Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KONG, SZE-HON

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3661

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sze-Hon Kong is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3657. He has a record of 621 resolved cases, which provides a basis for analyzing his prosecution style. His allowance rate is 65.2 percent, indicating a moderate level of difficulty for applicants.

The interview lift is 15.0 percent, suggesting that interviews are a way to improve the chances of an allowance. This 15.0 percent lift is a factor to consider when an application faces a rejection, as it represents an increase over the 65.2 percent baseline. Practitioners should use this data to justify the time of an interview.

The median days to allowance is 1256, which is a long pendency period. This 1256-day median reflects the time investment required to reach a grant in Art Unit 3657. With 621 resolved cases, the 65.2 percent allowance rate and the 15.0 percent lift are key metrics for navigating the prosecution process in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

65.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
643
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
1256
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 621 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18739917 OPERATION DEVICE AND WORKING VEHICLE Final Rejection KUBOTA CORPORATION
19057058 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING IN-VEHICLE ACOUSTIC EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL FIELD Final Rejection HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18944675 ROBOT, BATTERY SWAP SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ROBOT Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19128061 CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
19205289 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SUBJECT VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SUBJECT VEHICLE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18591600 Vehicle Control Method, Vehicle Control Apparatus, and Vehicle Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co, Ltd.
18942951 VEHICULAR HEADLAMP CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

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