Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YOON, ERIC

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2118 2143 2144 2445 2446 2663 4100

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Eric Yoon, based in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2118, has managed 263 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 58.9 percent. This figure establishes the probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner in this technology area.

The data highlights an interview lift of 65.9 percent. This indicates that conducting an interview significantly increases the chances of allowance compared to the 58.9 percent base rate. For practitioners, this 65.9 percent lift is a metric for deciding how to respond to office actions in the 263 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance is 1177. This duration reflects the time required to navigate the examination process to a grant. The combination of the allowance rate and the interview lift makes the interview a component of prosecution strategy in Art Unit 2118.

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

Performance Statistics

58.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
289
Total Applications
+65.9%
Interview Lift
1177
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 263 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18900452 STOPWATCH AND TIMER USER INTERFACES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17906162 Configuration Method And Internet Of Things Device Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18273565 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A TARGET DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH AN OBJECT SHOWN IN A SCENE IMAGE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18406501 DETECTING PASSING VALVES Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18272386 A CONTROLLER FOR CONFIGURING A LIGHTING SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18867344 LIVE-STREAMING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18260138 OBSERVATION DEVICE AND OBSERVATION METHOD Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18766327 Intelligent User Interfaces for Playback Devices Final Rejection Sonos, Inc.
18729279 MOBILE TERMINAL, PROGRAM, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING CHARACTERISTIC DATA OF HYDRAULIC PUMP Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18337578 LOCAL VOLT/VAR CONTROLLERS WITH STABILITY GUARANTEES Final Rejection Regents of the University of Minnesota
18932342 CUSTOMIZABLE FUTURE ACTIONS IN EXTENSIBLE OBJECT MODELING Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18616384 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOSED LOOP THERMAL CONTROL WITH MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE SENSORS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18780655 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18219888 ELECTRICAL LOAD CONTROL MONITORING UNITS (LCMUs) Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18411085 PROCESS QUANTITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection Keyence Corporation
18660942 ANALYSIS AND MANUFACTURE OF CURVED FEATURES FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Final Rejection GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18007047 ATMOSPHERIC ADJUSTMENT IN AN ENCLOSURE Non-Final OA View, Inc.

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