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Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, SANG K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1748 3643 3654 3724 3735 3736 3745 3762

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.4%

Allow Rate

+11.4% vs TC avg

1,814

Total Applications

+10.3%

Interview Lift

868

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1780 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%

§101 Eligibility

29.0%

§102 Novelty

34.9%

§103 Obviousness

29.4%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19091664	WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE HAVING A BASE PLATE WITH ACCESS OPENING	Non-Final OA	Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
18787362	METHOD FOR WINDING A FOIL ONTO A WINDING CORE, AND COIL	Non-Final OA	Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18197159	ABLATION TOOL	Final Rejection	ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18317461	LASER WELDING JOINT AND LASER WELDING METHOD	Final Rejection	NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
18677543	COOLING FEATURES FOR A COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE	Final Rejection	RTX Corporation
18433567	ALTERNATE LUBRICATION MECHANISMS FOR VEHICLE BEARINGS LUBRICANT DISPENSER	Non-Final OA	RTX Corporation
18378232	LASER BONDING OF GLASS CERAMIC TO METAL FOIL	Non-Final OA	CORNING INCORPORATED
19087910	MEDIA LOADING DEVICES	Non-Final OA	Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
19016914	DUAL WIRE ROPE MOTOR REEL	Non-Final OA	Hubbell Incorporated
18339311	DUAL WIRE ROPE MOTOR REEL	Non-Final OA	Hubbell Incorporated
18984704	ROLL TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD	Non-Final OA	SEMES CO., LTD.

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