Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Hee Soo Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, HEE SOO

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2443 2447 2457

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.9%
Allow Rate
+20.9% vs TC avg
598
Total Applications
-0.5%
Interview Lift
1083
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 563 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18677066 IMAGE FILE, GENERATION APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19274979 Distributing Certificate Bundles According To Fault Domains Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18633064 SUBSTRATE INSTANCE CERTIFICATES Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19110025 MODEL MONITORING FOR ML-BASED CSI COMPRESSION Non-Final OA Google LLC
19019733 Data Transmission Method, Apparatus, and System Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
19218589 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
17944736 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING CAPTION INFORMATION Final Rejection DISH Network L.L.C.
19100291 SERVICE ENHANCEMENT OF DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19219168 Communication Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
19177164 SYNCHRONIZATION OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT DATA Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18997054 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
19176101 ASSOCIATION IDENTIFIER ASSIGNMENT FOR PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT STATIONS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18674663 FLOW ENTROPY MANAGEMENT USING NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION SCHEME Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18050739 REAL-TIME VISUALIZATIONS OF CYBER-RISK DATA FOR ASSET-BASED HIERARCHIES Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18776513 SYNTHETIC NETWORK GENERATOR FOR COVERT NETWORK ANALYTICS Non-Final OA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
18962689 MONITORING FOR A FAULT POINT OF A SERVICE USING A STATE MAP Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18667536 GRAPHICAL USER AUTHENTICATION FOR EDGE DEVICES Non-Final OA Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
18488744 REMEDIATION OF CONTAINERIZED WORKLOADS BASED ON CONTEXT BREACH AT EDGE DEVICES Final Rejection VeloCloud Networks, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hee Soo Kim's allowance rate?

78.9% of resolved applications examined by Hee Soo Kim were allowed (563 resolved cases), compared with 71.5% across Art Unit 2443 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hee Soo Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is -0.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hee Soo Kim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hee Soo Kim took 1,083 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hee Soo Kim work in?

Hee Soo Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2443 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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