Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, PHONG H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2152 2156 2162 2163 3722 3723 3724

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+0.7% vs TC avg
1,920
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
1083
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1863 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
76.6%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17603499 Validation of Measurement Data Sets Using Oracle Consensus Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18453365 CHISEL Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18873453 SEARCH METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18735327 KNIFE HAVING REMOVABLE BLADE Final Rejection AOB Products Company
17659460 ELECTRIC KNIFE Non-Final OA AOB Products Company
19045377 EVENT SEQUENCE DATA DISPLAY Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18446533 POWER TOOL Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
19187161 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DATA VISUALIZATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Kushmanda Tech LLC
19097745 COGNITIVE AUTOMATION PLATFORM Non-Final OA Aera Technology, Inc.
19090446 WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM, WORK SUPPORT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Cybozu, Inc.
18962649 GRAPH DATA QUERY METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES Final Rejection Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
17973695 ACCUMULATOR FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC CABLES, MANUFACTURING SYSTEM HAVING SUCH AN ACCUMULATOR, AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18756440 HAIR CUTTER Non-Final OA Braun GmbH
18843312 EMOTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17447776 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING GLASS SHEETS Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
18678755 CHIP MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18854641 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA IN DIGITAL TWINS Non-Final OA Satavia Limited
17807078 VARIABLE PITCH, MULTIPLE ROOT BLADESET FOR HAIR CUTTING Non-Final OA WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION
18794689 DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENTERPRISE INFORMATION Non-Final OA iPaladin, LLC
18794515 DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENTERPRISE INFORMATION Final Rejection iPaladin, LLC
17956981 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Weber Food Technology GmbH
18732019 INTEGRITY OF PORTABLE EXECUTABLES IN DEPLOYMENT PACKAGES Final Rejection Varonis Systems, Inc.
18776763 KNIFE SHARPENER AND KNIFE SHARPENING METHOD Non-Final OA Yuyao Nuodun Electric Co., Ltd.
18729650 CONVEYOR FOR A WATER JET CUTTING MACHINE Non-Final OA HYDROPROCESS
18728539 APPARATUS FOR SUBDIVIDING AS BRIQUETTE STRAND Non-Final OA MASCHINENFABRIK KÖPPERN GMBH & CO. KG
17812687 Surgical Spoons for Veterinary Use Non-Final OA BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
18677259 Shield and attachment for weed trimming Non-Final OA Vista Studios, Inc.
18633701 WOOD SPLITTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA M.J. Huner LLC
18533738 TWO-IN-ONE CARPET AND UTILITY KNIFE Final Rejection Q.E.P. Co. Inc
18519896 PIVOTABLE LOG SAW FOR MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Carbotech International

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