Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, QUYNH H

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2652 2658 2666 2693 2694

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Quynh H. Nguyen serves as an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. She has managed 1099 resolved cases, establishing a clear record of outcomes for practitioners to analyze. The allowance rate for these cases is 87.4%, which reflects the proportion of applications that successfully result in a patent grant. This 87.4% rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants seeking protection in Art Unit 2614.

The median days to allowance is 925. This 925-day figure provides a timeline for the duration of the examination process for successful applications. A median of 925 days indicates the expected path to a grant in Tech Center 2600. Applicants can use this 925-day metric to plan their intellectual property strategy and manage expectations regarding the speed of resolution.

The data highlights an interview lift of 17.1%. This 17.1% lift represents the increase in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. While the base allowance rate of 87.4% is already high, the 17.1% lift shows that direct communication remains a useful tactic for resolving any remaining issues. Practitioners should consider the 17.1% lift as a supplemental strategy to ensure a successful outcome within the 925-day median timeframe.

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
1,125
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
925
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1100 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.3%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
46.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§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.
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.
18862087 INCREMENTAL STREAMING FOR LIVE SUMMARIES Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
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.
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.
19085675 FRAMEWORK FOR FOCUSED TRAINING OF LANGUAGE MODELS AND TECHNIQUES FOR END-TO-END HYPERTUNING OF THE FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19023590 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND PROCESSING USER TEMPERAMENT Non-Final OA Truist Bank
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
18917623 INTELLIGENT AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
18915586 Context aware Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant for troubleshooting network issues Final Rejection Zscaler, Inc.
18990010 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLATFORM-INTEGRATED CUSTOM APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Twilio Inc.
18751704 ELECTRONIC FURNITURE SYSTEMS WITH INTEGRATED INDUCTION CHARGER Non-Final OA THE LOVESAC COMPANY

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