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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Roy B Rhee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RHEE, ROY B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3664

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

RHEE, ROY B works in tech center 3600 and art unit 3661. The record includes 165 resolved cases, a 70.3% allowance rate, and a median of 1130 days to allowance. The interview lift is 21.7%, indicating a substantial positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

Volvo Group, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Canon Inc. are the listed companies. The listed firms are THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and BARLEY SNYDER. Counsel may benefit from using interviews to supplement written responses, particularly where technical distinctions need direct discussion. The median pendency indicates that interview use should be part of a broader, sustained prosecution plan.

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

Performance Statistics

70.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
209
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1130
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 165 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18348023 DRONE FLIGHT CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19219408 Method for Predicting a State of an Environment of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18852657 TRIP TIME MEASUREMENT DEVICE, TRAFFIC INFORMATION PROVISION SERVER, TRIP TIME MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19094827 CONTROLLER OF MOTOR CONTROL MODULE, MOTOR CONTROL METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18334804 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18943492 ADDITION OF SIGNALS TO ISO15118-20 STANDARD TO ENABLE EV TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL SPECIFICATIONS AND GRID CODE REGULATIONS Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
19219633 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19219616 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17782266 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS Final Rejection THALES
19219545 VEHICLE WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM, WHEEL CONTROLLER OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18362661 Positioning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Millimeter-Wave Beam Infrastructure Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18955175 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection J-QuAD DYNAMICS INC.
19004848 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE FATIGUE ACCUMULATION MODEL Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Roy B Rhee's allowance rate?

70.3% of resolved applications examined by Roy B Rhee were allowed (165 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Roy B Rhee?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Roy B Rhee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Roy B Rhee took 1,130 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Roy B Rhee work in?

Roy B Rhee examines applications in Art Unit 3661 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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