Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRINH, THANH TRUC

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1726 1755 1756 1795

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Analysis

Thanh Truc Trinh works in Art Unit 1725 of Tech Center 1700. She has 817 resolved cases with a low allowance rate of 21.9%. This rate indicates a very challenging environment for applicants, with a low percentage of applications being granted. The median days to allowance is 1550, which is a very long timeline that demands a high degree of persistence from practitioners.

The interview lift pct is 11.1%, suggesting that interviews provide a modest improvement in the chances of success. For the 817 resolved cases, the 21.9% allowance rate and 1550 days median pendency present significant hurdles. This 11.1% lift is a necessary tool for practitioners to try and overcome rejections, although it may not be as transformative as with other examiners.

Counsel should be prepared for a difficult and lengthy prosecution in Art Unit 1725. The 1550 days median to allowance requires extreme patience and careful resource allocation. Utilizing the 11.1% interview lift pct is a recommended strategy to try and improve the outcomes for the 817 cases handled by this examiner, as every advantage is critical given the low 21.9% allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

22.1%
Allow Rate
-42.9% vs TC avg
878
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
1549
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 819 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18421073 METHOD FOR RECOVERING ELECTRODE MATERIAL Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19223330 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, IMAGING ELEMENT, OPTICAL SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF IMAGING ELEMENT, AND COMPOUND Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18763419 SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18763331 SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18492864 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18489160 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, MOVABLE BODY, AND BUILDING MATERIAL EACH INCLUDING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18842561 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18718123 Positive Electrode Active Material and Positive Electrode Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18833378 SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18702945 Frame Including Guideline and Battery Module Including the Frame Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18683589 Battery Module and Battery Pack Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
16803033 SEMI-TRANSPARENT AND MONOCHROMATIC ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
19298849 SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL MODULE AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18689764 INTERLAYERS FOR CHARGE TRANSFER-MEDIATED TRIPLET EXCITON TRANSFER FROM A SINGLET EXCITON FISSION MATERIAL TO AN INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
19305893 SOLAR CELL MODULE COMPRISING PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
19219029 PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL AND ITS PREPARATION Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18821063 COATING AGENT FOR ELECTRON TRANSPORTING LAYER OF INVERTED PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL, AND INVERTED PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL CONTAINING THE SAME Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17348221 ORGANIC PHOTODIODE AND INFRARED CMOS SENSOR Final Rejection MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
19185954 SOLAR CELL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
19211443 METHOD OF PRODUCING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Final Rejection NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18744356 PEROVSKITE PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
18893125 PHOTOVOLTAIC PACKAGING, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A PHOTOVOLTAIC PACKAGING Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18400789 EFFICIENT INDOOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL BASED ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL MXENE NANOSHEETS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18621029 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITY Final Rejection JINKO SOLAR (HAINING) CO., LTD.

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