Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RHIM, WOO CHUL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2669 2676

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+18.0% vs TC avg
168
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1066
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 140 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18736088 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18233611 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING DEPTH MAP AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18282589 METHOD FOR TRAINING DEFECTIVE-SPOT DETECTION MODEL, METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTIVE-SPOT, AND METHOD FOR RESTORING DEFECTIVE-SPOT Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18591631 Data Processing Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18614619 IMAGE COMPRESSION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18041937 A Cargo Tracking System for Tracking a Cargo, as Well as a Corresponding Method Final Rejection Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18690076 INSPECTION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, INSPECTION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND INSPECTION ASSISTANCE COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18567744 Method for Operating a Gated Camera, Control Device for Carrying Out Such a Method, Viewing Range Measurement Device Having Such a Control Device, and Motor Vehicle Having Such a Viewing Range Measurement Device Final Rejection Daimler Truck AG
18320265 OBJECT SEGMENTATION USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18441589 CATEGORY AND JOINT AGNOSTIC RECONSTRUCTION OF ARTICULATED OBJECTS Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
17882208 HIERARCHICAL SAMPLING FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18546811 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF BOUNDARY REFINEMENT FOR INSTANCE SEGMENTATION Final Rejection TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
18427449 UNMIXING IMAGE DATA Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
18545916 METHOD FOR ANNOTATING TRACKS OF INDIVIDUALS IN A SEQUENCE OF IMAGES Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18670853 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING USER MOTION Non-Final OA MOAIS, INC.
18665981 CHARACTER STRING READING METHOD, CHARACTER STRING READING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17841200 Electronic Monitoring System with Intuitive Activity Zone Definition Non-Final OA Arlo Technologies, Inc.
18200909 Device to Capture High Resolution Images of the Wheel Tread on a Moving Train Final Rejection DUOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC
18242749 IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE DETECTION METHOD FOR OBJECTS Non-Final OA KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
18167862 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS AND/OR OWNERS Final Rejection Whammy, Inc.

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