Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Michael H Hoang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HOANG, MICHAEL H

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2122 2126 2159 2165 2858 4100

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

HOANG, MICHAEL H is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 4100 and art unit 2122. The record contains 159 resolved cases, a 55.3% allowance rate, a 21.0% interview lift, and a median of 1596 days to allowance. The allowance figure indicates that outcomes are divided across the resolved record, while the interview measure supplies a distinct basis for considering examiner engagement.

The listed companies are Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Intel Corporation, and International Business Machines Corporation. The leading firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The stated timing supports early attention to prosecution duration when setting client expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

55.3%
Allow Rate
-4.7% vs TC avg
199
Total Applications
+21.0%
Interview Lift
1596
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 159 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18512195 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FEDERATED LEARNING Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18663200 PRIVACY PRESERVING TABULAR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18456226 System and Techniques for Event Prediction from Observed Event Sequences Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18412975 EFFICIENT MACHINE LEARNING MODEL ARCHITECTURE SELECTION Non-Final OA Google LLC
18608563 CONVERSION OF NEURAL NETWORKS BETWEEN DIFFERENT MEMORY LAYOUTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18545762 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONSTRUCT GRAPHS FROM COALESCED FEATURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18220212 Scalable and Programmable Quantum Control Processor Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18565061 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING A MENTAL STATE Final Rejection Harman International Industries, Incorporated
18394939 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18591902 PREDICTING DOCUMENT IMPACT USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18191700 NEURAL NETWORK LAYER OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18590873 INTELLIGENT METHOD TO OPTIMIZE STRUCTURED RULES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18536977 DEPLOYING A NEURAL NETWORK TO A NEW EDGE SERVER IN AN EDGE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
16862976 CONTENT MANAGEMENT USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation
18841863 DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE UTILIZATION SYSTEM, DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE UTILIZATION METHOD, AND DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE UTILIZATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18439941 METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WATERMARK PROCESSING Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael H Hoang's allowance rate?

55.3% of resolved applications examined by Michael H Hoang were allowed (159 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael H Hoang?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael H Hoang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael H Hoang took 1,596 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael H Hoang work in?

Michael H Hoang examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 4100.

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month