Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, HARRISON CHAN YOUNG

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2125 2145

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Harrison Chan Young Kim operates in Art Unit 2125 of Tech Center 2100, where he has 16 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 56.3 percent. The median time to allowance is 1438 days, which represents the duration of the prosecution process for successful applications in this unit.

The data shows an interview lift of 37.5 percent. This 37.5 percent lift is a notable increase over the 56.3 percent base allowance rate, indicating that interviews are an effective tool for success. Practitioners should prioritize direct communication to address rejections and manage the 1438-day median pendency in Tech Center 2100.

With 16 resolved cases, the examiner's tendencies are beginning to emerge in Art Unit 2125. The 56.3 percent allowance rate and the 37.5 percent interview lift provide a clear roadmap for applicants. Direct engagement appears to be an effective way to navigate the 1438-day timeline and secure a patent under this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

56.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
43
Total Applications
+37.5%
Interview Lift
1438
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

37.9%
§101 Eligibility
4.7%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17980541 HYBRID-SPARSE NPU WITH FINE-GRAINED STRUCTURED SPARSITY Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18063855 LEARNING METHOD, DETERMINING METHOD, LEARNING APPARATUS, DETERMINING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18021089 LEARNING APPARATUS, TRAINED MODEL GENERATION METHOD, CLASSIFICATION APPARATUS, CLASSIFICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18112341 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR COMPUTING DATA CONTRACTION AND SIMILARITY FROM HETEROGENEOUS DATA DESCRIPTORS Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
17793666 MULTIPLE-TASK NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18093342 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, MACHINE TRAINING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJITSU LIMITED
17738268 TRAINING A NEURAL NETWORK TO ACHIEVE AVERAGE CALIBRATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18611538 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO EVALUATE MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR DETERMINISTIC RELATIONS Non-Final OA SAP SE
18193982 REALISTIC, CONTROLLABLE AGENT SIMULATION USING GUIDED TRAJECTORIES AND DIFFUSION MODELS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17715835 Secure Artificial Neural Network Models in Outsourcing Deep Learning Computation Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17960051 COMPOSITIONAL GENERALIZATION FOR REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Final Rejection DeepMind Technologies Limited

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