Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, EUNHEE

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

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Eunhee Kim is assigned to Art Unit 2123 in Tech Center 4100, where she has 749 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 77.4 percent. The median time to allowance for these cases is 1234 days, which serves as a benchmark for the prosecution timeline under this examiner.

The interview lift for this examiner is 12.0 percent. This 12.0 percent lift indicates that direct communication provides an increase in the probability of allowance over the 77.4 percent base rate. Practitioners should factor this lift into their strategy when managing the 1234-day median pendency in Art Unit 2123.

With 749 resolved cases, the examiner's metrics are well-defined within Tech Center 4100. The 77.4 percent allowance rate is a primary indicator of success, while the 12.0 percent interview lift offers an additional avenue for resolution. These figures help set expectations for the 1234-day median pendency period.

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

Performance Statistics

77.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
779
Total Applications
+12.0%
Interview Lift
1234
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 749 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
37.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§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
17888301 DESIGN SUPPORT APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND DESIGN SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
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.
18317477 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT THRUST RATING MODEL PROCESSING Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
17943910 Systems, Methods, and Apparatus For Synchronizing Digital Twins Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
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
17628638 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SIMULATING A FILLING PROCESS OF A MOLD CAVITY Non-Final OA BASF SE
18340925 STORAGE MEDIUM, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
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
17719022 GENERATING A RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE FORECAST Final Rejection CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
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
18417786 VIRTUAL TESTING OF AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18112481 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR UPDATING DIGITAL TWINS Final Rejection Accenture Global Solutions Limited
17648036 METHOD FOR ASSIGNING A LANE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND OTHER ACTORS NEAR AN INTERSECTION Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17534838 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TWO-STAGE DETECTION OF FURNACE FLOODING OR OTHER CONDITIONS Final Rejection Honeywell International, Inc.
17506888 MODULARIZED DIGITAL TWIN CREATION FOR PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18141251 ADJUSTMENTS TO SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DESIGNS USING PASSIVE TRANSMISSION LINE MODELING Non-Final OA Synopsys, Inc.
17982472 PLASMA HYPERMODEL INTEGRATED WITH FEATURE-SCALE PROFILE MODEL FOR ACCELERATED ETCH PROCESS DEVELOPMENT Final Rejection KLA CORPORATION
17966449 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICRO-OBJECT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION CONTROL WITH THE AID OF A DIGITAL COMPUTER Non-Final OA Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC

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