Examiner Joon H Hwang has allowed 70 of 127 decided applications (55%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Joon H Hwang maintains a public record across three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 127 disposed applications, the examiner issued allowances in 70 cases, yielding an allowance rate of 55%. Fifty-seven applications were abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 35% to 62% across the examiner's art units, reflecting variation in outcomes by technology area within TC 2100. This pooled figure represents the examiner's aggregate record and does not predict the outcome of any individual application.
This profile aggregates the examiner's record across multiple art units in TC 2100. Pooled allowance rates combine different technology areas and represent historical results only. The range (35% to 62%) shows that allowance rates vary by art unit; the pooled 55% figure is an average across all units worked. Aggregate statistics describe the past record and are not predictions for any specific application or field.
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 information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 26 decided applications with an interview and 58 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Joon H Hwang 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: 127 applications.
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