Listed by the USPTO as TRAN, NHU
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3781
This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases
TRAN, NHU works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3771. The profile records 134 resolved cases, a 68.7% allowance rate, and a 17.2% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1125 days. The docket is smaller than many substantial examiner records, but its allowance and interview figures still provide useful signals for applicants evaluating response options and expected prosecution effort.
The companies listed are 3M Company, 3M Innovative Properties Company, and Boston Scientific Corporation. The leading firms are BALLARD SPAHR LLP, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Budzyn IP Law, LLC. Practitioners should focus on a technically coherent claim narrative and use interviews to test whether targeted amendments address the examiner's principal concerns.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18537471 | DRESSING WITH PROTRUDING LAYER ALLOWING FOR CLEANSING OF WOUND BED MACRO DEFORMATIONS | Final Rejection | 3M Innovative Properties Company |
| 18352073 | PROGRESSIVELY EXPANDING ANTI-MIGRATION STENT | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18777663 | ABSORBENT CORE AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 18673408 | TRANSPARENT PEEL AND PLACE DRESSING FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE THERAPY | Final Rejection | Solventum Intellectual Properties Company |
| 17470679 | WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM WITH WOUND VOLUME ESTIMATION | Non-Final OA | Solventum Intellectual Properties Company |
| 16959651 | Peel And Place Dressing For Thick Exudate And Instillation | Non-Final OA | Solventum Intellectual Properties Company |
| 17280291 | THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE STORAGE AND DELIVERY | Non-Final OA | Cochlear Limited |
| 18982637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY TO MANAGE OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUNDS | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew, Inc. |
| 18239896 | Medical Device Comprising Self-Lubricating Rubber Component | Final Rejection | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 17973683 | MECHANICAL VACUUM DRESSING FOR MECHANICALLY MANAGING, PROTECTING AND SUCTIONING SMALL INCISIONAL WOUNDS | Final Rejection | Cornell University |
| 18717159 | Blood Treatment Apparatus With A Coupled Blood Pump And Compressed Pressure Device | Final Rejection | Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH |
| 17772479 | DRESSING WITH AREA MANAGEMENT FOR EXTREMITIES | Final Rejection | KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company |
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Build Your Strategy68.7% of resolved applications examined by Nhu Tran were allowed (134 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +17.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Nhu Tran took 1,125 days on average from filing to allowance.
Nhu Tran examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
