Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRINH, MINH N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2841 2853 3722 3729 3794

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Minh N. Trinh is an examiner in Art Unit 2841 within Tech Center 3700. He has managed 1532 resolved cases, maintaining a high allowance rate of 85.5%. This rate indicates a very strong probability of success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1007, which is a standard duration for the prosecution process in this tech center.

The interview lift pct is 9.8%, showing a modest benefit from direct communication with the examiner. For the 1532 resolved cases, the high 85.5% allowance rate is the most significant metric for predicting success. This 9.8% lift suggests that while interviews are helpful, the examiner is generally inclined to grant patents based on the written record.

Practitioners should find Art Unit 2841 to be a very productive environment under this examiner. The 1007 days median pendency and 85.5% allowance rate provide a high degree of confidence for applicants. The 9.8% interview lift pct can be used as a supplemental tool to navigate the 1532 cases this examiner has handled in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
1,572
Total Applications
+9.8%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1534 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
36.5%
§103 Obviousness
38.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18446544 METHODS OF REDUCING DEFECTS FROM PATTERN MISALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17974671 Method for Manufacturing Vibration Element Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18460968 ROBOTIC INSERTION FOR MODULAR CABLE CONNECTOR Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18487786 WINDING SEPARATION METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18055419 CONDUCTOR FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAVE WINDING COIL Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18048042 COIL FORMING APPARATUS AND COIL FORMING METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18456870 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOW PATH MEMBER Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18451654 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR CHIP WITH AN INTEGRATED BACK-BIAS MAGNET Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18717530 FLEXIBLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ELECTRODE ARRAY, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18389615 MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18452984 ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18384788 Seamless Main Pole Electroplating For A Magnetic Recording Write Head Non-Final OA Headway Technologies, Inc.
18461510 CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR DEFECT REJECTION OF BATTERY ELECTRODE PLATES Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18547360 DETERMINATION DEVICE Final Rejection FUJI CORPORATION
17960507 RESIN MOLDED STACK WITH ROUGHENED END PLATE Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17801841 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19185709 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A DRY ELECTRODE Final Rejection Tesla, Inc.
18791017 3DIC PACKAGE WITH INTERPOSER FORMED BY SPIN ON PROCESS Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18787978 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD AND TOOL OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19271621 Systems and Methods for Assembling a Machine for Manufacturing a Dry Electrode Final Rejection Matthews International Corporation
18463545 VIBRATING BEAM ACCELEROMETER Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18497420 SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR IMPEDANCE MATCHING ACROSS SUBASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18350435 METHOD FOR FIXING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PIN Final Rejection FranklinWH Energy Technology Inc.
18471063 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18810372 SILICON MEMS GYROSCOPES WITH UPPER AND LOWER SENSE PLATES Non-Final OA The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
18902420 ACTIVE ALIGNMENT OF OPTICAL DIE TO OPTICAL SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Psiquantum, Corp.
18330724 METHODS FOR STIFFENING WIRE MESH CURRENT COLLECTORS FOR ELECTRODES OF BATTERY CELLS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17857091 COMPOSITE DEVICE AND LAMINATING MACHINE Final Rejection WUXI LEAD INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18145066 TRANSISTOR PIN ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Garrett Transportation I Inc
18637294 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTACT TIP AND ELECTROCONDUCTIVE PIN HAVING CONTACT TIP Non-Final OA LEENO INDUSTRIAL INC.

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