USPTO Examiner KING SUN MI KIM - Art Unit 2813

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17126903PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE HAVING A TILTABLE STRUCTURE WITH AN ANTIREFLECTIVE SURFACEDecember 2020June 2023Allow3001NoNo
17104421MECHANICAL MICROSYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODNovember 2020February 2023Allow2611YesNo
17056686PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE HAVING INCLINED OPTICAL WINDOWS, AND MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE HAVING INCLINED OPTICAL WINDOWSNovember 2020July 2022Allow1900YesNo
17097175SEMICONDUCTOR SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2020April 2022Allow1700NoNo
17075737MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING MEMS HAVING PROTECTION WALLOctober 2020July 2024Allow4531YesNo
17039333SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING GUARD RINGSSeptember 2020April 2024Allow4221YesNo
17028552SELECTIVE SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER PATTERNING WITH SACRIFICIAL LAYER FOR DEVICESSeptember 2020July 2024Allow4541YesNo
17014163METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4000NoNo
16998458PHASE CHANGE MICRO SHUTTER ARRAY GRID AND METHODAugust 2020March 2025Abandon5521NoNo
16994474VOID REDUCTION ON WAFER BONDING INTERFACEAugust 2020April 2023Abandon3210NoNo
16937552MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2020October 2023Allow3831NoNo
16921675METHODS OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES INCLUDING CAVITIES FILLED WITH A SACRIFICIAL MATERIALJuly 2020February 2025Allow5651NoNo
16914152DOUBLE WALL CAPACITORS AND METHODS OF FABRICATIONJune 2020November 2024Abandon5321NoNo
16908829SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJune 2020October 2020Allow400NoNo
16905254MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT STEERING WITH REDUCED FINGER THICKNESSJune 2020July 2023Allow3711NoNo
16895523FABRICATION METHOD FOR A MEMS DEVICEJune 2020April 2024Allow4641NoNo
16876395THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLAT MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A DUAL DIPOLE BLOCKING DIELECTRIC LAYER AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEMay 2020January 2023Allow3210NoNo
15930437SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGEMay 2020April 2022Allow2310YesNo
16864296SEMICONDUCTOR ON INSULATOR STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLASMA NITRIDE LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFMay 2020January 2024Allow4440NoNo
16860528CAPACITIVE MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A CAPACITIVE MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICEApril 2020April 2022Allow2411YesNo
16827363Semiconductor Device and Method of Using a Standardized Carrier to Form Embedded Wafer Level Chip Scale PackagesMarch 2020June 2022Allow2740NoNo
166496023D-STRUCTURED SENSORS HAVING STRETCHABLE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TACTILE ELECTRONIC HAIRSMarch 2020September 2022Allow3010NoNo
16824153SEMICONDUCTOR SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2020October 2020Allow710NoNo
16807783MEMS STRUCTURE INCLUDING A CAP WITH A VIAMarch 2020April 2024Allow4941NoNo
16643102SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICEFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1310NoNo
16789830SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2020January 2021Allow1120NoNo
16786176SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2510NoNo
16783577SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2020October 2020Allow810NoNo
16636750SILICON CARBIDE EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATEFebruary 2020December 2022Abandon3440YesNo
16630036MEMS DEVICE WITH PARTICLE FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREJanuary 2020July 2023Allow4230NoNo
16729726RADIATION DETECTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RADIATION DETECTORDecember 2019June 2022Allow3010NoNo
16718862METAL GATE STRUCTURES OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESDecember 2019October 2021Allow2211NoNo
16619414CERAMIC CIRCUIT SUBSTRATEDecember 2019June 2022Allow3040NoNo
16681124MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENTNovember 2019March 2024Abandon5240YesNo
16611283EDGE-INCIDENT LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENTNovember 2019May 2021Abandon1820NoNo
16672752EMBEDDING MAGNETO-RESISTIVE RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY DEVICES BETWEEN METAL LEVELSNovember 2019June 2022Allow3241NoNo
16671478SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2019March 2020Allow400NoNo
16667247DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEOctober 2019July 2023Allow4440NoNo
16667289Integrated Assemblies Having Shield Lines Between Neighboring Transistor Active RegionsOctober 2019December 2022Allow3721NoNo
16667041IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGEOctober 2019March 2022Allow2911NoNo
16667243SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEOctober 2019January 2023Allow3821YesNo
16662333SPACER STRUCTURE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEOctober 2019October 2021Allow2411NoNo
16562729DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2019October 2023Allow4961YesNo
16553249SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2019October 2022Allow3711YesNo
16486952SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAugust 2019April 2022Allow3210NoNo
16487077INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONTACT STRUCTURESAugust 2019November 2023Allow5141NoNo
16486840DRIVING CIRCUIT, TFT SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2019March 2022Allow3110NoNo
16487007SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2019April 2022Allow3210NoNo
16543648LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2019June 2022Abandon3411NoNo
16539442INTEGRATED FILTER OPTICAL PACKAGEAugust 2019March 2025Allow6061NoNo
16539319SIC MOSFET SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2019November 2022Allow4031NoNo
16539437APPARATUS COMPRISING ALUMINUM INTERCONNECTIONS, MEMORY DEVICES COMPRISING INTERCONNECTIONS, AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2019September 2022Allow3721NoNo
16485426EFFICIENT WIDE BANDGAP GAN-BASED LED CHIP BASED ON SURFACE PLASMON EFFECT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORAugust 2019April 2021Allow2010NoNo
16521311NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2019October 2021Allow2711NoNo
16479198Optoelectronic Component and Method for Producing an Optoelectronic ComponentJuly 2019April 2022Allow3330NoNo
16515094PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL WITH SECOND CONDUCTIVE LAYERJuly 2019April 2022Allow3331NoNo
16511716FABRICATION OF PERFECTLY SYMMETRIC GATE-ALL-AROUND FET ON SUSPENDED NANOWIRE USING INTERFACE INTERACTIONJuly 2019March 2020Allow800NoNo
16506597Semiconductor Device Packaging Assembly, Lead Frame Strip and Unit Lead Frame with Trenches or Grooves for Guiding Liquefied Molding MaterialJuly 2019November 2020Allow1620NoNo
16459796MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE MEMORY DEVICEJuly 2019December 2020Allow1810NoNo
16458668FABRICATION OF PERFECTLY SYMMETRIC GATE-ALL-AROUND FET ON SUSPENDED NANOWIRE USING INTERFACE INTERACTIONJuly 2019July 2020Allow1310NoNo
16409876METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING DISLOCATION DEFECTS IN HIGH CONCENTRATION EPITAXY PROCESSESMay 2019July 2020Allow1410NoNo
16386580DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BONDING OF SUBSTRATESApril 2019September 2021Allow2920NoNo
16376257SRAM STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEApril 2019December 2021Allow3221NoNo
16376293Semiconductor Device and MethodApril 2019April 2022Allow3631YesNo
16376234ADDITIONAL SPACER FOR SELF-ALIGNED CONTACT FOR ONLY HIGH VOLTAGE FINFETSApril 2019January 2021Allow2210YesNo
16376217PHOTODIODE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOFApril 2019January 2021Abandon2201NoNo
16375634SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEApril 2019January 2022Allow3411NoNo
16368860SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODMarch 2019June 2022Allow3931YesNo
16369686MULTI-TIME PROGRAMMING NON-VOLATILE MEMORYMarch 2019August 2021Allow2911NoNo
16338235MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2019January 2022Allow3420NoNo
16298356PRESSURE SENSING IMPLANTMarch 2019March 2023Allow4821NoNo
16285295MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICESFebruary 2019October 2019Allow700NoNo
16245963PRECISE JUNCTION PLACEMENT IN VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING ETCH STOP LAYERSJanuary 2019March 2021Allow2720YesNo
16233358SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2018November 2021Allow3520NoYes
16218290CURVED DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2018January 2022Allow3721NoNo
16198644ROOM TEMPERATURE METAL DIRECT BONDINGNovember 2018March 2022Abandon4040YesNo
16192860OLED PACKAGE STRUCTURE, OLED DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING OLED PACKAGE STRUCTURENovember 2018November 2021Allow3621NoNo
16154956LARGE AREA ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAYOctober 2018April 2022Allow4231NoNo
16132453FIN-TYPE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORSeptember 2018October 2020Allow2530YesNo
16080156DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BONDING OF SUBSTRATESAugust 2018August 2024Allow6030YesYes
16079592METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR ON INSULATOR STRUCTURE BY A PRESSURIZED BOND TREATMENTAugust 2018August 2023Allow5951YesNo
16079373SEMICONDUCTOR ON INSULATOR STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLASMA NITRIDE LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFAugust 2018April 2021Allow3221NoNo
16033812COMPOSITE SPACERS FOR TAILORING THE SHAPE OF THE SOURCE AND DRAIN REGIONS OF A FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORJuly 2018July 2021Abandon3621YesNo
16033488INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2018August 2021Allow3721NoNo
15778509PREPARATION OF ANTI-REFLECTION AND PASSIVATION LAYERS OF SILICON SURFACEMay 2018July 2020Allow2610YesNo
15986178Selective Molecular Layer Deposition Of Organic And Hybrid Organic-Inorganic LayersMay 2018March 2022Abandon4631NoNo
15986030Functionalized Cyclosilazanes as Precursors For High Growth Rate Silicon-Containing FilmsMay 2018July 2021Allow6021NoNo
15982142METHOD FOR PREPARING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BY USING THERMAL TRANSFER FILMMay 2018May 2021Abandon3611NoNo
15982804METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2018October 2020Allow2911NoNo
15917415METHODS FOR FABRICATING ANODE SHORTED FIELD STOP INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORMarch 2018September 2019Allow1810NoNo
15909798TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL OPTICALLY-FED PHASED ARRAY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2018October 2020Allow3111NoNo
15901469PRECISE JUNCTION PLACEMENT IN VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING ETCH STOP LAYERSFebruary 2018November 2018Allow910YesNo
15899095METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTFebruary 2018December 2023Abandon6051YesNo
15891583SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEFebruary 2018April 2019Allow1420NoNo
15879333METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTJanuary 2018January 2020Allow2410YesNo
15825961METAL TRENCH CAPACITOR AND IMPROVED ISOLATION AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURENovember 2017June 2020Allow3140YesNo
15787871METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESOctober 2017April 2020Allow3010YesNo
15712151BURIED WORD LINE OF A DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMESeptember 2017October 2021Allow4931NoNo
15712153METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESeptember 2017June 2020Allow3320NoNo
15687227METHOD OF FORMING STRAINED STRUCTURES OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESAugust 2017May 2018Allow910NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
7
(70.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(30.0%)
Reversal Percentile
47.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
29
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(27.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(72.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
41.8%
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, 27.6% 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

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner KING, SUN MI KIM - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KING, SUN MI KIM works in Art Unit 2813 and has examined 453 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KING, SUN MI KIM's allowance rate of 68.4% places them in the 31% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KING, SUN MI KIM receive 2.47 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KING, SUN MI KIM is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -24.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KING, SUN MI KIM. This interview benefit is in the 2% 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, 21.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% 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 30.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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 61.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 62.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 78% 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 5.8% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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:

  • 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.