Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, MAI THI NGOC

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2834 2872 2877 2878 3645

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mai Thi Ngoc Tran is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, Art Unit 2834. The examiner has 142 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 86.6 percent and an interview lift of 4.1 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 838.

The 4.1 percent interview lift is a metric that can be compared to the 86.6 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 838 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 2834. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 142 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 86.6 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 4.1 percent lift and the Tech Center 3600 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

86.6%
Allow Rate
+34.6% vs TC avg
157
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
838
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 142 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.6%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18758813 POLARIZED PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY (PPG) BIOSENSORS, ARRAYS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18729954 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18712289 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19041753 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18593184 CHIP INTERCONNECT WITH OPTICAL AND DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL INTERFACES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19051069 FLUORESCENCE READING DEVICE AND FLUORESCENCE READING METHOD Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
19170074 IMAGE SENSOR FOR PERFORMING AN ANALOG BINNING OPERATION Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18873185 DETECTOR SCHEME FOR DETECTING LASER VOLTAGE PROBING ATTACKS Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
18475503 DIRECTIONAL COUPLER WITH REDUCED PHASE DISTORTION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18834171 METROLOGY METHOD AND ASSOCIATED METROLOGY DEVICE Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
19081029 Mid-Infrared Optical Lens Assemblies for Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18730559 SENSOR MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND SENSOR SYSTEM Final Rejection NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION
18540191 LIGHT SENSING LOW ENERGY WIRELESS TAG Non-Final OA Wiliot, Ltd.

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