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Last updated: October 25, 2026

Tho Gia Phan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PHAN, THO GIA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2821 2831 2845

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

PHAN, THO GIA is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2821. The profile includes 1051 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 91.4%, and a median of 782 days to allowance. The interview lift is 4.0%, reflecting a limited positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported cases.

The listed companies are MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., and Getac Technology Corporation. The listed firms are Own Innovation, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and COLLARD & ROE, P.C. The allowance rate supplies a useful baseline for prosecution planning, while the median timing informs portfolio scheduling. The modest interview lift supports using interviews selectively when direct discussion is likely to clarify the technical or claim issues at hand.

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

Performance Statistics

91.4%
Allow Rate
+23.4% vs TC avg
1,068
Total Applications
+4.0%
Interview Lift
782
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1051 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
39.2%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19234035 RADOME ASSEMBLY HAVING NODELESS CELLS Non-Final OA Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
19021346 ANTENNA DEVICE Non-Final OA Getac Technology Corporation
19209999 CIRCULARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA AND INTELLIGENT TERMINAL Non-Final OA GUANGDONG COROS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
19205341 DUAL BAND REFLECT ARRAY AND DUAL BAND UNIT CELL FOR USE IN A REFLECT ARRAY Non-Final OA MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation
18968690 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOLDING AND RELEASING A LARGE ANTENNA REFLECTOR Non-Final OA MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation
19196788 MONOPOLE ANTENNA FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, AND MOTOR VEHILCE COMPRISING SUCH ANTENNA Non-Final OA ASK Industries S.p.A.
18879566 Unmanned aerial vehicle Non-Final OA ACSL Ltd.
19112642 TRANSPONDER LABEL, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRANSPONDER LABEL FOR A VESSEL Final Rejection Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
18838965 RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION READER Non-Final OA Sato Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tho Gia Phan's allowance rate?

91.4% of resolved applications examined by Tho Gia Phan were allowed (1,051 resolved cases), compared with 89.3% across Art Unit 2821 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tho Gia Phan?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tho Gia Phan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tho Gia Phan took 782 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tho Gia Phan work in?

Tho Gia Phan examines applications in Art Unit 2821 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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