USPTO Examiner KIM EUNHEE - Art Unit 2188

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18895372FRACTURE PLUGGING SIMULATION EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE AND EXPERIMENTAL METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024April 2025Allow720NoNo
18666735METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRELATING HYDRO-TURBINE GOVERNING SYSTEM CONTROL PARAMETERS AND OSCILLATION CHARACTERISTICSMay 2024December 2024Allow720YesNo
18588156INTEGRAL REINFORCEMENT DESIGN METHOD FOR EXTERNAL FRAME-BRACE BASED ON RANDOM CAPABILITY SPECTRUMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1220NoNo
18406875Systems and Methods for Identifying Two or More Charges into Reservoir Using Downhole Fluid AnalysisJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1510YesNo
18544262METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PERMANENT MAGNET, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18520237AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF INCREMENTAL LOAD DESIGNNovember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18369802DISTRIBUTED-MEMORY PARALLEL PROCESSING OF FINITE ELEMENTS BASED ON CONTACT PAIR SPLITTINGSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18462866SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID MODEL HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PRESSURE FORECASTINGSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1830YesNo
18236522METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CROP LAND EVALUATION AND CROP GROWTH MANAGEMENTAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210YesNo
18128665APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY MODEL GENERATIONMarch 2023December 2024Abandon2040YesNo
17874246METHOD FOR PREPARING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROGRAM, METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3321YesNo
17440093ITERATIVE ALGORITHM FOR AERO-ENGINE MODEL BASED ON HYBRID ADAPTIVE DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTIONSeptember 2021February 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17405420PROCESSOR CORE SIMULATOR INCLUDING TRACE-BASED COHERENT CACHE DRIVEN MEMORY TRAFFIC GENERATORAugust 2021March 2025Allow4300NoNo
17394437COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR LOW-LATENCY GENERATION AND INPUT OF SENSOR DATA INTO A CONTROL UNIT OR INTO CONTROL UNIT NETWORKSAugust 2021June 2025Allow4720YesNo
17376838SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING PARAMETERS OF ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURESJuly 2021September 2024Allow3830YesNo
17347300GENERATING A DYNAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL OCCLUSOGRAMJune 2021March 2025Allow4520YesNo
17413444SOFT TISSUE STRUCTURE DETERMINATION FROM CT IMAGESJune 2021May 2025Allow4720NoNo
17201875MODELING DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DISTORTION COMPENSATION OF AMPLIFERMarch 2021October 2024Allow4310NoNo
17193826INSTANTIATING OBJECTS IN A SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT BASED ON LOG DATAMarch 2021June 2025Allow5130YesNo
17191091DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A CONTROL STRATEGY FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OVER SEVERAL ITERATIONSMarch 2021March 2025Allow4820NoNo
17270448MASK ESTIMATION DEVICE, MASK ESTIMATION METHOD, AND MASK ESTIMATION PROGRAMFebruary 2021January 2025Allow4640YesNo
17262289IDENTIFYING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS BASED ON TELEMETRY DATAJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3330YesNo
16976337METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OF A TECHNICAL SYSTEMJanuary 2021October 2024Allow4920NoNo
17033155Evaluating Production Performance For A Wellbore While Accounting For Subterranean Reservoir Geomechanics And Wellbore CompletionSeptember 2020April 2025Abandon5530YesNo
17042026SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-FABRICATION AND LAYING OUT OF COVERAGE OF A ROOM SURFACESeptember 2020February 2025Abandon5230YesNo
16664184SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2019June 2025Abandon6060YesNo
15907067SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING A NUCLEAR REACTORFebruary 2018June 2025Abandon6080YesNo
13230940MACHINE EMULATOR PRODUCTSSeptember 2011December 2013Allow2700YesNo
13033433IR(Voltage) Drop Analysis in Integrated Circuit TimingFebruary 2011February 2014Allow3610YesNo
12958397EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2010November 2013Allow3510NoNo
12681120THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOARD WARP ANALYSIS SYSTEM, THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOARD WARP ANALYSIS DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOARD WARP ANALYSIS METHOD AND PROGRAMApril 2010November 2012Allow3120NoNo
12685108CIRCUIT-LEVEL VALIDATION OF COMPUTER EXECUTABLE DEVICE/CIRCUIT SIMULATORSJanuary 2010July 2013Allow6010YesNo
12574440COMPACT MODEL FOR DEVICE/CIRCUIT/CHIP LEAKAGE CURRENT (IDDQ) CALCULATION INCLUDING PROCESS INDUCED UPLIFT FACTORSOctober 2009August 2013Allow4730NoNo
11658930METHOD FOR EVALUATING A TEST PROGRAM QUALITYSeptember 2009August 2012Allow6010NoNo
12373344METHOD OF PREDICTING BREAKAGE PROPERTIES OF A PARTICULATE MATERIAL WHEN SUBJECTED TO IMPACTSeptember 2009June 2012Allow4110NoNo
12528808METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELLING AND SIMULATING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL EFFECT PAINTS AND FOR DETERMINING ILLUMINATION AND MEASUREMENT GEOMETRIES FOR SPECTRAL PHOTOMETERSAugust 2009May 2012Allow3220YesNo
12350838REPORTING MODEL GENERATION WITHIN A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE SYSTEMJanuary 2009October 2011Allow3310YesNo
12247715DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SIMULATION OF COLLISION EVENTS BETWEEN PHYSICAL OBJECTSOctober 2008November 2012Allow4930NoNo
12124520SIMULATING AND VERIFYING SIGNAL GLITCHINGMay 2008January 2009Allow810YesNo
12106948METHOD FOR REDUCING MODEL ORDER EXPLOITING SPARSITY IN ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION AND ANALYSISApril 2008March 2011Allow3510NoNo
12057537METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING AND PREDICTING RARE EVENTS IN COMPLEX ELECTRONIC DEVICES, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMSMarch 2008November 2011Allow4420YesNo
11954706MULTI-LAYERED MODEL FOR SURVIVABILITY ANALYSIS OF NETWORK SERVICESDecember 2007September 2011Allow4530NoNo
11866905EXTERNAL CONNECTION INTERFACE EMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINALOctober 2007June 2012Allow5650YesNo
11717718MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD OF CAD DATA USED FOR A STRUCTURAL ANALYSISMarch 2007May 2011Allow5030YesNo
11476115IMAGE FORMING DEVICE SIMULATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE SIMULATION METHODJune 2006August 2009Allow3810YesNo
11279839MODELING CLASTIC RESERVOIRSApril 2006March 2011Allow5920NoYes
10999807REPORTING MODEL GENERATION WITHIN A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE SYSTEMNovember 2004October 2008Allow4630YesNo
10969027SIMULATOR AND SIMULATION METHOD FOR BEHAVIORS OF PROCESSORSOctober 2004June 2009Allow5540NoNo
10936612INFORMATION PROCESSOR FOR SUPPORTING A SHEET FEEDING MACHINE DESIGNSeptember 2004March 2009Allow5450NoNo
10490703PARALLEL COMPUTING METHOD FOR TOTAL ENERGY AND ENERGY GRADIENT OF NON EXPERIENCE MOLECULAR-ORBITAL METHODAugust 2004October 2007Allow4320YesYes
10887849METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NUMERICAL CALCULATION RELATED TO FLUIDS, PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAMJuly 2004January 2009Allow5430YesNo
10853816REPORTING DELAY IN MODELING ENVIRONMENTSMay 2004January 2009Allow5630YesNo
10493245LIFE PREDICTING METHOD FOR ROLLING BEARING, LIFE PREDICTING DEVICE, ROLLING BEARING SELECTING DEVICE USING LIFE PREDICTNG DEVICE, PROGRAM AND ENVIRONMENT COEFFICIENT DETERMINING METHODApril 2004July 2007Allow3920YesNo
10750521APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING A PHYSICAL MOLECULAR MODEL WITH A COMPUTER-BASED VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATION MODELDecember 2003February 2009Allow6021YesNo
10736846PISTON DESIGN SUPPORT PROGRAM, DESIGN SUPPORT METHOD, AND DESIGN SUPPORT APPARATUSDecember 2003October 2007Allow4620NoNo
10679427METHODS OF USING GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTS FOR NEUTRONICS MODELINGOctober 2003August 2009Allow6050YesYes
10627335DUMMY BLOCK REPLACEMENT FOR LOGIC SIMULATIONJuly 2003November 2007Allow5130NoNo
10462031CACHING TECHNIQUE FOR ELECTRICAL SIMULATION OF VLSI INTERCONNECTJune 2003November 2009Allow6040YesYes
10424990APPLYING CONSTRAINTS TO BLOCK DIAGRAM MODELSApril 2003May 2008Allow6041YesNo
10425041METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONFIGURING A SIMULATION MODEL OF A DIGITAL DESIGNApril 2003August 2006Allow4010NoNo
10046715DESIGN SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED REUSABILITY OF WORK HISTORY DATA AND DESIGN SUPPORT METHODJanuary 2002October 2011Allow6070YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
31.1%
Lower 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, 25.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner KIM, EUNHEE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KIM, EUNHEE works in Art Unit 2188 and has examined 57 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KIM, EUNHEE's allowance rate of 89.5% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KIM, EUNHEE receive 2.49 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 85% 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, EUNHEE is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 2% 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 -10.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KIM, EUNHEE. This interview benefit is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 12.3% of allowed cases (in the 97% 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 3.9% of allowed cases (in the 75% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • 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.

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