Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2876 2887
This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases
Thien T. Mai is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, Art Unit 2876. The examiner has 703 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 59.2 percent, which indicates that more than half of the applications reach allowance. This 59.2 percent rate suggests a moderate level of difficulty during the prosecution process.
The interview lift is 19.8 percent. This metric shows that conducting an interview with the examiner can improve the chances of allowance, raising the 59.2 percent baseline. The median days to allowance is 1152 days. This 1152-day timeline provides a benchmark for the expected duration of successful patent applications in Art Unit 2876.
Practitioners should use the 703 resolved cases and 59.2 percent allowance rate to inform their strategy. The 19.8 percent interview lift is a useful figure for deciding whether to engage in direct dialogue. The 1152 days median pendency is a critical factor for managing client expectations regarding the timeline for patent issuance.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18437512 | Average Input Current Built-In Self-Test and Calibration | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18691310 | Optical Data Transmission Using a Power Tool Device | Non-Final OA | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation |
| 19449047 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR, USE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR READING BARCODES | Non-Final OA | SICK AG |
| 18271176 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING POWER CONVERSION CIRCUITS TO OPERATE SELECTIVELY | Final Rejection | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18962216 | Wristbands Having RFID Circuits with Antenna Segments | Final Rejection | Zebra Technologies Corporation |
| 19027600 | TECHNIQUES TO PROCESS TRANSACTIONS WITH A CONTACTLESS CARD BASED ON ONE OR MORE CONFIGURATIONS OF THE CONTACTLESS CARD | Final Rejection | Capital One Services, LLC |
| 18913153 | SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING THE ORIENTATION OF A TRANSACTION CARD | Final Rejection | Capital One Services, LLC |
| 19410489 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE ACTIVATION LABEL | Non-Final OA | Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. |
| 19408571 | CONFIGURABLE DOCKING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Hand Held Products, Inc. |
| 18687645 | CELL BALANCING CONTROL METHOD AND BATTERY SYSTEM PROVIDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 19474829 | COMPONENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND COMPONENT MANAGEMENT METHOD | Non-Final OA | FUJI CORPORATION |
| 18411514 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CHARGING VEHICLES | Non-Final OA | Aptiv Technologies AG |
| 18182468 | SMART CARD MODULE, SMART CARD MODULE ARRANGEMENT AND SMART CARD | Non-Final OA | Infineon Technologies AG |
| 18878221 | VEHICULAR HEADLAMP | Non-Final OA | KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
| 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. |
| 18731670 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO COUNT PILLS | Final Rejection | Optum, Inc. |
| 18884743 | DATA CARRIER IN CARD FORM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DATA CARRIER IN CARD FORM | Non-Final OA | Giesecke+Devrient ePayments GmbH |
| 19095109 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Tianjin Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18418842 | POWER MODULE FOR SIMULTANEOUS CHARGING AND DISCHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
| 19053875 | WRITER FOR HUMAN-READABLE EXTREMELY HIGH DENSITY PERMANENT DATA STORAGE | Non-Final OA | BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY |
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