Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, KIHO

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2877 2884

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.4%

Allow Rate

+17.4% vs TC avg

1,696

Total Applications

+4.4%

Interview Lift

674

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1685 resolved cases, 2023–2026

4.0%

§101 Eligibility

22.8%

§102 Novelty

55.9%

§103 Obviousness

12.9%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18869042	IMAGING DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM	Non-Final OA	SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18484951	EXCITATION SPECTRAL MICROSCOPY FOR HIGHLY MULTIPLEXED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AND QUANTITATIVE BIOSENSING	Non-Final OA	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18959448	HEAT AND VOLATILE-ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS DETECTING SYSTEMS	Non-Final OA	Lam Research Corporation
18986584	METROLOGY BASED ON TIME RESOLVED NON-ACOUSTIC SIGNALS	Non-Final OA	Onto Innovation Inc.

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