Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1781 1789 1793 1794 3761

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lien Thuy Tran is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, Art Unit 1781. The examiner has 903 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 28.6 percent and an interview lift of 26.5 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1457.

The 26.5 percent interview lift is a metric that can be compared to the 28.6 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 1457 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 1781. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 903 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 28.6 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 26.5 percent lift and the Tech Center 3700 environment are factors for prosecution strategy. These data points help in setting expectations for clients.

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

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-41.4% vs TC avg
981
Total Applications
+26.5%
Interview Lift
1457
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 903 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
53.6%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18863556 METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF TEMPEH, TEMPEH PREPARED THEREBY, SAUCE CONTAINING PREPARED TEMPEH, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18751667 FAT LUMP COMPOSITION AND MEAT SUBSTITUTE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18659583 CELL POWDER TYPE CULTURED MEAT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA UIF (UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION), YONSEI UNIVERSITY
19426765 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN ISOLATES AND RELATED METHODS AND USES Non-Final OA ARLA FOODS AMBA
17254757 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN ISOLATES AND RELATED METHODS AND USES Non-Final OA ARLA FOODS AMBA
18255762 FAT REDUCED GROUND MUCILAGINOUS SEEDS AS AFFORDABLE BINDER Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
16927508 EDIBLE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Mars, Incorporated
18549370 BATCH PRODUCTION OF PLANT MILK Non-Final OA Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
15734727 MODIFIED RAPESEED PROTEIN ISOLATE Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18006447 METHOD FOR PREPARING CULTURED MEAT ON BASIS OF CELL COATING TECHNIQUE, AND CULTURED MEAT PREPARED THEREBY Final Rejection Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
17906835 RAW CHINESE NOODLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING STORAGE ODOR OF RAW CHINESE NOODLES, AND AGENT FOR SUPPRESSING STORAGE ODOR OF RAW CHINESE NOODLES Final Rejection NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18879032 CARBONATION SENSATION IMPARTING OR ENHANCING AGENT Non-Final OA TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18850670 A FAT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A VEGETABLE FAT PHASE WHICH IS FREE FROM PALM OIL AND/OR FRACTIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA AAK AB (PUBL)
17753037 BAKING POWDER Final Rejection Omya International AG
18690539 USE OF LEGUMINOUS STARCH AND ITS CROSS LINKED DERIVATIVES TO IMPROVE THE TEXTURE OF MEAT PRODUCTS AND MEAT ANALOGUES Final Rejection ROQUETTE FRERES
18043867 USE OF A MIXTURE OF PREGELATINIZED, AMYLOSE-RICH STARCHES HAVING LARGE PARTICLE SIZE AND SOLUBLE FIBERS FOR COATING AND GLAZING BREAKFAST CEREALS Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
18019394 WHEAT-CONTAINING FLOUR AND DOUGH WITH PEA PROTEIN Final Rejection CARAVAN INGREDIENTS INC.
18859714 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ACRYLAMIDE IN FOOD Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
17618314 MICROBIOTA-DIRECTED FOODS TO REPAIR A SUBJECT'S GUT MICROBIOTA Final Rejection International Centre For Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
18702689 METHOD FOR PREPARING AN EXTRACT OF HERB(S) AND/OR SPICE(S) FROM A VINEGAR SALT Final Rejection GALACTIC S.A.
18354742 COMPOSITION COMPRISING POWDERED FATTY ACID GLYCERIDE Final Rejection DuPont Nutrition Biosciences APS
18400753 STRUCTURING FATS Non-Final OA FLORA FOOD GLOBAL PRINCIPAL B.V.
18400978 STRUCTURING FATS Non-Final OA FLORA FOOD GLOBAL PRINCIPAL B.V.
18547886 SHELF-STABLE FRIED CONFECTIONERY FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Hershey Company

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