Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Travis Viet Tran, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TRAN, TRAVIS VIET

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2191 4100

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

TRAN, TRAVIS VIET is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 4100 and art unit 2191. The profile records 24 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 91.7% and a median of 909 days to allowance. This combination indicates a small case history with a high observed allowance rate and a substantial prosecution timeline.

Interviews are associated with a 33.3% lift in this record, making interview practice a relevant consideration for applicants before this examiner. The listed companies are The Toronto-dominion Bank, NEC Corporation, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The listed firms are Dickinson Wright PLLC - Troy, MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - CISCO, and Nixon Peabody LLP, providing representative examples of the applicant and counsel mix in the data.

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

Performance Statistics

91.7%
Allow Rate
+31.7% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
909
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 24 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.5%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18410287 SEAFLOOR OBSERVATION APPARATUS, SEAFLOOR OBSERVATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18340955 In-Vehicle Application Obtaining system, In-Vehicle Device, And Application Usability Determination Method Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18307627 CONFIDENTIAL CODE TRANSPARENCY SERVICE Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17819025 SHORTENED NARRATIVE INSTRUCTION GENERATOR FOR SOFTWARE CODE CHANGE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18606201 VALIDATING REUSABLE CODE FOR A LANGUAGE MODEL-BASED NETWORK AGENT Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Travis Viet Tran's allowance rate?

91.7% of resolved applications examined by Travis Viet Tran were allowed (24 resolved cases), compared with 75.5% across Art Unit 2191 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Travis Viet Tran?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Travis Viet Tran take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Travis Viet Tran took 909 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Travis Viet Tran work in?

Travis Viet Tran examines applications in Art Unit 2191 in Tech Center 4100.

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