Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Lynda Dinh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DINH, LYNDA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2163 2193 2857 2863 2865 2884 3723

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

DINH, LYNDA has resolved 499 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2163. The allowance rate is 73.9%, while the median time to allowance is 1298 days. The interview lift is 28.5%, indicating a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance.

The recorded companies are Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Chevron Corporation. The listed firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A., and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. Counsel should account for the extended timing measure and consider interviews as a useful part of prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+3.9% vs TC avg
535
Total Applications
+28.5%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 499 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
34.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17739528 METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMALITY Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18754534 A METHOD TO PREDICT SONIC LOG AT BIT IN REAL TIME Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17859390 Early-Life Diagnostics For Fast Battery Formation Protocols And Their Impacts To Long-Term Aging Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18568237 TOOL SYSTEM, DECISION SYSTEM, DECISION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
17453304 TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS EVENTS IN COMPLEX ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TEST SUBJECTS Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18299434 LEARNING DEVICE, DEFECT DETECTION DEVICE, AND DEFECT DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17992569 GROUND SURFACE ESTIMATION USING DEPTH INFORMATION FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18335362 VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18023708 METHOD OF PERFORMING METROLOGY, METHOD OF TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, METHOD OF PROVIDING A LAYER COMPRISING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL, METROLOGY APPARATUS Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lynda Dinh's allowance rate?

73.9% of resolved applications examined by Lynda Dinh were allowed (499 resolved cases), compared with 63.8% across Art Unit 2163 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lynda Dinh?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lynda Dinh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lynda Dinh took 1,298 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lynda Dinh work in?

Lynda Dinh examines applications in Art Unit 2163 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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