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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Steven H D Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, STEVEN H D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2400 2414 2416 2419 2462 2473 2616

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, STEVEN H D is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2400. The record contains 977 resolved cases and an 79.8% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1224 days. Interview lift is 11.4%, lower than the allowance rate. The figures support a written-response-centered approach, with interviews used where a focused discussion may clarify claim scope or technical distinctions.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and Qualcomm Incorporated. The principal firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. The 1224-day median calls for early docket and client planning.

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

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
1,020
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1224
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 977 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18577849 SECONDARY NODE REQUESTED MEASUREMENT GAPS AT SECONDARY NODE ADDITION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18370220 SELECTION OF AN AVAILABLE NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18905944 DIFFUSION MODEL BASED WIRELESS CHANNEL ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18895956 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE MEASUREMENT USING AREA SCOPE INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18791907 METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18744342 BEAM MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18401034 BANDWIDTH-BASED SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL CONFIGURATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17948065 Device-Driven Communication Handover Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17593123 TECHNIQUES FOR CSI-RS CONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18249152 DECLARATION OF LOW LATENCY RELIABLE SERVICE IN A BSS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18667941 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18005338 USER EQUIPMENT, SCHEDULING NODE, METHOD FOR USER EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING NODE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18796415 INFORMATION FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUSES THEREOF Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18893730 OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK SPLIT DYNAMIC TDD SCHEDULING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18825590 TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTIVE INTERFERENCE REPORTING AND SCHEDULING ADAPTATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18653925 ACKNOWLEDGMENT FEEDBACK FOR GROUPCAST OPTION 1 SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18726543 MULTIPLE PATH OVER UE-TO-NETWORK AND NG-UU Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18848356 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18442246 ADAPTIVE MONITORING OF RADIO INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Final Rejection LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
18832011 RELAY DEVICE, RELAY SYSTEM, RELAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18726659 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18726385 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18708190 ACCESS MODE SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18248409 PUCCH RESOURCE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18934112 MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies OY
18853605 USER EQUIPMENT MOBILITY FOR MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18888303 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18730631 COMMUNICATION BASE STATION, MIGRATION METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BASE STATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18923833 BACKUP CONNECTIVITY FOR TROUBLESHOOTING Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18553194 CHANNEL MULTIPLEXING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Steven H D Nguyen's allowance rate?

79.8% of resolved applications examined by Steven H D Nguyen were allowed (977 resolved cases), compared with 49.8% across Art Unit 2400 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Steven H D Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Steven H D Nguyen took 1,224 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Steven H D Nguyen work in?

Steven H D Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2400 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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