Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOANG, HAN DINH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2661 2663 3715

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Han Dinh Hoang is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2661, with 184 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 75.0%, which is a favorable sign for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1077, providing a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution process. These metrics, based on 184 resolved cases, offer a reliable baseline for understanding his approach to patent examination.

The interview lift pct of 17.7% shows that interviews are a useful tool for increasing the 75.0% allowance rate. This lift suggests that direct communication can be a meaningful factor in overcoming rejections. Given the 1077 median days to allowance, practitioners should consider an interview to clarify the examiner's position and potentially find a path to grant more efficiently. The 184 resolved cases provide a solid statistical foundation for these conclusions in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+5.0% vs TC avg
206
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
1077
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 184 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
69.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19029069 SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MACHINE LEARNING FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER DEFECT DETECTION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18943372 VARIATIONAL AUTOENCODERS FOR HIGH-FIDELITY IMAGE-CONDITIONED GENERATION OR OTHER TASKS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19034859 PHOTOMETRIC STEREO IMAGE EVALUATION OF CUTTINGS PARTICLES Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19037426 DEGREE-OF-SIMILARITY CALCULATION SYSTEM, DEGREE-OF-SIMILARITY CALCULATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18805537 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR, INFERENCE APPARATUS, AND LEARNING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18974707 IMAGE RECOGNITION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA JVCKENWOOD Corporation
19060255 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18723186 PERSONAL CARE DEVICES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18681632 HETEROGENEITY ANALYSIS IN 3RD X-RAY DARK-FIELD IMAGING Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18516417 TUMOR IMMUNOPHENOTYPING BASED ON SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18516406 DETECTING TERTIARY LYMPHOID STRUCTURES IN DIGITAL PATHOLOGY IMAGES Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18940304 DEPTH MAP GENERATING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19067277 TRAINING DEVICE, TRAINING SYSTEM, MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR TRAINING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18716767 AVATAR GENERATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18902866 PROCESSING MISSING POINTS OF A POINT CLOUD Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
18999076 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME FOR ESTIMATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE COORDINATES OF TARGET Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
19009223 HANDWRITING RECOGNITION USING EXTRACTED TRAJECTORY INFORMATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
19104453 MOTION CORRECTION WITH LOCALLY LINEAR EMBEDDING FOR ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
18771325 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Socionext Inc.
19059620 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEEP LEARNING BASED ATTENUATION CORRECTION FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
18657080 AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION OF A CT SCAN FOR PREDICTIVE MODELING OF THERAPEUTIC AGENT RESPONSE USING DEEP LEARNING ANALYSIS Final Rejection ONC.AI, INC.

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