Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, KENNETH PHUOC

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2196 2197

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kenneth Phuoc Tran is an examiner in Art Unit 2196, part of Tech Center 2100, with 13 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 30.8 percent, which is a challenging figure for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1344 days, suggesting a prosecution cycle that lasts a specific duration. This 1344-day median is a baseline for planning and budgeting during the examination process in Art Unit 2196.

The interview lift of 66.7 percent indicates that interviews can provide a massive advantage. For the 13 resolved cases, the 66.7 percent lift shows that the examiner is extremely responsive to direct communication. Practitioners in Tech Center 2100 should prioritize interviews as a way to significantly improve their chances of success, especially given the base allowance rate. The 1344-day timeline remains a factor, but the 66.7 percent lift offers a way to potentially expedite the process.

Overall, the 30.8 percent allowance rate and 1344-day median to allowance make this examiner a challenging one for many applicants. The 13 resolved cases provide a statistical foundation for these metrics. By understanding the 66.7 percent interview lift, practitioners can refine their approach in Art Unit 2196 to ensure an efficient path through Tech Center 2100.

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

Performance Statistics

30.8%
Allow Rate
-24.2% vs TC avg
51
Total Applications
+66.7%
Interview Lift
1344
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.5%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
68.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18765214 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING OPERATIONS TO COMPUTATIONAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18360015 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17896788 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH PREDETERMINED COMPRESSION SCHEMES FOR PARALLEL COMPUTING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18776515 CONTAINER LOADING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18075262 MICROSERVICE DEPLOYMENTS USING ACCELERATORS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18104614 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING AUTOMATED POOL MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18933415 WORK MANAGEMENT DEVICE, WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18533704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIGRATION PLANNING, ASSESSMENT, AND LAUNCH Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18484861 RESOURCE ALLOCATION USING PROACTIVE PAUSE Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17697997 CONFIDENTIALITY BASED INTELLIGENT TASK ROUTING Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18830418 DUAL-SYSTEM STATE SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18495749 MULTIPLE WORK COMPLETION MESSAGES FOR WORK DESCRIPTORS Final Rejection Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18155792 HANDOVER OF DEEPLY NESTED QUERIES FOR QUANTUM COMPUTATION Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
17873860 CONTAINER IMAGE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18142256 Method And System For Writeable Persistent Storage For Container Based Applications Unaware of Orchestration System Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18104818 CONFIGURATION DRIVEN MONITORING Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
17933343 CLOUD COMPUTING QOS METRIC ESTIMATION USING MODELS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
17979019 CONTROL PLANE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT WITH DPU DEVICES Non-Final OA VMware LLC
18394242 CONTAINER-BASED HIGH AVAILABILITY BIG DATA FRAMEWORK SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Korea Electronics Technology Institute

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