Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LE, PHAT NGOC

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2125 2182

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Phat Ngoc Le is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2125. With 15 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 73.3 percent. This suggests a generally positive environment, though the sample size is relatively small. Practitioners should monitor how these metrics evolve as the examiner's docket grows beyond the initial 15 resolutions.

The median time to reach an allowance is 1561 days. The interview lift is 28.7 percent, indicating that interviews are associated with a much higher probability of success compared to the 73.3 percent baseline. This suggests that direct communication is very effective for resolving issues. Applicants should consider the 1561-day median when managing their timelines.

The 28.7 percent lift is a key data point, suggesting that interviews can significantly improve the chances of allowance. While the 73.3 percent allowance rate is high, the lift indicates that verbal advocacy remains a powerful tool. The 15 resolved cases offer an initial but promising look at this examiner's tendencies.

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

Performance Statistics

73.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
40
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
1561
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17992130 SYSTEM AND METHOD PERFORMING FLOATING-POINT OPERATIONS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17829838 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH CALCULATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18022475 OPTIMIZATION DEVICE, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18105486 COMPUTATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17819988 SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM WITH ADAPTIVE BIT SHIFTING, AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE BIT SHIFTING Final Rejection NXP B.V.
17822655 CALCULATING DEVICE, CALCULATION PROGRAM, AND CALCULATION METHOD Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17940394 Methods and Apparatus for Efficient Denormal Handling In Floating-Point Units Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17478609 ELIMINATING MEMORY BOTTLENECKS FOR DEPTHWISE CONVOLUTIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17797141 REGRESSION ANALYSIS DEVICE, REGRESSION ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection DAICEL CORPORATION
17935787 SUPPORTING VECTOR MULTIPLY ADD WITH DOUBLE ACCUMULATOR ACCESS IN A GRAPHICS ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17980586 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
17748086 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18070888 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONVOLUTION DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONVOLUTION METHOD Non-Final OA SigmaStar Technology Ltd.
17806440 COMPUTING INVERSE TEMPERATURE UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17978348 DECODING ADDITIVE SUPERPOSITION OF VECTORS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17686676 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING FLOATING POINT HARDWARE EXCEPTION Final Rejection Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18077932 DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, OPERATING METHOD OF THE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTING SYSTEM USING THE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17707609 TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES FOR EFFICIENT MONTGOMERY MULTIPLICATION WITH REDUCED DEPENDENCIES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17499580 MATRIX AND VECTOR MANIPULATION TO SUPPORT MACHINE LEARNING INFERENCE AND OTHER PROCESSES Final Rejection MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
17511798 Multiplier Circuit Array, MAC and MAC Pipeline including Same, and Methods of Configuring Same Final Rejection Analog Devices, Inc.
18105695 EXPLOITING SHARED DIMENSIONS IN MATRIX COMPUTATIONS Non-Final OA SambaNova Systems, Inc.
17924067 SIGNAL RANDOMNESS VALUE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA ARIEL SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS LTD.

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