USPTO Examiner KIM PAUL - Art Unit 2152

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19016076MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING CONTEXT AND UNDERSTANDING OF USER INTERACTION-BASED DATAJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1310NoNo
18977455SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-HIERARCHY PHYSICAL STORAGE ARCHITECTURE FOR MANAGING PROGRAM AND OUTCOME DATADecember 2024November 2025Allow1210YesNo
18958192DATA PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMNovember 2024March 2026Allow1530NoNo
18934089DATABASE PROVISIONING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2024January 2026Allow1410YesNo
18751171Document Clause Comparison Using Transformers and Neural Vector EmbeddingsJune 2024August 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18650963INTERACTIVE PATENT VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18650948INTERACTIVE PATENT VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2024September 2025Allow1720NoNo
18636065QUERY COMPLETION BASED ON LOCATIONApril 2024December 2025Allow2020YesNo
18626528QUERY RESPONSE USING MEDIA CONSUMPTION HISTORYApril 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18608821DETERMINING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SOUND RECORDINGS AND COMPOSITIONSMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910YesNo
18586226Dropsite for Shared ContentFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18543070AUTOMATICALLY EVOLVING TENANT MODEL SCHEMA IN DATA LAKE IN RESPONSE TO SOURCE SYSTEM CHANGESDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18524766SEARCH REQUEST PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023June 2025Allow1940YesNo
18509617GHOSTING FOR MULTIMODAL DIALOGSNovember 2023August 2025Allow2120YesNo
18495639SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-HIERARCHY PHYSICAL STORAGE ARCHITECTURE FOR MANAGING PROGRAM AND OUTCOME DATAOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18381999SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A GRAPH DATABASEOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810YesNo
18376735MEDIA CONSUMPTION HISTORYOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010YesNo
18371208WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION OPTIMIZERSeptember 2023July 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18470980DATA PROCESSING METHOD, SERVER, AND SYSTEMSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2330NoNo
18458412SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING STORAGE SPACE IN A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2023October 2024Allow1420YesNo
18458001FEATURE SPACE MANAGEMENTAugust 2023November 2025Allow2710NoNo
18233181DETERMINING 3D MODELS CORRESPONDING TO AN IMAGEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1920YesNo
18350551SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT DISTRIBUTIONJuly 2023September 2024Allow1520YesNo
18270641SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCOVERING HIT SONGS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND POPULARIZING THOSE SONGS IN LISTENERS’ NATIVE LANGUAGE MUSIC MARKETSJune 2023August 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18344424DATA COMPARATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18344548WEB BROWSER SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEJune 2023April 2025Allow2130YesNo
18213440DIRECTORY TREE DELETE AS A SUPPORTED FILE SYSTEM OPERATIONJune 2023August 2025Allow2610YesNo
18209964METHOD FOR DATABASE-DATABASE INTEGRATIONJune 2023November 2024Allow1720YesNo
18201733GENERATION OF VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF FACILITY COMPONENTSMay 2023April 2025Allow2340YesNo
18195773DATA LOADING AND MANAGEMENTMay 2023February 2025Allow2110YesNo
18140873METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A RESPONSE TO A NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERYApril 2023June 2025Allow2640YesNo
18305645TICKETING INTERFACE BETWEEN A DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TICKETING SYSTEMSApril 2023August 2025Allow2850YesNo
18129728COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMING CONTENT FOR A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMMarch 2023July 2025Allow2840YesNo
18191450DATA CLASSIFICATION USING DYNAMICALLY FILTERED FORMATSMarch 2023August 2025Allow2830YesNo
18188667THEME BASED FONT SEARCHMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920YesNo
18174074AUTOMATING IMPLEMENTATION OF TAXONOMIESFebruary 2023July 2024Abandon1730YesNo
18162598SYSTEM MODIFICATION OF A SEARCH-RELATED STATEMENT IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18157414METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY PRESERVING DATA GENERATED DURING APPLICATION ACCESSJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18157470METHOD OF PROCESSING AN OBSERVATION INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2520NoNo
18062795IDENTIFYING UNSEEN CONTENT OF INTERESTDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010YesNo
18075192SIMILARITY MAPPING OF POST CONTENT IN HYPERSPACEDecember 2022September 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17997721METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING DATA VISUALIZATIONS VIA LIMITED BANDWIDTH COMMUNICATION CHANNELSNovember 2022May 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18051276OBSERVABILITY LOOPOctober 2022August 2024Allow2150NoNo
17976923SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORD IDENTIFICATIONOctober 2022August 2024Allow2120YesNo
17975251VIDEO ANALYSIS FOR EFFICIENT SORTING OF EVENT DATAOctober 2022June 2024Allow2020YesNo
18050386DATABASE METADATA UPDATE VALIDATIONOctober 2022June 2025Allow3120YesNo
18049722EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM UNSTRUCTURED SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL AUDIT REPORTS USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND COMPUTER VISIONOctober 2022April 2025Allow3030YesNo
17969271METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR AN APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE-BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2022November 2024Allow2540YesNo
17969264Query Generation and Processing SystemOctober 2022July 2024Allow2120NoNo
17996327STORING AND PROCESSING LONGITUDINAL DATA SETSOctober 2022October 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17959319Dynamic recorder for demonstrations of web-based software applicationsOctober 2022February 2025Allow2940YesNo
17955125FILE IMMUTABILITY USING A DEDUPLICATION FILE SYSTEM IN A PUBLIC CLOUD USING NEW FILESYSTEM REDIRECTIONSeptember 2022May 2024Allow1920NoNo
17949575CACHING OF TEXT ANALYTICS BASED ON TOPIC DEMAND AND MEMORY CONSTRAINTSSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2920YesNo
17933444AUTHENTICATION OF DATA ENTRIES STORED ACROSS INDEPENDENT LEDGERS OF A SHARED PERMISSIONED DATABASESeptember 2022January 2025Allow3720YesNo
17897008METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCEAugust 2022December 2023Allow1620NoNo
17891465METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING WORKS AND SERVERAugust 2022December 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17883955Mapping Natural Language To Queries Using A Query GrammarAugust 2022November 2024Allow2820YesYes
17870382Systems And Methods For Generating Stories For Live Events Using A Scalable PipelineJuly 2022May 2024Allow2230YesNo
17860768METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING MEDIA CONTENT TO DOWNLOADJuly 2022December 2023Allow1720YesNo
17854771SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSET IDENTIFICATION STRING ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTIONJune 2022January 2024Allow1910YesNo
17831240Techniques For In Memory Key Range SearchesJune 2022November 2024Allow3020YesNo
17750767METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022November 2023Abandon1810NoNo
17741079DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE DEVICEMay 2022February 2024Allow2110NoNo
17740160DATABASE PROVISIONING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2022July 2024Allow2720YesNo
17769519METHODS FOR STORING, ACCESSING AND RENDERING MULTIMEDIA FILE AND ITS METADATAApril 2022September 2025Allow4140NoNo
17707820LOCALIZED DATA RETRIEVAL OF REMOTE DATAMarch 2022August 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17698613REMOTE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF ASSETS FROM A PORTFOLIO OF ASSETS BASED ON AN ASSET MODELMarch 2022April 2024Allow2530NoNo
17690189QUERY COMPLETION BASED ON LOCATIONMarch 2022August 2023Allow1820YesNo
17677989SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DIVIDING AND COMPRESSING DATAFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3850YesNo
17666548SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR HIERARCHICAL AGGREGATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL STORAGEFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3830YesNo
17590259SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT SEARCH BY EMBEDDING VISUAL REPRESENTATION INTO TEXT SEQUENCESFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17588316SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE BASED ON A CUSTOMER JOURNEY GRAPHJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3830YesNo
17619432SLIDE STORAGE METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2021January 2024Allow2520YesNo
17538346METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EXTENDING AN ACTION VECTORNovember 2021October 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17532686VIDEO PROCESSING OPTIMIZATION AND CONTENT SEARCHINGNovember 2021January 2024Allow2620YesNo
17476863SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIATING DATA RECORD CREATION AT A THIRD PARTY SERVERSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17460449BLOCKCHAIN-BASED RECORDING AND QUERYING OPERATIONSAugust 2021September 2023Allow2510YesNo
17383642DATA PAIR GENERATING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2021April 2023Allow2110NoNo
17376871REMOTE DATA GATEWAY FOR USE WITH A DATA ANALYTICS WAREHOUSEJuly 2021October 2023Allow2720NoNo
17420033METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING INTELLIGENT INFORMATION FROM ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2021February 2024Allow3230YesNo
17343529SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT DISTRIBUTIONJune 2021April 2023Allow2210YesNo
17342161SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RICH MEDIA ANNOTATIONJune 2021November 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17338245Dropsite for Shared ContentJune 2021January 2024Allow3210YesNo
17329058Identity Mapping For Cloud MigrationsMay 2021January 2023Allow2010YesNo
17315418STRUCTURING OF UNSTRUCTURED WEB POSTINGMay 2021October 2024Allow4250NoNo
17226791INTERACTIVE PATENT VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2021February 2024Allow3440NoNo
17223774GRAPH-BASED EVENT SCHEMA INDUCTION FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVALApril 2021November 2022Allow1910YesNo
17214017INTERACTIVE PATENT VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2021January 2024Allow3450YesNo
17177459UNSUPERVISED CORPUS EXPANSION USING DOMAIN-SPECIFIC TERMSFebruary 2021November 2022Allow2010NoNo
17169774SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEXT PROCESSING FOR SUMMARIZATION AND OPTIMIZATIONFebruary 2021April 2023Allow2720YesNo
17167741INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHODFebruary 2021June 2023Abandon2840NoNo
17163317SECURITY ESSENTIALS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR A DATA INTAKE AND QUERY SYSTEMJanuary 2021November 2022Allow2210NoNo
17162633SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING SEARCH RESULTS BY WAY OF UPDATING SEARCH INDICESJanuary 2021October 2024Abandon4540YesNo
17144906AUTOMATED DATABASE MODELINGJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3210YesNo
17138998IN-VEHICLE MUSIC SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2020October 2024Abandon4540YesNo
17112671TAGGING TOOL FOR MANAGING DATADecember 2020June 2023Allow3020YesNo
17093551QUERY RESPONSE USING MEDIA CONSUMPTION HISTORYNovember 2020December 2023Allow3720YesYes
17081986MANAGING A LSM TREE OF KEY VALUE PAIRS THAT IS STORED IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORYOctober 2020August 2023Allow3410NoNo
17034661CONCURRENT ENUMERATION OF MULTIPLE HIERARCHIES IN A DATABASE ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4030YesNo
17034090METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CLASSIFYING MULTIMEDIA RESOURCESeptember 2020July 2023Allow3420YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KIM, PAUL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
23
Examiner Affirmed
12
(52.2%)
Examiner Reversed
11
(47.8%)
Reversal Percentile
69.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 47.8% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
37
Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(45.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(54.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
74.7%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 45.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner KIM, PAUL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KIM, PAUL works in Art Unit 2152 and has examined 163 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 44 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KIM, PAUL's allowance rate of 76.7% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KIM, PAUL receive 3.59 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KIM, PAUL is 44 months. This places the examiner in the 14% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KIM, PAUL. This interview benefit is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 19.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 25.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 47.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 14.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.7% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 12% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.