Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Quynh H Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, QUYNH H

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2652 2658 2666 2693

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, QUYNH H is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2614. The record contains 1107 resolved cases and an 87.4% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 924 days. Interview lift is 16.9%, below the allowance rate but relevant to prosecution planning. The substantial resolved-case record supports using this profile as a useful reference when preparing claims and anticipating examination issues.

The leading companies are Sonos Inc., Apple Inc., and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. The principal firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York, and Akerman LLP. The 924-day median should be incorporated into portfolio forecasts even with the high allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+25.4% vs TC avg
1,140
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.2%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
46.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19050848 HEADPHONE DEVICE COUPLED TO WIRELESS EARPHONES, OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR, AND WIRELESS EARPHONES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18978916 TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUB DEVICE AND MULTIPLE ENDPOINTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18425930 Handheld Electronic Devices with Contextual Input-Output Capabilities Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19085675 FRAMEWORK FOR FOCUSED TRAINING OF LANGUAGE MODELS AND TECHNIQUES FOR END-TO-END HYPERTUNING OF THE FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19053488 VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19051645 MASKER SOUND GENERATION DEVICE, MASKER SOUND GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18869430 A HEARING AID SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A HEARING AID SYSTEM Non-Final OA WS AUDIOLOGY A/S
18659947 AUDIO DECODER, AUDIO ENCODER, METHOD FOR DECODING, METHOD FOR ENCODING AND BITSTREAM, USING A PLURALITY OF PACKETS, THE PACKETS COMPRISING ONE OR MORE SCENE CONFIGURATION PACKETS, ONE OR MORE SCENE UPDATE PACKETS, ONE OR MORE SCENE PAYLOAD PACKETS Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18659927 AUDIO DECODER, AUDIO ENCODER, METHOD FOR DECODING, METHOD FOR ENCODING AND BITSTREAM, USING A PLURALITY OF PACKETS, THE PACKETS COMPRISING ONE OR MORE SCENE CONFIGURATION PACKETS AND ONE OR MORE SCENE UPDATE PACKETS WITH OF ONE OR MORE UPDATE CONDITIONS Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18917623 INTELLIGENT AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
19037707 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
19038176 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18968407 Systems and Methods of Adjusting Bass Levels of Multi-Channel Audio Signals Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18505739 SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19077552 MEMBRANE AND ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER Non-Final OA MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Quynh H Nguyen's allowance rate?

87.4% of resolved applications examined by Quynh H Nguyen were allowed (1,107 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Quynh H Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Quynh H Nguyen took 924 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Quynh H Nguyen work in?

Quynh H Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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