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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Rachel Nicole Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2871 3645 4100

This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 4100 and art unit 2871. The profile records 48 resolved cases and a 27.1% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1478 days. Interview lift is 55.3%, higher than the allowance rate and a significant feature of this record. The smaller resolved-case base makes file-level review important, while the interview figure supports deliberate examiner engagement.

The main companies are Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and NEC Corporation. The leading firms are Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd, and MEITAR PATENTS LTD. The 1478-day median calls for early planning around claim scope, interviews, and expected pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

27.1%
Allow Rate
-32.9% vs TC avg
101
Total Applications
+55.3%
Interview Lift
1478
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 48 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17573300 LIDAR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17546811 LiDAR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17911317 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18643118 MULTI-CORE FIBER OPTICAL AMPLIFIER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18543048 LIDAR APPARATUS Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18814075 DUMMY LIGHT MODULE COMPRISING DUAL SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18220855 FORWARD RAMAN AMPLIFIER, BIDIRECTIONAL RAMAN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM, AND FORWARD RAMAN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18152923 MASTER DEVICE AND SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18627662 LIGHT DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18269611 FIBER OPTIC AMPLIFIER Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18774717 Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) System Including High-Power Amplifier Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
17872383 NARROWBAND TIA AND SIGNALING FOR OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18612751 SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18452403 DETECTION APPARATUS, LIDAR, CHIP, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18148940 LASER RADAR SYSTEM AND DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
17568302 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SENSOR SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18778223 PATH-INTEGRATED OPTICAL SENSING AND SIMULTANEOUS RETROREFLECTOR TRACKING Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18444984 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE SPEED OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
17882609 IRRADIATION DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18655543 ROBUST LIDAR TO CAMERA ALIGNMENT METHOD FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
17838110 TRANSMITTER CHANNELS OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Innovusion, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Rachel Nicole Nguyen's allowance rate?

27.1% of resolved applications examined by Rachel Nicole Nguyen were allowed (48 resolved cases), compared with 59.1% across Art Unit 2871 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Rachel Nicole Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +55.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Rachel Nicole Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Rachel Nicole Nguyen took 1,478 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Rachel Nicole Nguyen work in?

Rachel Nicole Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2871 in Tech Center 4100.

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