Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1736 1792 3761 3763

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Analysis

Thao Uyen Tran-Le is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1736. The record contains 129 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 42.6 percent, which represents the probability of a grant. These 129 resolved cases provide a sample for analyzing the examiner's performance. This volume of cases ensures the metrics are based on a broad range of applications.

The interview lift is 48.6 percent, which shows the change in the chance of allowance following an interview. The median days to allowance is 1444, representing the duration for successful prosecution. In Art Unit 1736, these metrics offer a view of the examiner's past behavior.

Practitioners should consider the 48.6 percent interview lift when deciding on a prosecution strategy. The 42.6 percent allowance rate and the 1444 median days to allowance are key for managing expectations. These data points from Tech Center 3700 help in understanding the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

42.6%
Allow Rate
-27.4% vs TC avg
183
Total Applications
+48.6%
Interview Lift
1444
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 129 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
31.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17975097 MICROWAVE OVEN COMPRISING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18113905 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18130294 CHARGING PORT HEATER Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
17864681 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT THREE-PHASE INPUT POWER AND CHANGE-OF-PHASE ON THREE-PHASE INPUT POWER Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18266637 WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
17771094 ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING LASER ETCHING AND ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT PERFORMING SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18380405 OVERLAY WELDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING METAL MEMBER Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18250839 WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18044154 ROBOTIC WELDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17997593 EMITTER AND METHOD FOR PLASMA FUSING OF MATERIALS Final Rejection Stratasys. Inc
18273778 HEATER Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
17971338 HEAT SOURCE ARRANGEMENTS, PROCESSING CHAMBERS, AND RELATED METHODS TO FACILITATE DEPOSITION PROCESS ADJUSTABILITY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17806370 Automated Pizza Assembly System Non-Final OA Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
17910825 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH ACCELERATION DETECTION AND/OR MEASURING MEANS AND CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE Non-Final OA ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
17688925 MATERIAL DEPOSITION UNIT WITH MULTIPLE MATERIAL FOCAL ZONES, AND METHOD FOR BUILD-UP WELDING Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
18349886 HEATING ASSEMBLY AND HEATING AND VAPORIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18200745 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Non-Final OA STRIP TINNING LIMITED

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