Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, TRI V

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717 1718 1761 1764 1781 1795 1796

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

In Art Unit 1717, Tri V Nguyen has resolved 967 cases with an allowance rate of 67.6 percent. This examiner, part of Tech Center 1700, has established a consistent track record over these 967 resolved cases. The 67.6 percent allowance rate suggests that the examiner is open to granting patents when the applications meet the necessary legal requirements for patentability.

The median days to allowance is 1118, providing a benchmark for the time required to navigate the examination process. This 1118-day figure is a helpful data point for applicants to use when scheduling their business milestones related to patent issuance. It indicates a relatively standard timeline for the technical areas covered by this art unit and this specific examiner.

The interview lift is exceptionally high at 57.3 percent, showing that interviews are a vital tool for securing an allowance. This 57.3 percent jump from the 67.6 percent baseline indicates that direct communication is highly effective at resolving examiner concerns. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to manage the 1118-day median pendency and significantly improve their chances of a successful outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
+2.6% vs TC avg
1,005
Total Applications
+57.2%
Interview Lift
1118
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 969 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18623030 COOLANT COMPOSITION Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18492873 COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
19184765 MXene SURFACE-MODIFIED WITH METAL ALKOXIDE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18830372 CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, METHOD OF RECORDING CONDUCTIVE IMAGE, AND CONDUCTIVE IMAGE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19111021 CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18998884 POLYMER, THIOPHENE COMPOUND, CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, AND ELECTRONIC PART Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18434813 COOLANT COMPOSITION, EQUIPMENT CONTAINING SAME, AND METHOD OF COOLING EQUIPMENT USING SAME Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
18977359 High-Capacity Disordered Lithium Manganese Oxide Cathodes Stabilized by Elemental Substitution Non-Final OA Nissan North America, Inc.
18639624 METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIBLE IN NON-POLAR SOLVENT, ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYER-FORMING INK COMPOSITION FOR INKJET PRINTING INCLUDING THE SAME, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA HANSOL CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18671454 VANADIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE-BASED INK COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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