Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sisley Nahyun Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, SISLEY NAHYUN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2196 2197

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

KIM, SISLEY NAHYUN is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2196. The profile includes 695 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 88.6%. The median time to allowance is 968 days, and interviews are associated with a 16.5% lift.

The listed companies are NVIDIA Corporation, Intel Corporation, and Dell Products L.P. The leading firms are BakerHostetler, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and Fogarty LLP. The case volume provides a substantial record for counsel assessing prosecution patterns in this assignment. The allowance timing remains relevant to portfolio scheduling, and the interview measure supports evaluating whether engagement should supplement written responses.

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

Performance Statistics

88.6%
Allow Rate
+33.6% vs TC avg
732
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
968
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 695 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
50.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18509027 MECHANISM TO MIGRATE THREADS ACROSS OPERATING SYSTEMS IN A DISTRIBUTED MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18659589 MANAGING A SERVICE OFFERED BY A FIRST CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER VIA A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT OF A SECOND CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18674452 INTERACTION EVENT RESPONSE METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18617684 Method and system for optimizing live migration of a virtual machine from a source server to a destination server Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18285212 EXITLESS GUEST TO HOST NOTIFICATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18755833 Apparatus for Controlling Vehicle and Method Thereof Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER Corp.
18336789 CAPACITY PREDICTION AND MANAGEMENT FOR VM DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18508473 MID-PROCESS RECONFIGURATION Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18779457 PROFILING AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONAL PIPELINES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18593578 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO ALLOCATE A DATA STRUCTURE Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18122594 PROMPT GENERATOR FOR USE WITH ONE OR MORE MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSES Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17991542 MANAGING COMPOSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18626260 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKAGE-TO-PACKAGE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18673042 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18121403 HARDWARE-ASSISTED MEMORY DATA PLACEMENT Non-Final OA ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
18671710 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A HOST OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) APPLICATION AND A BATTERY MANAGEMENT UNIT (BMU) THROUGH AN EMBEDDED CONTROLLER (EC) Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18419790 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ADAPTATION WORKLOAD PLACEMENT TO MINIMIZE COMPLETION TIME IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
17990514 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REMOTEBUILD STORAGE VOLUME Final Rejection STRIPE, INC.
18400934 GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICATION WORKFLOWS USING PROFILE STATE CONSISTENCY APPROACH Final Rejection Twilio Inc.
18595163 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) INTEGRATION LIBRARY Final Rejection JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sisley Nahyun Kim's allowance rate?

88.6% of resolved applications examined by Sisley Nahyun Kim were allowed (695 resolved cases), compared with 71.7% across Art Unit 2196 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sisley Nahyun Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sisley Nahyun Kim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sisley Nahyun Kim took 968 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sisley Nahyun Kim work in?

Sisley Nahyun Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2196 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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