Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PAIK, SANG YEOP

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1741 1747 1749 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.3%
Allow Rate
-4.7% vs TC avg
1,447
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1344
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1409 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18383077 HEATER STAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19418291 SELF-REGULATING ELECTRICAL HEATING CABLE Final Rejection Thermon, Inc.
18550299 BELT WITH HEATING SECTION AND TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE, AND SEAT BELT SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
18272125 HEATING COOKING APPARATUS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17750295 TEMPERATURE TUNABLE MULTI-ZONE ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18306319 VEHICLE WHEEL WELL COMPONENT WITH HEATER Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18480059 ADJUSTING COOKING PARAMETERS BASED ON COOKWARE ATTRIBUTES Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18286004 COMPOSITE HEATING FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
18290253 HEATING STRUCTURE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION

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