 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOW-CYCLE FATIGUE OF MECHANICAL COMPONENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
17534838 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TWO-STAGE DETECTION OF FURNACE FLOODING OR OTHER CONDITIONS Final Rejection Honeywell International, Inc.
17990301 DUAL MODEL SHAPE SYNTHESIS Final Rejection Autodesk, Inc.
17896735 BUILDING ELEMENT PLACEMENT USING SPACE BODIES AND GAPS Non-Final OA Trimble Inc.
17506888 MODULARIZED DIGITAL TWIN CREATION FOR PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17419689 METHOD FOR METROLOGY OPTIMIZATION FOR LITHOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
17982472 PLASMA HYPERMODEL INTEGRATED WITH FEATURE-SCALE PROFILE MODEL FOR ACCELERATED ETCH PROCESS DEVELOPMENT Final Rejection KLA CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eunhee Kim's allowance rate?

77.3% of resolved applications examined by Eunhee Kim were allowed (750 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2123 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eunhee Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eunhee Kim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eunhee Kim took 1,234 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eunhee Kim work in?

Eunhee Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2123 in Tech Center 4100.

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