USPTO Examiner NGUYEN CINDY - Art Unit 2156

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19017119INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1410NoNo
19017391TECHNIQUES FOR PREVENTING PROHIBITED ACCESS TO SECURE CONTENTJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1310YesNo
19004667Systems and methods for generating a data definition language statementDecember 2024January 2026Allow1310YesNo
18974160REFERENCE-BASED BACKUPDecember 2024December 2025Allow1210NoNo
18973073DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2024March 2026Allow1510NoNo
18958922SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATIONNovember 2024December 2025Allow1310NoNo
18954586Mapping Disparate Database Schemas Using Artificial IntelligenceNovember 2024February 2026Allow1510NoNo
18928754SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPLATING OF EXECUTABLE GRAPH-BASED MODELSOctober 2024January 2026Allow1410NoNo
18920511Isolated Snapshot Storage For Fast Ransomware RecoveryOctober 2024December 2025Allow1410NoNo
18916260SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED SEARCHING OF DATABASES USING CATALOGUED METADATAOctober 2024December 2025Allow1410NoNo
18901269Method and system for synchronized search and retrieval of visual work instructions using artificial intelligenceSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18900591ADAPTIVE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT FOR A RECOVERY DATA OBJECTIVESeptember 2024November 2025Allow1410YesNo
18897868AUTOMATED DATA PROTECTION WORKFLOW FOR CONTAINERIZED APPLICATIONSSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1410NoNo
18849626DATA RECOVERY METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCTSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1310NoNo
18891329CONVERTING TABULAR DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION INTO AN EXPORT ENTITY FILESeptember 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18826023Retrieval System Pipeline For Retrieval-Augmented GenerationSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510YesNo
18822937AUTOMATED RECIPE GENERATION FOR ORCHESTRATED APPLICATION RECOVERYSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1410YesNo
18820933PROCESSING GROUP-BY OPERATIONS IN DATABASESAugust 2024September 2025Allow1310NoNo
18816826METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION EXTRACTION AND AGGREGATIONAugust 2024March 2026Allow1820NoNo
18811147Data Synchronization Using Transaction Identifications Within ObjectsAugust 2024September 2025Allow1310YesNo
18808624SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY MANAGING DATA PROTECTION RECOVERY POINT OBJECTIVE SLAAugust 2024October 2025Allow1410NoNo
18768588SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR METADATA MANAGEMENT IN CONTENT ADDRESSABLE STORAGEJuly 2024December 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18751258Information Quality Assurance Method and SystemJune 2024March 2026Abandon2120NoNo
18743678Location RefinementJune 2024February 2026Allow2020NoNo
18662973METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION, METHOD FOR GENERATING DATABASE, AND PROGRAMMay 2024November 2025Allow1820NoNo
18657616Asynchronous Cross-Region Block Volume ReplicationMay 2024September 2025Allow1710YesNo
18445916Computing systems and methods for automatic file tokenizationMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18612573Apparatus, System, and Method for Digital Audio ServicesMarch 2024March 2026Abandon2420NoNo
18590537DAG BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TRANSACTION PROCESSING IN A DISTRIBUTED LEDGERFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1810NoNo
18583162IDENTITY-LESS PERSONALIZED COMMUNICATION SERVICEFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1710YesNo
18436599NEAR CONTINUOUS DATA PROTECTION WITHOUT USING SNAPSHOTSFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1820NoNo
18432243Managing Volume Snapshots in the CloudFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2520YesNo
18541587DATA QUERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICEDecember 2023September 2025Allow2120NoNo
18498029HYBRID AI ARCHITECTURE FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERYOctober 2023October 2025Allow2320NoNo
16511966LEARNED RESOURCE CONSUMPTION MODEL FOR OPTIMIZING BIG DATA QUERIESJuly 2019November 2025Allow6040YesYes
16113376System and Method for Event Driven Publish-Subscribe CommunicationsAugust 2018October 2020Allow2610NoNo
15798656HELPER SCAN IN A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2017February 2020Allow2810NoNo
15094890SCAN PROTECTION WITH RATE LIMITINGApril 2016December 2020Allow5650YesYes
15082785EFFICIENT B-TREE DATA SERIALIZATIONMarch 2016November 2018Allow3140NoNo
15082817COMPRESSION OF SERIALIZED B-TREE DATAMarch 2016December 2018Allow3340NoNo
15078931Method and Apparatus for Identifying the Optimal Schema to Store Graph Data in a Relational StoreMarch 2016November 2020Allow5580YesNo
15009470REPLICATING A SOURCE STORAGE SYSTEMJanuary 2016April 2018Allow2730YesNo
14948212SINGLE-PASS DISTRIBUTED SAMPLING FROM BLOCK-PARTITIONED MATRICESNovember 2015October 2018Allow3520NoNo
14607092FUSION OF CLUSTER LABELING ALGORITHMS BY ANALYZING SUB-CLUSTERSJanuary 2015August 2018Allow4330YesNo
14606524TECHNIQUES FOR SERVING ARCHIVED ELECTRONIC MAILJanuary 2015January 2019Allow4830YesNo
14606253EVICTION STREAM FOR DATA JOINSJanuary 2015October 2019Allow5760YesNo
14606844SEARCH-BASED DETECTION, LINK, AND ACQUISITION OF DATAJanuary 2015January 2019Allow4830YesNo
14606058REPRESENTATION OF TIME-SENSITIVE AND SPACE-SENSITIVE PROFILE INFORMATIONJanuary 2015November 2018Allow4630YesNo
14307772DYNAMIC RULES TO OPTIMIZE COMMON INFORMATION MODEL QUERIESJune 2014July 2016Allow2510NoNo
14294600SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING AN INTERNET FILTERJune 2014June 2016Allow2510NoNo
14229158GRAPH DATABASE QUERY HANDLING METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2014June 2016Allow2710NoNo
14228336DYNAMIC RULES TO OPTIMIZE COMMON INFORMATION MODEL QUERIESMarch 2014August 2016Allow2920NoNo
14228822HASH MAP SUPPORT IN A STORAGE DEVICEMarch 2014October 2016Allow3020NoNo
14147651COORDINATED POINT-IN-TIME SNAPSHOTS OF MULTIPLE COMPUTING PLATFORMSJanuary 2014May 2016Allow2810NoNo
14147999COMPRESSION OF SERIALIZED B-TREE DATAJanuary 2014January 2016Allow2410NoNo
14147972EFFICIENT B-TREE DATA SERIALIZATIONJanuary 2014December 2015Allow2310NoNo
14147552MANAGING PRODUCTION DATAJanuary 2014November 2016Allow3530YesNo
14147218DATA FILE HANDLING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT AND INDEPENDENT FILE SERVERJanuary 2014February 2016Allow2510NoNo
14024666APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREMENTAL PHYSICAL DATA CLUSTERINGSeptember 2013February 2015Allow1710NoNo
13967403INCREASED DATABASE PERFORMANCE VIA MIGRATION OF DATA TO FASTER STORAGEAugust 2013July 2016Allow3520YesNo
13967730Distributed Feature Collection and Correlation EngineAugust 2013July 2016Allow3520NoNo
13966934METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING SNAPSHOTS OF DATAAugust 2013August 2015Allow2410NoNo
13966876INDEXING OF SIGNIFICANT MEDIA GRANULARSAugust 2013March 2016Allow3120NoNo
13967162PRESENTING INFORMATION FOR CONTAINERS IN SEARCH RESULTSAugust 2013September 2016Allow3720YesNo
13967261Method and Apparatus for Storing Sparse Graph Data as Multi-Dimensional ClusterAugust 2013December 2015Allow2810NoNo
13967031Method and Apparatus for Identifying the Optimal Schema to Store Graph Data in a Relational StoreAugust 2013December 2015Allow2810NoNo
13966144SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A GLOBAL PRODUCT TAXONOMYAugust 2013November 2015Allow2710NoNo
13928170AUTOMATIC ITEM CATEGORIZERJune 2013July 2016Allow3740YesNo
13859550REPLICATING A SOURCE STORAGE SYSTEMApril 2013November 2015Allow3110NoNo
13858529GOLF COURSE FITTING SYSTEMApril 2013March 2015Allow2310NoNo
13682363METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A CLOSEST MATCH SEARCHNovember 2012May 2015Allow3020NoNo
13632552ADDRESS-BASED HISTORICAL DATA RESEARCH TOOLOctober 2012April 2015Allow3020YesNo
13632356PRESENTING SEARCH RESULTSOctober 2012June 2014Allow2110NoNo
13632308RANKING AND ORDERING ITEMS IN USER-STREAMSOctober 2012June 2014Allow2110YesNo
13618767PEER-TO-PEER N-WAY SYNCING IN A DECENTRALIZED ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2012December 2014Allow2710NoNo
13596678PHRASE CLUSTERINGAugust 2012June 2014Allow2210NoNo
13584215Image Tile ServerAugust 2012January 2015Allow2920NoNo
13445693PROXYING SEARCH REQUESTS FOR FILES TO A SEARCH ENGINEApril 2012February 2014Allow2320NoNo
13440865SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PUBLISHING DATA ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EVENTApril 2012June 2016Allow5170YesNo
13439117METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUSHING SITUATIONALLY RELEVANT DATAApril 2012June 2015Allow3830NoNo
13363067SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING DOCUMENTSJanuary 2012December 2013Allow2210NoNo
13363024SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTATION OF DOCUMENT SIMILARITYJanuary 2012July 2014Allow3030YesNo
13362986EXPERIENCE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2012July 2014Allow2920YesNo
13230532COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTERIZED METHOD FOR PROCESSING ACCOUNT DATASeptember 2011January 2014Allow2820YesNo
13219415SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING AN INTERNET FILTERAugust 2011December 2013Allow2810NoNo
13206158SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NEWS FEED WEBSITE AND APPLICATIONAugust 2011August 2015Allow4840NoNo
13205429SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CACHE HIT SUCCESS RATE USING A SPLIT CACHEAugust 2011June 2013Allow2210NoNo
13204954Information Retrieval SystemAugust 2011January 2014Allow2911NoNo
13205122METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEMAND ASSIGNMENT OF CONTENT DISPLAY OPPORTUNITIESAugust 2011November 2014Allow3940NoNo
13185238RELIABILITY OF DUPLICATE DOCUMENT DETECTION ALGORITHMSJuly 2011October 2012Allow1510NoNo
13101656SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVENT DRIVEN PUBLISH-SUBSCRIBE COMMUNICATIONSMay 2011October 2014Allow4240NoNo
13078667SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF USER DEMOGRAPHIC REPORTING USABLE FOR IDENTIFYING USERS AND COLLECTING USAGE DATAApril 2011December 2013Allow3230NoNo
13070937METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA PROCESSINGMarch 2011April 2014Allow3731NoNo
13071133VIRTUAL PAIR ALGORITHM FOR OUTER JOIN RESOLUTIONMarch 2011December 2012Allow2110NoNo
12946896SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHRASE CLUSTERINGNovember 2010October 2013Allow3520YesNo
12946890RULESET IMPLEMENTATION FOR MEMORY STARVED SYSTEMSNovember 2010January 2013Allow2610NoNo
12946850TECHNICAL ORDER DATA TYPE 1 DATASET BUILDERNovember 2010June 2012Allow1910NoNo
12913011INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINALOctober 2010January 2013Allow2710NoNo
12913153DEBUGGING SYSTEM FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATABASE QUERY EXPRESSIONS ON A PROCESSING SERVEROctober 2010January 2013Allow2710NoNo
12912229AUTOMATED RESOURCE SELECTION PROCESS EVALUATIONOctober 2010November 2012Allow2411NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NGUYEN, CINDY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
2
(40.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(60.0%)
Reversal Percentile
83.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 60.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
26
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(23.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(76.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
31.0%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 23.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner NGUYEN, CINDY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NGUYEN, CINDY works in Art Unit 2156 and has examined 180 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NGUYEN, CINDY's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 94% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NGUYEN, CINDY receive 2.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NGUYEN, CINDY is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NGUYEN, CINDY. This interview benefit is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 42.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 78.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 11.7% of allowed cases (in the 95% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 12% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.