Examiner Hong Chong Kim has allowed 739 of 841 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Hong Chong Kim maintains a pooled allowance rate of 88% across 841 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). The examiner's record spans five art units: 2138, 2185, 2186, 2187, and 2188. Of the 841 decided applications, 739 were allowed and 102 were abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 80% to 95% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes within the examiner's portfolio. These figures describe the historical record only.
This pooled record aggregates results across multiple art units within TC 2100, providing a broad view of the examiner's past performance. The overall allowance rate (88% across 841 decided applications) and the range across individual art units (80% to 95%) describe what has occurred, not what will occur in any future application. Aggregate statistics do not predict the outcome of any specific case. Detailed per-art-unit records appear in separate sections.
These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →
Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 133 decided applications with an interview and 214 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 49 decided applications with an interview and 189 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 21 decided applications with an interview and 114 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hong Chong Kim has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 841 applications.
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