Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHIN, SEONG-AH A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2658 2659

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Seong-Ah A Shin is an examiner in Art Unit 2658 within Tech Center 2600, having reached a resolution on 422 cases. Her allowance rate is 78.4 percent, which suggests a favorable environment for obtaining a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 963, establishing a standard timeline for applications that successfully navigate the examination process.

The data shows a significant interview lift of 21.4 percent, indicating that direct communication with the examiner is a highly effective strategy. This lift provides a substantial boost to the 78.4 percent baseline, making interviews a key component of a successful prosecution plan. With 422 resolved cases, these metrics offer a reliable and data-driven perspective on her examination tendencies and the benefits of proactive engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

78.5%
Allow Rate
+16.5% vs TC avg
447
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
963
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 423 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19075271 METHOD OF SEPARATING SOUND SOURCE FROM AUDIO SIGNAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18799411 COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TEXT-TO-SQL GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHAT WITH PERSONALIZED RESPONSES Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18961891 SAFE AND ASSURED CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM BASED ON MULTI-AGENT LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18261449 REDUCED-LATENCY SPEECH PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18999337 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CORRECTING, BASED ON SPEECH, INPUT GENERATED USING AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18589109 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, TRAINING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, TRAINING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.
18652614 ROUTING NATURAL LANGUAGE COMMANDS TO THE APPROPRIATE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18843818 GENERATION APPARATUS, GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18830154 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
19062569 DETECTING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP) DRIFT USING FOCUSED-LANGUAGE EXPANSION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17197966 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED SPEECH AND COMMAND DETECTION Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18969213 SEMANTIC CACHING FOR DOMAIN-SPECIFIC FEW-SHOT PROMPTING Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18978479 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR SPEECH INTERACTION Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18889928 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
18749510 System and method to evaluate audio data Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18749517 System and method to generate information requests based on audio data Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18776400 TEMPLATE ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING APPLICATIONS ON AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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