Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ken Hoang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HOANG, KEN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2168

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

HOANG, KEN is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2100 and art unit 2168. The profile includes 397 resolved cases, a 72.5% allowance rate, a 31.2% interview lift, and a median of 1127 days to allowance. The interview measure is a substantial part of the record’s outcome pattern, making examiner interaction a practical issue to evaluate alongside claim drafting and amendment strategy.

Named companies include Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Google LLC, and Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd. The associated firms are Astute IP Law Group, Bainwood, Huang & Associates, LLC, and BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP. Counsel may use the profile when deciding how early to develop an interview plan for applications in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
424
Total Applications
+31.2%
Interview Lift
1127
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 397 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.5%
§101 Eligibility
6.6%
§102 Novelty
67.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19353062 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19178698 Generating an Output Document via an Interactive Machine-Learned Model Final Rejection Google LLC
19064371 METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA REVIEWING Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18238192 METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DATA RECOVERY Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ken Hoang's allowance rate?

72.5% of resolved applications examined by Ken Hoang were allowed (397 resolved cases), compared with 67.4% across Art Unit 2168 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ken Hoang?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ken Hoang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ken Hoang took 1,127 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ken Hoang work in?

Ken Hoang examines applications in Art Unit 2168 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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