Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Thanh T Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, THANH T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2144 2444 2448 2813 2893

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, THANH T is associated with USPTO Technology Center 2800 and art unit 2144. The record contains 1427 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 83.4%. The median time to allowance is 1022 days. Interview lift is 14.3%, which supports treating examiner interviews as a potentially useful component of prosecution in this docket.

The principal companies listed are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Samsung Display Co., Ltd., and BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Xsensus, Bayes PLLC, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. The large resolved-case record provides substantial activity context for the allowance and timing figures. Practitioners can use the allowance rate to assess expected prosecution posture, while the interview result supports preparing a technically precise discussion when written amendments alone may not resolve the outstanding issues. The median timing also favors early attention to continuation and portfolio planning.

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

Performance Statistics

83.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
1,457
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1427 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
5.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18456647 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18588698 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18433990 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18686604 Oxide Semiconductor Layer, Thin Film Transistor and Manufacturing Method Therefor, Display Panel, and Display Device Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18285879 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18060596 THERMOCOMPRESSION BONDING TOOL FOR PANEL-LEVEL THERMO-COMPRESSION BONDING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17031719 3D HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATED CRYSTALLINE PIEZOELECTRIC BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18684591 IN-SITU CORE PROTECTION IN MULTI-PATTERNING Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18345939 SUBSTRATE CONTACT INTEGRATION IN GALLIUM NITRIDE DEVICES Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18308303 LASER DICING TO CONTROL SPLASH Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18429479 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18128506 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING CONTACT PAD STRUCTURE Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
18629386 TRANSISTOR DEVICE HAVING A CAPACITIVE VOLTAGE DIVIDER CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18204039 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, FABRICATING METHOD, MEMORY DEVICE AND DEVICE SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18242812 CORRECTION OF GLOBAL CURVATURE DURING STRESS MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18787422 METHOD FOR LOW-COST, HIGH-BANDWIDTH MONOLITHIC SYSTEM INTEGRATION BEYOND RETICLE LIMIT Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18420232 MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL MICROPHONES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18482632 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18462499 FORMING SHALLOW TRENCH FOR DICING AND STRUCTURES THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing co., Ltd.
18606990 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Thanh T Nguyen's allowance rate?

83.4% of resolved applications examined by Thanh T Nguyen were allowed (1,427 resolved cases), compared with 60.2% across Art Unit 2144 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Thanh T Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Thanh T Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Thanh T Nguyen took 1,022 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Thanh T Nguyen work in?

Thanh T Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2144 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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