Listed by the USPTO as TRAN, THIEN S
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3725 3742 3761 3762
This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases
TRAN, THIEN S works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1792. The record shows 1389 resolved cases, a 71.9% allowance rate, and a 24.0% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1212 days. The large docket provides a substantial prosecution record, with an allowance outcome above half of resolved cases and a meaningful interview-associated effect that supports deliberate examiner engagement.
The leading companies are Altria Client Services LLC, DISCO Corporation, and WHIRLPOOL Corporation. The principal firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD, and Harness, Dickey & Pierce-Altria. Practitioners may benefit from focused interviews supported by amendments that clearly identify the technical distinction being relied upon.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18777813 | COOKING APPLIANCE | Final Rejection | LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
| 18650812 | FLAT BATTERY PACK AND HEATED GARMENT COMMUNICATION | Non-Final OA | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 18614855 | HEATING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 18396833 | LASER WELDING METHOD, LASER WELDING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18579326 | RF ENERGY RADIATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18693078 | WELDING DEVICE, WELDING METHOD, BATTERY MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 18342337 | Power System Radiators and Power Systems Having Radiators | Non-Final OA | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| 18563834 | HAIR STYLING APPLIANCE | Non-Final OA | Dyson Technology Limited |
| 18604794 | WELDING DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT WELDING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Tianma Advanced Display Technology Institute (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. |
| 18358451 | TRIMMING ATTACHMENT TOOL AND METHODS | Final Rejection | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY |
| 18292472 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED OBJECT PRODUCTION METHOD, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED OBJECT PRODUCTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18336643 | Parent Substrate, Wafer Composite and Methods of Manufacturing Crystalline Substrates and Semiconductor Devices | Non-Final OA | Infineon Technologies AG |
| 18731897 | ASSEMBLY WITH CAPILLARY MEDIUM DEFINING DUCT THAT ABUTS SURFACE OF AIR IMPINGEMENT STRUCTURE | Final Rejection | Altria Client Services LLC |
| 18669148 | METHOD OF MAKING AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH POROUS BODY AND AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE | Final Rejection | Altria Client Services LLC |
| 18437874 | INDUCTION COIL ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
| 18390598 | 100 HZ NOISE REDUCTION IN A COOKTOP | Non-Final OA | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
| 18397636 | LASER COLORED PRODUCT, LASER COLORING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LASER COLORING SYSTEM USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY |
| 18524684 | LIGHT IRRADIATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| 18636352 | CERAMIC HEATER | Non-Final OA | NGK INSULATORS, LTD. |
| 18609222 | WAFER THINNING METHOD | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 18499723 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 18030387 | CONTROLLED LOCAL HEATING OF SUBSTRATES | Non-Final OA | Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO |
| 18473320 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Japan Tobacco Inc. |
| 18152482 | EDM ELECTRODE WITH ENRICHED SURFACE REGION | Non-Final OA | RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy71.9% of resolved applications examined by Thien S Tran were allowed (1,389 resolved cases), compared with 22.9% across Art Unit 1792 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +24.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Thien S Tran took 1,212 days on average from filing to allowance.
Thien S Tran examines applications in Art Unit 1792 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
