Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, TAN H

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2141 2147 2173

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tan H Tran serves in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2141, with a record of 320 resolved cases. The allowance rate stands at 60.9 percent, indicating the frequency of successful outcomes. These 320 resolved cases offer a data set for understanding the examiner's approach. This volume of cases forms the basis for the current metrics.

The interview lift is 32.6 percent, which highlights the impact of oral advocacy during prosecution. A median days to allowance of 1279 provides a benchmark for the speed of the process. Within Art Unit 2141, these statistics reflect the examiner's typical workflow and decision-making timeline.

For practitioners, the 32.6 percent interview lift is a relevant metric when considering a request for a personal discussion. The 60.9 percent allowance rate and the 1279 median days to allowance are factors for setting realistic goals. Data from Tech Center 2100 suggests a predictable environment for patent applications.

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

Performance Statistics

60.9%
Allow Rate
+5.9% vs TC avg
374
Total Applications
+32.6%
Interview Lift
1279
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 320 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18457960 AI/ML MODEL MONITORING OPERATIONS FOR NR AIR INTERFACE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18429285 Systems and Methods for Providing Continuous-Path and Delete Key Gestures at a Touch-Sensitive Keyboard Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18288217 ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17791369 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18587614 ACTIVATION-BASED QUANTIZATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
17461808 NEURAL NETWORK DEVICE AND LEARNING METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18345904 NEURAL NETWORK TRAINING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18371587 COLLABORATIVE LEARNING WITH FULL MODEL ALIGNMENT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18341397 Adaptive Learning Rates for Training Adversarial Models with Improved Computational Efficiency Final Rejection Google LLC
17553290 TECHNIQUES FOR RANKED HYPERPARAMETER OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17792583 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18844434 PATTERN-BASED OPTIMIZATION OF LIGHTING SYSTEM COMMISSIONING Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
17612241 Method for Making a Neural Network More Robust in a Function-Specific Manner Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
17832733 NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM, NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING METHOD, AND NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJITSU LIMITED
18752142 TASK CREATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18711192 CONTROLLING A SWARM OF AGENTS Final Rejection BAE SYSTEMS PLC
18686536 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STATISTICAL FEDERATED LEARNING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18559003 NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING APPARATUS, NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18775643 PROBABILISTIC NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE GENERATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17551929 ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING IMITATION LEARNING FOR BEHAVIOR AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18482670 ANNOTATING A SYNTAX TREE WITH INFORMATION ON A CONCEPT FOR AN ELEMENT IN THE SYNTAX TREE TO USE TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17951870 ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS FOR IMPROVING COOPERATIVE MULTI-AGENT REINFORCEMENT LEARNING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18738425 PHYSICAL PROPERTY INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, PHYSICAL PROPERTY INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PHYSICAL PROPERTY INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PROGRAM Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17773100 EXECUTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENTS IN AN OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
18743768 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LABEL ERROR DETECTION VIA CLUSTERING TRAINING LOSSES Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18644328 LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS (LLMS) CACHING VIA DOUBLE VERIFICATION Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18782090 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING RESOURCE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON SMS-BASED INSTRUCTIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18885958 METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA YAMAHA CORPORATION
18711327 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTITY ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
18185918 NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSORS Non-Final OA Arm Limited

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