Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TON, TRI T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1645 2800 2855 2877

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tri T. Ton is an examiner in Art Unit 1645 of Tech Center 2800. He has a volume of 1199 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 86.1 percent, which indicates a favorable environment for patent applicants. This 86.1 percent rate provides a benchmark for the probability of success for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 10.5 percent. This 10.5 percent lift suggests that interviews are a productive way to advance prosecution and increase the likelihood of an allowance. Practitioners should consider this lift when deciding whether to engage in a formal discussion to resolve outstanding issues and improve upon the 86.1 percent baseline for the 1199 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance is 762. This 762-day duration is the timeline for reaching a grant. For the applications handled by Ton, the combination of an 86.1 percent allowance rate and a 762-day median suggests an efficient prosecution process for applications assigned to Tech Center 2800.

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
1,230
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
762
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1199 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18910356 SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19351429 NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR EXAMINATION OF LIGHT OPTICAL ELEMENTS Final Rejection Lumus Ltd.
18514512 OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL INSPECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPTICAL INSPECTION PROGRAM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17993250 Method and apparatus for measuring objects Non-Final OA SICK AG
19073640 P-TYPE SILICON WAFER SCATTERING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
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
18511021 SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND EMISSIVITY DETERMINATION Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
19098645 GATE/POPULATION NAMING IN FLOW CYTOMETRY DATA ANALYSIS BASED ON GEOMETRY AND DATA DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18805013 Droplet Sorting Decision Modules, Systems and Methods of Use Thereof Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18626571 INSPECTING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
19075745 SURFACE ROUGHNESS CALCULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18385909 METHOD FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF ECCENTRICITY CORRECTION UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING METHOD Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18289693 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MAGNETIC BEAD CONCENTRATION IN SUSPENSION Final Rejection SEEGENE, INC.
18457309 BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE APTAMER FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE BASED ON SMART PHONE AND SENSING METHOD OF SAME Non-Final OA TianJin University
18832176 MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
18686743 OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA KOBELCO RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.

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