Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tri T Ton, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TON, TRI T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1645 2800 2877

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

TON, TRI T works in tech center 2800 and art unit 1645. The record includes 1201 resolved cases, an 86.1% allowance rate, and a median of 761 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 10.5% lift, which is a measurable consideration but not the defining feature of the profile's prosecution results.

Representative companies are Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and Becton, Dickinson and Company. The listed firms are CANTOR COLBURN LLP, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and MYERS BIGEL, P.A. The large record provides a substantial basis for reviewing expected treatment in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+18.1% vs TC avg
1,243
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
761
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1201 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18910356 SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18643002 UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION SYSTEM, UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION APPARATUS, UTILITY POLE DETERIORATION DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19176158 Spectrometer Non-Final OA THALES
19073640 P-TYPE SILICON WAFER SCATTERING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18855662 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DETECTOR AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DETECTOR ARRAY Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19019194 WAFER PROCESSING SYSTEMS, WAFER TRANSPORT DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18913285 OBJECT THICKNESS MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18962220 METHOD FOR INSPECTING PATTERN DEFECTS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18792873 SURFACE INSPECTION TOOL FOR TRANSFER TOOLS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18805013 Droplet Sorting Decision Modules, Systems and Methods of Use Thereof Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18232344 Method for determining a quality of a cable surface Non-Final OA NEXANS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tri T Ton's allowance rate?

86.1% of resolved applications examined by Tri T Ton were allowed (1,201 resolved cases), compared with 49.5% across Art Unit 1645 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tri T Ton?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tri T Ton take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tri T Ton took 761 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tri T Ton work in?

Tri T Ton examines applications in Art Unit 1645 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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