Examiner Hong Kim
Grant ratio: 88.0% (79th percentile in Art Unit 2138 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.89. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2021
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 21 | 71.0% | 2.15 |
| Group | 138 | 68.4% | 2.08 |
| Tech Center | 1,807 | 51.8% | 2.19 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 198 | 49.4% |
| 2 OAs | 119 | 29.7% |
| 3 OAs | 42 | 10.5% |
| 4 OAs | 23 | 5.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 19 | 4.7% |
Each application is counted once. “5+” includes all higher counts.
Grant history
Recent ratios may be lower while applications remain pending.
Yearly counts
| Year | Applications | Grants | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | 15 | 88.2% |
| 2011 | 34 | 30 | 88.2% |
| 2012 | 36 | 29 | 80.6% |
| 2013 | 36 | 33 | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 34 | 32 | 94.1% |
| 2015 | 29 | 25 | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 38 | 28 | 73.7% |
| 2017 | 45 | 38 | 84.4% |
| 2018 | 33 | 30 | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 27 | 23 | 85.2% |
| 2020 | 33 | 33 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 24 | 23 | 95.8% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 401 | 9.2% | 17.2% | 63.8% | 3.0% |
| Action 2 | 203 | 3.9% | 10.8% | 66.0% | 12.3% |
| Action 3 | 84 | 3.6% | 6.0% | 79.8% | 7.1% |
| Action 4 | 42 | 4.8% | 2.4% | 71.4% | 19.0% |
| Action 5 | 19 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 84.2% | 5.3% |
| Action 6 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
7.7%
8.1%
1.3%
1.2%
8.2%
2014: Alice
6.3%
7.0%
6.6%
7.1%
6.7%
2019: PEG
7.4%
10.5%
17.9%
Each bar is the percentage of office actions with a §101 rejection.
PTAB appeals
No PTAB decisions could be matched to this examiner.
Older and transferred applications may not have a reliable examiner match. Data through Oct. 9, 2026.