Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Su C Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, SU C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2823 2899

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+9.8% vs TC avg
969
Total Applications
-11.4%
Interview Lift
1016
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 929 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
59.4%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18036358 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18748242 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18748530 CAPACITOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18585978 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18673101 Die and Wafer Level Processing of Laser Diodes and Other Semiconductor Devices on Non-Native Semiconductor Wafers Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18592129 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18326096 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18334657 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18325641 Electronic device and method for manufacturing the same Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18524362 SUBPIXEL DESIGNS FOR DISPLAY DEVICE WITH UNDER DISPLAY CAMERA Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18586425 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF SEPARATING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18748531 POWER MODULE Non-Final OA Delta Electronics, Inc.
18325323 TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE, LAMINATED GLASS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18423745 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18423770 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A COMPACT WORD LINE DRIVER TRANSISTOR LAYOUT Final Rejection SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18576312 MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18777523 MIM CAPACITOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18675122 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18514867 LED CHIP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
18615032 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Su C Kim's allowance rate?

77.8% of resolved applications examined by Su C Kim were allowed (929 resolved cases), compared with 72.2% across Art Unit 2811 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Su C Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is -11.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Su C Kim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Su C Kim took 1,016 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Su C Kim work in?

Su C Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2811 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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