Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Hung K Vu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VU, HUNG K

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2897

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

VU, HUNG K works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2811. The profile contains 1025 resolved cases, an 87.7% allowance rate, and a median of 914 days to allowance. Interviews show a 9.4% lift, indicating that the allowance record is more prominent than interview activity in the available data.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Intel Corporation, and Samsung Display Co., Ltd. are the leading companies. The listed firms are Akona IP PC - Intel, Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, and BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC. Practitioners can use the substantial record to calibrate semiconductor prosecution strategy and manage response timing.

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

Performance Statistics

87.7%
Allow Rate
+19.7% vs TC avg
1,063
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
914
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1025 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
37.1%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18430288 MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18761639 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18646240 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18419908 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18090420 REMOTE MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT FOR BONDED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18067031 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES WITH HYBRID METAL LINES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17955269 RECONSTITUTED WAFER WITH SIDE-STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18729548 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18710303 ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR TESTING OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18229489 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING HAFNIUM OR ZIRCONIUM OXIDE CONTAINING BLOCKING DIELECTRIC AND TUNGSTEN NITRIDE BARRIER AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18790342 FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD AND CHIP PACKAGE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18814696 UNIFORM CHIP GAPS VIA INJECTION-MOLDED SOLDER PILLARS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18613746 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MEMS TRANSDUCER DEVICE WITH THIN MEMBRANE, AND MEMS TRANSDUCER DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18519452 POWER PERFORMANCE AREA ATTRACTIVE MULTIPLE TRANSISTOR ANTI-FUSE BIT CELL LAYOUT STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
18789438 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING CAVITY-MOUNTED DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18784428 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18775341 METHOD OF MODULATING STRESS OF DIELECTRIC LAYERS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18606497 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18606495 PACKAGES WITH DOUBLE-SIDE METAL PILLARS AND THE METHODS FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18567379 Display Panel and Display Device Final Rejection WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18885727 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18451923 DIVIDING METHOD OF WAFER Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18611496 LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE Final Rejection Yenrich Technology Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hung K Vu's allowance rate?

87.7% of resolved applications examined by Hung K Vu were allowed (1,025 resolved cases), compared with 72.2% across Art Unit 2811 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hung K Vu?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hung K Vu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hung K Vu took 914 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hung K Vu work in?

Hung K Vu examines applications in Art Unit 2811 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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