Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, JONATHAN J

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

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jonathan J Kim is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2114, with a history of 11 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 63.6, and the median days to allowance is 1480. These figures suggest the success rate and the timeline for resolution. The 1480-day median pendency is a factor that applicants must account for when planning their strategy in this art unit.

The data highlights an interview lift of 50.0, indicating that interviews have been effective in the cases resolved so far. This lift provides an increase to the 63.6 baseline allowance rate, suggesting that verbal advocacy is a tool with this examiner. Although the sample size is 11 resolved cases, the 50.0 lift is a reason for practitioners to prioritize direct engagement. By utilizing interviews, applicants may be able to navigate the 1480-day median path more effectively and improve their chances of securing a patent.

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

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
+3.6% vs TC avg
43
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1480
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 11 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§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.
18425822 SEMI-LOCAL MODEL IMPORTANCE IN FEATURE SPACE Non-Final OA THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
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.
17797966 Generation of Optimized Hyperparameter Values for Application to Machine Learning Tasks Final Rejection Google LLC
18192721 Outlier Detection Based On Synthetic Trend Generation For Machine Learning Final Rejection PAYPAL, INC.
18083591 PREDICTIVE SENSOR SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17924923 RANKING FUNCTION GENERATING APPARATUS, RANKING FUNCTION GENERATING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
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
18491583 REMOTE ENTANGLEMENT OF SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM BITS USING DOUBLE OPTICAL HERALDING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18051070 AUTOMATED DECISION OPTIMIZATION FOR MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL ASSETS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18472973 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING UPDATE GRADIENT FOR CONTRASTIVE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18052463 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTRASTIVE GRAPHING Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.
18132748 Near Real-Time Feature Simulation for Online/Offline Point-in-Time Data Parity Final Rejection eBay Inc.
17516835 METHOD OF TRAINING MODELS IN AI AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
17977807 AUTOMATED ANOMALY DETECTION IN MULTI-STAGE PROCESSES Final Rejection MORGAN STANLEY SERVICES GROUP INC.
18504834 VISUALIZING NEURONS IN AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL Non-Final OA AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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