Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, ROBERT H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2881

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+23.5%
Interview Lift
1080
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17862447 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRAPPED IONS HAVING A FUNCTIONAL SPACER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18795411 METHOD TO INVESTIGATE A SEMICONDUCTOR SAMPLE LAYER BY LAYER AND INVESTIGATION DEVICE TO PERFORM SUCH METHOD Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
17859894 STORAGE AND DRAINAGE MECHANISM, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND STORAGE AND DRAINAGE METHOD Final Rejection Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
17538563 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED FLUID CONDUITS Final Rejection Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

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