Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lauren Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, LAUREN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, LAUREN is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2871. The profile includes 1035 resolved cases and a 54.8% allowance rate. The 34.3% interview lift indicates a substantial positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The median time to allowance is 1241 days, making early interview planning and realistic timing expectations important for applicants managing prosecution costs and portfolio deadlines.

The listed companies are Canon Inc., Meta Platforms Technologies LLC, and Apple Inc. The leading firms are Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C., JCIPRNET, and Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Meta Platforms, Inc. Practitioners may place interview preparation prominently in the response plan, while pairing it with precise claim amendments and technical distinctions. The resolved-case volume provides a meaningful historical basis for that approach.

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

Performance Statistics

54.8%
Allow Rate
-13.2% vs TC avg
1,134
Total Applications
+34.3%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1035 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
65.6%
§103 Obviousness
6.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19093420 LIQUID CRYSTAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18806514 Hybrid Folded Birdbath Display Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18643934 Electronic Devices with Tunable Lenses Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18921512 LENS ASSEMBLY, LENS HOLDER, AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18910414 LENS UNIT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18160073 OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18740392 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OPTICAL IMAGING IN AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICES Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18389792 VEHICLE OUTER MIRROR Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18434880 LIGHT SOURCE MODULE Final Rejection TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18290762 LIQUID CRYSTAL WRITING SCREEN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18891028 OPTICAL LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18716025 OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY Final Rejection Snap Inc.
17857790 META-LENS SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18176185 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
17814436 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
18806418 ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nikon Corporation
18762179 OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGING UNIT INCLUDING OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18012144 FULL-COLOR WAVEGUIDE COMBINER WITH EMBEDDED METAGRATING Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18841750 LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18699119 OPTICAL PATH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18778890 SOLID CRYSTAL BASED SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18776689 PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR WITH CAPACITANCE SENSING FOR OPTICAL POWER CONTROL Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18587339 EFFICIENT AND COMPACT BEAM EXPANDER FOR VR/AR HEADSETS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18019775 SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED SELECTIVE LIGHT PASS THROUGH Non-Final OA Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
18819636 OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18378361 LENS CONTROL MECHANISM AND CONTROL DEVICE ADOPTING THE SAME Non-Final OA TILTA INC.
18358032 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY BOARD Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18635004 SUPPORTING FRAME AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection HTC Corporation
18688416 POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL FILM WITH SELECTIVELY SWITCHABLE REGIONS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18010588 Light Modulating Device without Liquid Crystal Defects or Visibility Deterioration Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lauren Nguyen's allowance rate?

54.8% of resolved applications examined by Lauren Nguyen were allowed (1,035 resolved cases), compared with 59.1% across Art Unit 2871 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lauren Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +34.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Lauren Nguyen took 1,241 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lauren Nguyen work in?

Lauren Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2871 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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