Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: THIEU, BENJAMIN M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2441 2446 2447 2453

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Benjamin M. Thieu serves in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2441, overseeing a total of 626 resolved cases. He maintains an allowance rate of 84.3, which provides a strong probability of success for patent applications. The median days to allowance for his cases is 933, reflecting the typical duration required to navigate the prosecution process in this unit. The 626 resolved cases offer a robust data set for evaluating examiner tendencies.

The data shows an interview lift of 15.3, suggesting that personal engagement with the examiner significantly improves the chances of reaching an allowance. With 626 resolved cases as a baseline, this lift indicates that interviews are a highly effective tool for resolving outstanding issues. Applicants may find that the 933 days spent in prosecution are more likely to result in a grant if they utilize the interview process. Given the 84.3 allowance rate, the 15.3 interview lift is a key tactical lever for practitioners to consider during the examination cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

84.3%
Allow Rate
+26.3% vs TC avg
639
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
933
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 626 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18841443 CONTROL SYSTEM, ROUTER, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18861847 POWER SCALING FACTOR SELECTION TECHNIQUES FOR PROBABILISTICALLY SHAPED SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
19290216 NETWORK CALL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19194893 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF GENERATING GENERIC PROTOCOL HANDLERS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
19191573 DATA TRANSFORMATION TECHNIQUES FOR EVENT DATA IN MULTI-SYSTEM COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA EQUIFAX INC.
19274319 ADAPTIVE PORT ROUTING Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

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