Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dinh D Chiem, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHIEM, DINH D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2874 2883

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHIEM, DINH D works in tech center 2800 and art unit 2874, with 550 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 72.4%, and the median time to allowance is 1113 days. The interview lift is 16.3%, showing a positive association that is useful but less prominent than the overall allowance result.

The leading companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. The leading firms are HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT), McDonald Hopkins LLC, and Edell, Shapiro, & Finnan, LLC. Practitioners should use interviews selectively within a structured response strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+4.4% vs TC avg
600
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
1113
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 550 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18657246 AUTOMATIC FIBER CABLE IDENTIFICATION AND CALIBRATION FOR WELL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18274298 OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17481266 GLASS SUBSTRATE EMBEDDED PIC TO PIC AND OFF-CHIP PHOTONIC COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18026845 OPTICAL CABLE Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18843917 OPTICAL COUPLING PART AND OPTICAL SWITCH Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18701980 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL FIBER COATING, COLORED COATING MATERIAL FOR OPTICAL FIBER, AND OPTICAL FIBER Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18164718 OPTICAL FIBER MODE FIELD ADAPTER Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
17516847 SUBMOUNT ARCHITECTURE FOR MULTIMODE NODES Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18441693 HERMETICALLY-COVERED PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (PIC) ON A SUBSTRATE HAVING AN INTEGRATED LASER DIODE Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18658212 SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMATION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18584047 WAVEGUIDE WITH TRANSITIONAL PORTION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.
18789778 Photonic Package and Method of Manufacture Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18234576 MODULAR AND SCALABLE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE FIXATION, ENTRY, STORAGE, AND SPLICING SYSTEM PROVIDING EXPANDABILITY ON DEMAND Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dinh D Chiem's allowance rate?

72.4% of resolved applications examined by Dinh D Chiem were allowed (550 resolved cases), compared with 78.9% across Art Unit 2874 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dinh D Chiem?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dinh D Chiem take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dinh D Chiem took 1,113 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dinh D Chiem work in?

Dinh D Chiem examines applications in Art Unit 2874 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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