Examiner Matthew D Kim

Examiner Matthew D Kim appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 63.0%, they average 2.03 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §103.

Difficulty vs AU Very Easy

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC Very Easy

Difficulty vs USPTO About Average

Average OA / Grant 2.03

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 9 years (2018-2026)
Phone: (571) 272-3527
Predicted Supervisor: Joseph Ustaris
Supervisor Phone: (571) 272-7383
Tech Center: 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security
Group: 2480 - Recording and Compression

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 300
Granted Applications: 189
Non-Granted Applications: 111
Avg OA / Grant: 2.03
Last OA Observed: March 2026 (2 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2483
Work Groups Seen: 2480 - Recording and Compression

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	63.0%	2.03
Art Unit	20	58.2%	2.29
Group	169	62.9%	2.01
Tech Center	1,727	60.4%	2.14
USPTO	16,116	54.8%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
No observed data before 2018; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset.
2018	5	2	40.0%
2019	31	14	45.2%
2020	33	17	51.5%
2021	34	21	61.8%
2022	47	38	80.9%
2023	40	33	82.5%
2024	44	39	88.6%
2025	53	25	47.2%
2026	13	0	0.0%

189 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	299	0.0%	1.7%	85.6%	4.7%
2	154	0.0%	1.3%	97.4%	0.0%
3	74	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
4	48	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
5	20	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
6	13	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
7	7	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
8	3	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
9	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
10	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%