Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jonathan J Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, JONATHAN J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2114 2141 3693 3697 4100

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

This examiner is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2114, with 13 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 53.8%, and the median time to allowance is 1510 days. The small record limits predictive confidence, but the available figures indicate a moderate allowance outcome and a particularly long median prosecution timeline.

The interview lift is 30.6%, suggesting that interviews may be useful when the applicant has a defined response to the principal issues. Practitioners should treat the association as directional because the resolved-case total is limited. The leading companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The leading firms are AMPACC Law Group, Bayramoglu Law Offices, and Faegre Drinker.

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

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-6.2% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
1510
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
43.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17711316 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTI-MODAL DATA, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18620051 RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18156823 METHOD OF SOLVING COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS ADAPTED FROM A DIFFERENT SET OF INPUT PROBLEMS, AND RELATED SYSTEM AND DEVICES Non-Final OA HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17924923 RANKING FUNCTION GENERATING APPARATUS, RANKING FUNCTION GENERATING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18083591 PREDICTIVE SENSOR SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18057080 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEARNING MULTI-LABEL ENSEMBLE BASED ON MULTI-CENTER PREDICTION ACCURACY Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18496480 MAPPING DATA FOR NODES IN A FIRST TRANSFORM NETWORK TO INPUT NODES OF NEAR-MEMORY PROCESSING UNITS IMPLEMENTING A SMALLER TRANSFORM NETWORK Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18051070 AUTOMATED DECISION OPTIMIZATION FOR MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL ASSETS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17664057 PREDICTING DEVICE INSULATION CONDITION AND PROVIDING OPTIMAL DECISION MODEL Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17735666 ADJUSTING PRECISION OF NEURAL NETWORK WEIGHT PARAMETERS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18052463 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTRASTIVE GRAPHING Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jonathan J Kim's allowance rate?

53.8% of resolved applications examined by Jonathan J Kim were allowed (13 resolved cases), compared with 78.8% across Art Unit 2114 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jonathan J Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jonathan J Kim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jonathan J Kim took 1,510 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jonathan J Kim work in?

Jonathan J Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2114 in Tech Center 4100.

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