Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Than Vinh Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, THAN VINH

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2137 2138 2187 2188

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, THAN VINH is assigned to USPTO Technology Center 2100 and art unit 2137. The profile records 821 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 91.0%. The median time to allowance is 811 days. Interview lift is 4.2%, showing a smaller measured association between interviews and allowance outcomes than the overall allowance result.

The principal companies listed are Micron Technology Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Bayes PLLC, HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC, and HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. The high allowance rate provides a useful prosecution signal for applicants in this docket. Because the interview lift is limited, practitioners may place greater emphasis on claim drafting, written responses, and direct treatment of the examiner’s substantive positions rather than assuming that an interview alone will materially change the result.

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

Performance Statistics

91.0%
Allow Rate
+36.0% vs TC avg
840
Total Applications
+4.2%
Interview Lift
811
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 821 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
41.5%
§102 Novelty
21.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19262236 OPERATION METHOD OF UNIVERSAL FLASH STORAGE HOST AND OPERATION METHOD OF UNIVERSAL FLASH STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19185170 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DATA MODIFICATION WITH STORAGE DEVICE USING MEMORY ACCESS TECHNIQUE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19167983 BYTE STREAM PROCESSING PIPELINE FOR A HARDWARE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Google LLC
19299767 MODIFIED READ COUNTER INCREMENTING SCHEME IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19083264 TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED WRITE PERFORMANCE MODES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19273531 DELAYED SNOOP FOR MULTI-CACHE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18316638 REORDERING DATA IN DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18903831 ADAPTABLE DATA BUFFERING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19294107 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PARALLEL WRITING TO MULTIPLE MEMORY DEVICE LOCATIONS Non-Final OA Lodestar Licensing Group LLC
19034160 MEMORY SYSTEMS AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18946643 DATA PROCESSING IN MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Than Vinh Nguyen's allowance rate?

91.0% of resolved applications examined by Than Vinh Nguyen were allowed (821 resolved cases), compared with 75.9% across Art Unit 2137 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Than Vinh Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Than Vinh Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Than Vinh Nguyen took 811 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Than Vinh Nguyen work in?

Than Vinh Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2137 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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