Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Misa H Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, MISA H

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3655 3666

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, MISA H is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 3655. The record contains 78 resolved cases and shows a 67.9% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1095 days. Interview lift is 9.3%, materially below the allowance rate in this profile. The smaller resolved-case record makes the figures useful as an examiner-specific signal, while leaving practitioners reason to review individual prosecution histories closely.

The most represented companies are Deere & Company, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Toyota Motor Corporation. The leading firms are AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP. A 1095-day median supports early docket planning, especially where applicants expect multiple substantive exchanges before allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

67.9%
Allow Rate
+15.9% vs TC avg
106
Total Applications
+9.3%
Interview Lift
1095
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 78 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19049034 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLANNING A SWATH Final Rejection DEERE & COMPANY
18411607 MOWER SYSTEM HEADLAND TURN CONTROL Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
19189265 DOOR CONTROLLER, VEHICLE, DOOR SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18954499 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DRIVING Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18550404 GUIDANCE SYSTEM, GUIDANCE METHOD, AND GUIDANCE PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19338415 DRIVE RECORDER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18257930 Method for transferring control of a remote-controlled vehicle between at least two control entities Non-Final OA ORANGE
17824355 SIGN BACKSIDE MAPPING AND NAVIGATION Final Rejection MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Misa H Nguyen's allowance rate?

67.9% of resolved applications examined by Misa H Nguyen were allowed (78 resolved cases), compared with 78.0% across Art Unit 3655 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Misa H Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Misa H Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Misa H Nguyen took 1,095 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Misa H Nguyen work in?

Misa H Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 3655 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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