Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, THONG Q
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2872
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
NGUYEN, THONG Q works in USPTO Technology Center 2800, art unit 2872. The record includes 1224 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 67.8%, and a median of 1050 days to allowance. Interview lift is 12.0%, indicating that interviews are associated with a positive change in allowance outcomes within the recorded cases.
The listed companies are Canon Inc., NIKON Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Potomac Law Group, PLLC, SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The allowance rate signals a more demanding prosecution posture than a highly favorable docket, while the interview result identifies a potentially useful opportunity for targeted engagement. Practitioners should prepare technically focused interviews alongside complete written responses. The median timing supports early portfolio scheduling, especially where continuation decisions or commercial launch plans depend on predictable prosecution progress.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18408570 | LENS DEVICE | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18888875 | LENS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18829623 | OPTICAL UNIT, OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LIGHT-SHIELDING FILM, AND LIGHT-SHIELDING COATING MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18645474 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18352836 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18033631 | MULTI-LEVEL OPTICAL DIFFUSER WITH HIGH NEAR INFRARED CLARITY | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 19007907 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS | Non-Final OA | Nikon Corporation |
| 18768299 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nikon Corporation |
| 18618703 | MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Nikon Corporation |
| 18603052 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL SHIELDING ELEMENT THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Delta Electronics, Inc. |
| 18993007 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, CAMERA MODULE, IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Maxell, Ltd. |
| 18287315 | MICROSCOPE | Final Rejection | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH |
| 17167849 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | Final Rejection | California Institute of Technology |
| 18659443 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 17938123 | COLLISION PROTECTION FOR A MICROSCOPE | Non-Final OA | Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH |
| 18849601 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY | Non-Final OA | Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH |
| 18036796 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD | Final Rejection | Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy67.8% of resolved applications examined by Thong Q Nguyen were allowed (1,224 resolved cases), compared with 64.9% across Art Unit 2872 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +12.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Thong Q Nguyen took 1,050 days on average from filing to allowance.
Thong Q Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2872 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).
