Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, NHU

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3781

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nhu Tran operates within Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3771. The examiner has overseen 133 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 68.4 percent, which indicates the frequency of grants. These 133 resolved cases provide the historical context for the examiner's work. This volume of resolved cases forms the basis for the current metrics.

The interview lift is 17.5 percent, which shows the difference in allowance probability after a discussion. The median days to allowance is 1121, representing the time required for successful prosecution. In Art Unit 3771, these statistics offer a perspective on the examiner's past decisions.

Practitioners should note the 17.5 percent interview lift as a factor in their strategy. The 68.4 percent allowance rate and the 1121 median days to allowance are useful for planning. Data from Tech Center 3700 helps in understanding the prosecution timeline for applications in this field.

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

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
170
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
1121
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 133 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18663254 TAPED ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FRONT AND BACK ELASTIC WAISTBANDS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18673408 TRANSPARENT PEEL AND PLACE DRESSING FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE THERAPY Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
16959651 Peel And Place Dressing For Thick Exudate And Instillation Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18352319 CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR A NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM Final Rejection Mölnlycke Health Care AB
18982637 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY TO MANAGE OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUNDS Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew, Inc.
18030079 ACCESS SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DRAWING A MEDICAL LIQUID, MONITORING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AN ACCESS SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
18239896 Medical Device Comprising Self-Lubricating Rubber Component Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18537471 DRESSING WITH PROTRUDING LAYER ALLOWING FOR CLEANSING OF WOUND BED MACRO DEFORMATIONS Final Rejection 3M Innovative Properties Company
18861023 ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH EMBOSSED SHAPING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18220846 MOISTURE DETECTING BASE PLATE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MOISTURE PROPAGATION IN A BASE PLATE AND/OR A SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART Final Rejection Coloplast A/S
18714352 ABSORBENT ARTICLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
17973683 MECHANICAL VACUUM DRESSING FOR MECHANICALLY MANAGING, PROTECTING AND SUCTIONING SMALL INCISIONAL WOUNDS Final Rejection Cornell University
16613602 ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Drylock Technologies NV
18708724 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR FLUID LEVEL DETECTION IN FLUID STORAGE CANISTERS Non-Final OA KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18277463 DRESSING INTERFACE HAVING BUBBLE SUPPORTS WITH OPTIONAL BREAK-LINES Final Rejection KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company
17772479 DRESSING WITH AREA MANAGEMENT FOR EXTREMITIES Final Rejection KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company

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