Listed by the USPTO as VU, STEPHEN A
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3619 3651 3652 3654 3658 4100
This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases
VU, STEPHEN A. works in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3619. The record includes 1142 resolved cases, an 82.1% allowance rate, and a median of 759 days to allowance. Interviews show a 14.8% lift, suggesting that they can complement a written strategy in a profile with a relatively short median path to allowance.
Sky Fabrication Inc., ZF Friedrichshafen AG, and Tokyo Electron Limited are the leading companies. The listed firms are HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC, BARLEY SNYDER, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The substantial record supports planning around efficient claim development and timely responses.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19109667 | BELT RETRACTOR WITH LOAD-TRANSMITTING CATCH | Non-Final OA | ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH |
| 19100276 | OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER REWINDING MACHINE | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18797088 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD | Non-Final OA | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 19104623 | INSTALLING A HEAVY LIFT CRANE SYSTEM AT A HOISTING SITE | Non-Final OA | Itrec B.V. |
| 19116435 | METHOD FOR DECOUPLING A CRANE BLOCK FROM AN OFFSHORE CRANE | Non-Final OA | GustoMSC B.V. |
| 18851954 | COUPLING SYSTEM FOR LIFTING A HEAVY LOAD AND A MALE PART | Non-Final OA | IQIP HOLDING B.V. |
| 18791581 | GRIPPING TOOL | Non-Final OA | Sky Fabrication Inc. |
| 18509669 | GRIPPING TOOL | Non-Final OA | Sky Fabrication Inc. |
| 18655469 | TOOL FOR MANIPULATING A GRATING PANEL | Non-Final OA | THE HAND SAFETY TOOL COMPANY, LLC |
| 18644848 | DEVICE FOR GRIPPING FOOD PRODUCTS OR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | Non-Final OA | NTI AG |
| 18984617 | DISC GOLF DISC RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
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Build Your Strategy82.1% of resolved applications examined by Stephen A Vu were allowed (1,142 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 3619 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +14.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Stephen A Vu took 759 days on average from filing to allowance.
Stephen A Vu examines applications in Art Unit 3619 in Tech Center 4100.
