Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, TAE JUN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2834 3741 3746 3799

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

TAE JUN KIM is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, specifically assigned to Art Unit 2834. With 753 resolved cases, this examiner has a history of patent evaluations that provides a statistical basis for predicting prosecution outcomes. Practitioners can observe the application of examination standards based on this track record in Art Unit 2834.

The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 64.0 percent, which reflects the frequency of successful outcomes for applications reaching a final resolution. The path to grant involves a median days to allowance of 1333. This duration indicates the time applications typically spend in the system before reaching an allowance. Applicants should plan their patent strategies around this 1333-day timeline to manage expectations regarding patent term and commercialization schedules.

Engaging in interviews is a tactic to consider with this examiner, as evidenced by an interview lift of 25.7 percent. While the baseline allowance rate is 64.0 percent, the additional lift suggests that verbal communication helps resolve examiner concerns. Utilizing the 25.7 percent lift through interviewing can help navigate the median pendency and influence the probability of success for applications in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
-6.0% vs TC avg
812
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1333
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 753 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18839134 FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Safran Aircraft Engines
18697839 OUTLET NOZZLE PROVIDED WITH CHEVRONS FOR AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER Final Rejection SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18577131 AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
17862806 CONNECTING ROD FOR A TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE Non-Final OA SAFRAN NACELLES
18436855 ACOUSTICALLY TREATED THRUST REVERSER BULLNOSE FAIRING AND TORQUE BOX Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18732861 CONTROL DEVICE, MOVING OBJECT, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18807515 ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE WITH COAXIAL FUEL AND AIR FLOWS Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18654335 PARTIAL-ADMISSION TURBINE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18241818 HEATING COOKER, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND HEATING COOKING METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19187633 ROTATING DETONATION COMBUSTOR WITH DISCRETE DETONATION ANNULI Non-Final OA General Electric Company
19169490 REVERSE THRUST TURBOFAN ENGINE Final Rejection General Electric Company
18800274 VARIABLE FAN NOZZLE THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18672379 ENGINE FOR AN AIRCRAFT Final Rejection General Electric Company
18664933 Turbine Engine Having a Damper Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18615118 GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18459542 BATTERY WELDING SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING BATTERY PACK FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19228822 FUEL SPRAY NOZZLES Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18892678 FUEL SPRAY NOZZLES Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18764516 GAS TURBINE ENGINE STARTING METHOD Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18741985 GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce plc
18876358 ELECTROSPRAY THRUSTER SELF-PRESERVATION Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18279800 GAS-SHIELDED ARC WELDING METHOD, WELDED JOINT, AND WELDED JOINT PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18927563 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OPEN ROTOR AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18640938 MONITORING FUEL PHASE IN AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT FUEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18422343 INTERMEDIATE CASE FOR AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM HOUSING Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18677242 GAS TURBINE PLANT WITH AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION SYSTEM Final Rejection DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.
18616028 Micro Gas Turbine Engine and Related Methods of Manufacture Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation

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