Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KIM, SAMUEL CHONG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3774 3775 3791

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

Samuel Chong Kim serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700, working within Art Unit 3771. He has overseen 234 resolved cases, which result in an allowance rate of 48.7 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1374. This 1374 day timeline reflects the duration of prosecution for successful applications in this art unit. The 234 resolved cases provide the data for these performance metrics in Tech Center 3700.

The interview lift for Samuel Chong Kim is 70.4 percent, indicating that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of success than the 48.7 percent baseline allowance rate. For practitioners, this 70.4 percent lift suggests that direct communication is an extremely effective strategy for resolving issues. Given the 1374 day median pendency, the 70.4 percent lift may be a valuable tool for advancing prosecution. The 48.7 percent allowance rate and the 234 resolved cases define his profile in Art Unit 3771.

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

Performance Statistics

48.7%
Allow Rate
-21.3% vs TC avg
276
Total Applications
+70.4%
Interview Lift
1374
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 234 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.2%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
36.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18759226 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING WALKING INDEX OF USER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WEARABLE DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18926862 SENSORS WITH ADHESIVE REGIONS Non-Final OA COVIDIEN LP
18563039 MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF SAME Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18820165 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERIPHERAL VISION TESTING USING PROGRESSIVELY NARROWING FIELDS OF VIEW IN VIRTUAL REALITY Non-Final OA Zenni Optical, Inc.
18842257 COMPUTERIZED DECISION SUPPORT TOOL AND MEDICAL DEVICE FOR RESPIRATORY CONDITION MONITORING AND CARE Non-Final OA Pfizer Inc.
18490842 NON-INVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation
17054385 INTRAOSSEOUS ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD TO ACCESS BONE MARROW Non-Final OA TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
18036741 METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY NON-INVASIVELY DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETER Final Rejection CNSYSTEMS MEDIZINTECHNIK AG

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