Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YOON, TAE H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1692 1724 1738 1759 1762 1763 1764 1788 1796 3752

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tae H. Yoon is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, Art Unit 1692. He has a high volume of 1473 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 66.5 percent. The median time to allowance is 1058 days. The 66.5 percent allowance rate indicates a consistent and relatively high probability of success for applicants.

The interview lift is 24.7 percent. This indicates that interviews are a productive tool for applicants, providing a significant increase over the 66.5 percent baseline. With a median pendency of 1058 days, the interview lift suggests that verbal communication can help resolve issues and improve the likelihood of a grant. Practitioners should consider the 24.7 percent lift when planning their prosecution strategy. With 1473 resolved cases, the examiner has a very well-established track record. The 1058-day timeline can be navigated more effectively through direct engagement. Overall, the data points to a collaborative examination environment where interviews provide a clear advantage.

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

Performance Statistics

66.5%
Allow Rate
-3.5% vs TC avg
1,499
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1473 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19632518 BINDER COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection NILO LIMITED
18691484 POLYSILOXANE FORMULATION Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18710371 METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYETHER NITRILE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18283574 Curable Composition Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18694900 HEAT-CURABLE RESIN, COMPOSITION, UNCURED MOLDED OBJECT, PARTLY CURED MOLDED OBJECT, CURED MOLDED OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT-CURABLE RESIN Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18711621 POLYESTER RESIN AND ARTICLES PREPARED THEREFROM Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18699736 AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE RESIN, POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18560404 POLYPHENYLENE ETHER, PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME, THERMOSETTING COMPOSITION, PREPREG, AND LAMINATE Final Rejection ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18294745 CHEMICAL-RECYCLED PET FIBER, RUBBER-FIBER COMPOSITE, CONVEYOR BELT, HOSE AND TIRE Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18692089 Biodegradable and Renewable Superabsorbent Material Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18692052 Microporous Superabsorbent Material with Enhanced Surface Area Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18416131 BIODEGRADABLE FILMS COMPRISING POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES Non-Final OA TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
18482688 POLYMERIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA MicroVention, Inc.
18556383 TEREPHTHALATE AND BENZOATE BASED ESTERS AND EPOXIDIZED OIL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18414191 BIOMASS EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME AND OLIGOMER Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18527907 ADDITIVE COMPOSITIONS AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Milliken & Company
18294340 Polyimide Resin, Resin Composition Comprising Polyimide Resin and Cured Product Thereof Non-Final OA Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
18285110 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLES Non-Final OA SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18480100 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Universal Display corporation
18287258 Soft ocular lens and method for manufacturing same Final Rejection SEED CO., LTD.

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