Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Phuoc Tran, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TRAN, PHUOC

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2624 2668 2877

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

TRAN, PHUOC works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2624. The profile contains 735 resolved cases, an 85.4% allowance rate, and an 8.8% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 833 days. The record reflects a high allowance outcome over a substantial case base, while the interview figure suggests a more limited role for interviews than for the underlying written prosecution record.

The leading companies are Rolls-Royce plc, Apple Inc., and Canon Inc. The listed firms are Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC, Chrisman Gallo Tochtrop LLC, and Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC. Counsel may focus on precise technical claim treatment and efficient response practice, with interviews reserved for disputes that benefit from direct examiner discussion.

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

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
753
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
833
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 735 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
22.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18944524 ANALYSING IMAGES OF COMPONENTS Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
19044585 DETECTION OF MOMENT OF PERCEPTION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18518041 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL PRODUCTION METHOD, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18712045 METHOD OF INSPECTING AN ADHESIVE LAYER Final Rejection Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18766108 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TONE MAPPING OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES FOR HIGH-QUALITY DEEP LEARNING BASED PROCESSING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18957838 MATERIAL DECOMPOSITION IN DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY IMAGING Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18674668 MODELING EQUIVARIANCE IN FEATURES AND PARTITIONS USING NEURAL NETWORKS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION AND RECOGNITION Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18909821 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING MODELS BASED ON DATA DRIFT AND GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. (dba Solidigm)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Phuoc Tran's allowance rate?

85.4% of resolved applications examined by Phuoc Tran were allowed (735 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Phuoc Tran?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Phuoc Tran take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Phuoc Tran took 833 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Phuoc Tran work in?

Phuoc Tran examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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