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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Hung Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, HUNG

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2851 2852 2882 2893 2899

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, HUNG is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2851. The record covers 1491 resolved cases, with a 90.7% allowance rate. The 9.0% interview lift shows a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The median time to allowance is 796 days, so applicants should account for a meaningful examination interval even with the favorable allowance record.

The listed companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, and Xsys Prepress NV. The leading firms are Studebaker Brackett PLLC, Akona IP PC - Intel, and EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC. Practitioners may prioritize written claim clarity and focused amendments, with interviews available as a supplemental measure. The case volume gives the profile substantial historical support.

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

Performance Statistics

90.7%
Allow Rate
+22.7% vs TC avg
1,526
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
796
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
31.7%
§102 Novelty
40.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19007073 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19082370 EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18383525 ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT PANEL DISPLAY Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19057024 DIFFUSER-LESS GRAY-TONE LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS, MASK DESIGN, AND FABRICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19068296 METHOD OF USING WAFER STAGE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
19015027 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18931576 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING PARTICULATE DEPOSITION ON PHOTOMASK Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19056047 SUB-RESOLUTION GRATINGS IN EUV IMAGING Non-Final OA Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
18877245 METHOD FOR THE REPLICATION OF A HOLOGRAM BY MEANS OF AN OPTICAL ADHESIVE FILM Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
18998282 OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE METHOD Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
19082502 EUV TRANSMISSIVE MEMBRANE, PELLICLE, AND EXPOSURE METHOD Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18861859 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OVERLAY MEASUREMENT USING CHARGED-PARTICLE INSPECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
19059808 INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS, OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
19047910 CHAMBER DEVICE, GAS LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Gigaphoton Inc.
18854630 METHOD FOR IMAGING A MASK LAYER AND ASSOCIATED IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA XSYS PREPRESS NV
18907982 METHOD FOR IMAGING A MASK LAYER AND ASSOCIATED IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA XSYS PREPRESS NV

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hung Nguyen's allowance rate?

90.7% of resolved applications examined by Hung Nguyen were allowed (1,491 resolved cases), compared with 76.4% across Art Unit 2851 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hung Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hung Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hung Nguyen took 796 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hung Nguyen work in?

Hung Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2851 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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