Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Khai M Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, KHAI M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2819 2845

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, KHAI M is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2819. The record includes 671 resolved cases and a 93.6% allowance rate. The 5.1% interview lift is limited, indicating that interviews are associated with only a small change in allowance outcomes. The median time to allowance is 573 days, giving this profile a relatively short recorded path to allowance and supporting close attention to early prosecution efficiency.

The listed companies are Texas Instruments Incorporated, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., and Intel Corporation. The leading firms are JCIPRNET and Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB - Int. The historical profile supports a direct written prosecution approach, with interviews used for discrete issues. The resolved-case volume is sufficient to provide meaningful context for practitioners handling related technology.

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

Performance Statistics

93.6%
Allow Rate
+25.6% vs TC avg
681
Total Applications
+5.1%
Interview Lift
573
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 671 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
53.6%
§102 Novelty
20.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19047821 DIGITALLY RECONFIGURABLE ANALOG COMPUTATIONS FOR SOLVING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18343822 CAPACITIVE DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER FOR MULTI-BAND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19064074 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO INTERPOLATE BETWEEN VOLTAGES IN A DELAY DOMAIN Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19061704 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CAPTURE SWITCH CHARGE INJECTIONS AND COMPARATOR KICKBACK EFFECTS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19041466 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO NOTCH FILTER USING PARALLEL FILTER CIRCUITRY Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19098605 DRIVER CIRCUITRY Non-Final OA Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Khai M Nguyen's allowance rate?

93.6% of resolved applications examined by Khai M Nguyen were allowed (671 resolved cases), compared with 69.7% across Art Unit 2819 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Khai M Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Khai M Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Khai M Nguyen took 573 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Khai M Nguyen work in?

Khai M Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2819 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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