Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, SUN JONG

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2469

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sun Jong Kim, in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2469, has 292 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 80.1, and the median days to allowance is 988. These metrics indicate the environment and the timeline for the tech center. The 988-day median pendency is a benchmark for practitioners to use when forecasting the duration of the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 34.7, showing that direct engagement is effective at securing an allowance. This lift provides a boost to the 80.1 baseline, suggesting that verbal advocacy is a strategic choice. For the 292 resolved cases, the data indicates that interviews are a tool for resolving outstanding issues. By utilizing the 34.7 lift, applicants can improve their chances of success and navigate the 988-day median path more efficiently. The combination of the allowance rate and the interview lift defines the experience.

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

Performance Statistics

80.1%
Allow Rate
+22.1% vs TC avg
325
Total Applications
+34.7%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 292 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.2%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18861557 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING MEASUREMENT PREDICTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18838173 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY TRANSMITTING SUBCHANNEL BASED ON TARGET WAKE TIME IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18721025 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING UPLINK TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18575215 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PUCCH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18654350 Systems and Methods for Multi-PUSCH Configured Grant Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19179400 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18632839 SIDELINK COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18437632 DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18840997 TERMINAL DEVICES AND BASE STATION DEVICES Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18606964 FULL-DUPLEX COLLISION HANDLING AND BEAM PAIRING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18273471 TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLICIT PATHLOSS REFERENCE SIGNALING IN TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATORS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18265886 MESSAGE TRANSMISSION VIA NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18020413 ENABLEMENT RELATION RULE FOR BEAM INDICATION SCHEMES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17914848 Control of Reliability Target based Transmissions on LBT Carriers Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18857101 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18282946 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
17759960 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18849708 METHODS AND APPARATUSES RELATING TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18431598 SIDELINK POSITIONING ENHANCEMENTS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18708361 CSI AND SRS UPDATE UPON TCI ACTIVATION Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18882706 METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE AMONG MULTIPLE RADIO FREQUENCY GROUPS AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL CIRCUIT Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18930420 SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18395517 TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18137381 BEAM REPORTING METHOD, BEAM INFORMATION DETERMINING METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18786344 Adaptive Channel Aging Detection to Determine Channel Sounding Intervals Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18664347 Two-way time synchronization protocol on network device Final Rejection Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18858488 METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18434269 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ISOLATION OF TX-RX DUPLEXERS BY DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE Final Rejection Qorvo US, Inc.
18682115 TA-BASED SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, AND DEVICE, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
18572724 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION, METHOD FOR RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION, AND DEVICE Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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