Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MAI, THIEN T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2876 2887

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.9%
Allow Rate
-9.1% vs TC avg
724
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
1157
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 684 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
5.4%
§102 Novelty
85.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18490307 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING A CONTACTLESS CARD Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18381983 BIODEGRADABLE CARDS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18878221 VEHICULAR HEADLAMP Final Rejection KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
19316316 DYNAMIC ALLOCATION AND DISPENSING OF CASH Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19267859 LIGHT GUIDE FOR A BACKLIGHT, BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18713080 PRINTED CIRCUIT WITH SURFACE MOUNT CAPACITOR FOR INTEGRATION INTO A SMART CARD Non-Final OA LINXENS HOLDING
19095109 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tianjin Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
18884743 DATA CARRIER IN CARD FORM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DATA CARRIER IN CARD FORM Non-Final OA Giesecke+Devrient ePayments GmbH
18690827 RFID CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR RFID CONTAINER Non-Final OA SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19053875 WRITER FOR HUMAN-READABLE EXTREMELY HIGH DENSITY PERMANENT DATA STORAGE Final Rejection BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
19051211 Pay as you Go enabled Refrigerator Final Rejection Devidayal Solar Solutions Pvt Ltd
19030478 SURGICAL SPONGES WITH FLEXIBLE RFID TAGS Final Rejection AUGUSTINE BIOMEDICAL AND DESIGN, LLC
18764144 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF ACCESSORY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18982778 Applying and Using Unique Unclonable Physical Identifiers Final Rejection DUST Identity, Inc.
18871471 VIDEO BEZEL FOR AUTOMATED PAYMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
18228951 TRACKING TAGS Non-Final OA CHORUSVIEW, INC.
18684256 POWER SUPPLY FILM, AND USER FINGERPRINT REGISTRATION METHOD OF FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION CARD USING THE POWER SUPPLY FILM Non-Final OA E-TUNNEL INC
18410308 DUAL INTERFACE METALLIC TRANSACTION CARDS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA ANOMATIC CORPORATION
18291973 RFID TAG DETECTION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN INTELLIGENT CABINET Final Rejection Intelligent Fridges B.V.
17981860 INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHTING DEVICE, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF STARTING AN INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH & Co. KG

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