Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PARK, YONG S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3691 3694 3695 3697

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner PARK, YONG S is assigned to Art Unit 3691 within Tech Center 3600. The data shows that the examiner has 230 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 25.7 percent. This 25.7 percent allowance rate serves as a baseline for applicants during the examination process. The 230 resolved cases provide a record of the examiner's work in Art Unit 3691. These figures establish the prosecution environment for this unit.

The median days to allowance for successful applications is 1297. An interview lift of 12.1 percent is recorded, which indicates the change in the probability of allowance following an interview. Practitioners can use this 12.1 percent lift to evaluate the impact of communication. The 1297 median days to allowance helps in planning the prosecution timeline. The metrics are derived from the examiner's professional history in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

26.0%
Allow Rate
-26.0% vs TC avg
270
Total Applications
+11.5%
Interview Lift
1294
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 231 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

45.7%
§101 Eligibility
4.8%
§102 Novelty
37.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18698749 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED BLOCKCHAIN FUNCTIONALITIES Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
19247915 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL ACCOUNT ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18938166 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPORTIONATE ALLOCATION Final Rejection WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
18815129 ENTITY AUTHENTICATION THROUGH AN INFORMATION STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19259813 OPTIMAL ROUTING OF PAYMENTS Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18201313 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18920645 GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MERGING NETWORKS OF HETEROGENEOUS DATA WHILE MAINTAINING DATA SECURITY Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18353517 RAPID SECURE WIRELESS TRANSACTION Final Rejection MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18350639 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING PARAMETERS AND TIMING OF A COMPUTER MESSAGE Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18164096 NETWORK BASED DATA EXCHANGE FOR QUALIFYING A USER AND ACTIVATING ACCESS CREDENTIALS Final Rejection MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18118945 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SECURE OPEN LOOP AUTHENTICATION ON PRIVATE LABEL CREDIT CARDS Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
17494373 SYSTEM FOR VALUE LOADING ONTO IN-VEHICLE DEVICE Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18071006 Management of an electronic wallet associated with a shared connected piece of equipment Final Rejection Orange
18111713 OPTIMIZING ALLOCATION OF TRANSACTION ALERTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18829749 DIGITAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL PAYMENT INSTRUMENT WITH USER-ENABLED TEMPORARY SPEND LIMIT Final Rejection Truist Bank
19279930 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED CLAIM PROCESSING USING HISTORICAL DATA Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
17869358 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING TASKS IN AN INVENTORY Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18240368 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18915779 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT GENERATION AND TRACKING OF RESOURCE CHECKPOINTS Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18941211 DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING SPARSIFIED MACHINE-LEARNED MODEL FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF APPEALS Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
18641792 SYSTEM AND METHODS OF SECURE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17664776 GRANTING PROVISIONAL CREDIT BASED ON A LIKELIHOOD OF APPROVAL SCORE GENERATED FROM A DISPUTE-EVALUATOR MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL Final Rejection Chime Financial, Inc.
18942821 MACHINE LEARNING BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING EQUIVALENT ENTITIES Final Rejection HIGHRADIUS CORPORATION
17832551 Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Retirement Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems Non-Final OA FMR LLC
18451487 PAYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURCHASING DIGITAL CURRENCY Non-Final OA NAVER WEBTOON LTD.
18046195 USAGE OF EMOTION RECOGNITION IN TRADE MONITORING Final Rejection Actimize LTD.
17355725 System, Method and Apparatus for Modeling Loan Transitions Final Rejection Affirm, Inc.

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