USPTO Examiner PHAN DEAN - Art Unit 2184

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18945022APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INCOMING AND/OR OUTGOING DATA-ELEMENTSNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400NoNo
18905225OUT-OF-BAND BACKPLANE INFORMATION VERIFICATION SYSTEMOctober 2024December 2025Allow1400NoNo
18891308LIN BUS TRANCEIVER AND METHOD THEREFORESeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300NoNo
18888311VEHICLESeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18785358PERIPHERAL DEVICE SHARING BETWEEN DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18763713DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024July 2025Allow1300NoNo
18739448APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR TWO-WIRE SERIAL BUSJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18731784DUAL ROLE SUPPORT FOR A HIGH-SPEED CAPABLE USB REPEATERJune 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18676886Data Storage Device and Method for Transaction Recovery Using Extra TimeoutMay 2024March 2026Allow2110YesNo
18713028Protocol Determination Circuit and Protocol Switching CircuitMay 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18652830DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACEMay 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18642795INTER-DRIVE COMMUNICATION FOR COOPERATIVE OPERATIONSApril 2024March 2026Allow2320YesNo
18697070DYNAMIC HOT BACKUP METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE OF SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024September 2025Allow1810NoNo
18619393SINGLE-WIRE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SINGLE-WIRE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2220NoNo
18618883HANDLING NODE POLICIES IN A FIRMWARE FRAMEWORKMarch 2024February 2026Allow2320NoNo
18617540DATA STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING INTERFACE DEVICEMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18600145SYSTEM ON CHIP FOR FREEDOM FROM INTERFERENCEMarch 2024September 2025Allow1910NoNo
18588557LOAD VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND LOAD VERIFICATION METHODFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18432847MULTI-USE CHIP-TO-CHIP INTERFACEFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1920NoNo
18408391RECONFIGURABLE PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS (PCIe) DATA PATH TRANSPORT TO REMOTE COMPUTING ASSETSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18405234Link Negotiation System, Method, and DeviceJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1910NoNo
18396703MULTIPLEXED DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD BETWEEN ENTITIES AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAMEDecember 2023September 2025Allow2110YesNo
18572142PCIE DEVICE POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RELATED DEVICEDecember 2023August 2025Allow1910NoNo
18538699EMULATED ENDPOINT CONFIGURATIONDecember 2023January 2026Allow2530YesNo
18536264Seamlessly Integrated Microcontroller ChipDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18520149CIRCUIT, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDRESSING CAN NODESNovember 2023February 2025Allow1500NoNo
18485882LOW POWER AUTO-SCALABLE DIFFERENTIAL PREDRIVEROctober 2023February 2025Allow1600NoNo
18549357COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON PARALLEL BUSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1220NoNo
18230548Method and System of Using USB User Interface in Electronic Torque WrenchAugust 2023April 2025Allow2020NoYes
18229359SoC with UART interfaceAugust 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18363253DATA REFRESH CYCLE FOR ASYNCHRONOUS DEVICE COMMUNICATIONAugust 2023November 2024Allow1600NoNo
18358217LINK WIDTH ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18262205MULTI-MODE VIRTUAL SERIAL PORT CHIP, IMPLEMENTATION METHOD, AND FIRMWARE DOWNLOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023August 2024Allow1300NoNo
18223626METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER DEFINED SCALABLE AND SAFE MEMORY LAYOUT FIRMWAREJuly 2023January 2025Allow1800NoNo
18218931MEMORY MODULE ADJUSTING INTER-RANK CLOCK TIMING, MEMORY SYSTEM AND TRAINING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18331432NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION BASED ON SLAVE DEVICE TYPEJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18204889CONTROL MECHANISM FOR USE WITH A MOBILE DEVICE DOCK AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING THE CONTROL MECHANISMJune 2023February 2026Allow3220NoNo
18304938CONFIGURABLE STREAM SWITCH WITH VIRTUAL CHANNELS FOR THE SHARING OF I/O PORTS IN STREAM-BASED ARCHITECTURESApril 2023December 2025Allow3230NoNo
18031129ENHANCED SPI CONTROLLER AND SPI CONTROLLER OPERATING METHODApril 2023June 2024Allow1500NoNo
18297276IDENTIFYING DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS IN A NETWORKApril 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18128164SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO WIRELESS NETWORK HAVING LOW LATENCYMarch 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18246817Remote Mapping Method, Apparatus and Device for Computing Resources, and Storage MediumMarch 2023November 2023Allow700YesNo
18184892Inter Integrated Circuit-Based Communication Method and ApparatusMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710NoNo
18026339BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PCIE EXTERNAL PLUG-IN CARD, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023December 2024Allow2110NoNo
18025129INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMMarch 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18177237TECHNIQUES FOR DATA BUS INVERSION WITH IMPROVED LATENCYMarch 2023April 2024Allow1400NoNo
18163585DATA TRANSFER DEVICE AND DATA TRANSFER METHODFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18016496I2C DEADLOCK AND RECOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18095037METHOD AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18151419MOTHERBOARDJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2500NoNo
18093565UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) CONTROLLER, METHOD OF OPERATING A USB CONTROLLER, AND MACHINE VISION SYSTEMJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1700NoNo
18147516RACK CONTROLLER WITH NATIVE SUPPORT FOR INTELLIGENT PATCHING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN MULTIPLE RACKSDecember 2022December 2024Allow2330YesNo
18087152MULTIPLEXER FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING A SINGLE KVM CONNECTION TO MULTIPLE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITSDecember 2022December 2024Allow2420NoNo
18086509INTERMEDIARY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE/MOBILE DEVICE COMMUNICATION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USINGDecember 2022June 2025Abandon3020NoNo
18082485MANY-TO-MANY PCIE SWITCHDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18080659POWER CONTROL LOGIC USING INTER-CHIPDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010NoNo
17982574PROCESSING DATA STREAM MODIFICATION TO REDUCE POWER EFFECTS DURING PARALLEL PROCESSINGNovember 2022March 2024Allow1620NoNo
17960502DETERMINATION OF A SEQUENCE OF BUS NODES IN A MULTI-DROP COMMUNICATION BUSOctober 2022August 2024Allow2220NoNo
17959541DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD ACCORDING TO INTER-INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROTOCOL AND TRANSMISSION APPARATUSOctober 2022March 2025Allow3030NoNo
17958684IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING USB HOST CONTROLLER, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOROctober 2022June 2024Allow2010NoNo
17948169Round Robin Arbitration Using Random Access MemorySeptember 2022April 2025Allow3020NoNo
17943183Seamlessly Integrated Microcontroller ChipSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1620NoNo
17903525PORT CONTROLLER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2022April 2024Allow1910NoNo
17901846HIGH BANDWIDTH MEMORY SYSTEMSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3240YesNo
17883226MODULAR UNIFIED AVIONICS SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17795255I2C BUS COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17866403FLEXIBLE MEMORY EXTENSION SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17864568METHOD, SYSTEM, AND SERVER FOR MONITORING STATUS OF SOLID STATE DRIVEJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17858217RESCHEDULING MECHANISM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS DEVICESJuly 2022September 2023Allow1400NoNo
17853612COUNTERMEASURE AGAINST FAULT INJECTION ATTACKSJune 2022June 2024Allow2300NoNo
17786363METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-BUS DEVICE FUSED ACCESSJune 2022December 2022Allow600NoNo
17781330Data Transmission Method, Apparatus, and Device, and Storage MediumMay 2022March 2024Allow2110YesNo
17756580ELEMENT ORDERING HANDLING IN A RING BUFFERMay 2022October 2023Allow1700NoNo
17748377OFFLOADING COMPUTE PROCESSING TO AN INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O) DEVICE CONNECTED OVER A USB TYPE-C CONNECTORMay 2022August 2025Allow3900NoNo
17748770SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMMay 2022November 2025Allow4210NoNo
17746563Method and Apparatus for Providing C-PHY Interface via FPGA IO InterfaceMay 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17739749NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION BASED ON SLAVE DEVICE TYPEMay 2022March 2023Allow1000NoNo
17737527INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHODMay 2022February 2024Allow2110NoNo
17660797EMULATED ENDPOINT CONFIGURATIONApril 2022September 2023Allow1720YesNo
17705299Seamlessly Integrated Microcontroller ChipMarch 2022July 2024Allow2840YesNo
17705298Seamlessly Integrated Microcontroller ChipMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17654488SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND RECEPTION DEVICEMarch 2022March 2024Allow2410NoNo
17682452METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SERIAL CONTROL WITH INTERLEAVED REGISTER MAPPINGFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3500NoNo
17652413METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING TARGET SLAVE ADDRESS FOR SERIAL COMMUNICATION INTERFACEFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17679738STAND WITH DUAL PURPOSE RJ12 INTERFACEFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17651588METHOD TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SPEED IN EXISTING CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1610NoNo
17670852FAULT TOLERANT AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT PREFERABLY HAVING SUCH AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2022April 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17668226MEMORY INTERFACE WITH REDUCED ENERGY TRANSMIT MODEFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4620NoYes
17649975MEMORY-BASED DISTRIBUTED PROCESSOR ARCHITECTUREFebruary 2022September 2023Abandon2010NoNo
17419819CHIP AND MULTI-CHIP SYSTEM AS WELL AS ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHODJanuary 2022January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17631476AUTOMATIC READ CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON A HARDWARE ACCELERATED SPI AND AUTOMATIC READ CONTROL METHODJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1600NoNo
17577603Method and Apparatus for Establishing Trusted PCIe Resource SharingJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17570134SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURATION-BASED PERFORMANCE PROFILEJanuary 2022September 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17568645DRAM INTERFACE MODE WITH INTERRUPTIBLE INTERNAL TRANSFER OPERATIONJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1920NoNo
17559374TOOL FOR CONFIGURING HEADWALL UNITS USED FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS COMMUNICATIONDecember 2021November 2024Allow3520NoNo
17551132MULTI-USE CHIP-TO-CHIP INTERFACEDecember 2021October 2023Allow2210NoNo
17643127CONFIGURABLE ROUTING IN A MULTI-CHIP SYSTEMDecember 2021December 2023Allow2400NoNo
17612844SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTUM DATA BUFFERINGNovember 2021February 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17524641RECONFIGURABLE PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS (PCIe) DATA PATH TRANSPORT TO REMOTE COMPUTING ASSETSNovember 2021December 2023Allow2620NoNo
17521378DUAL ROLE SUPPORT FOR A HIGH-SPEED CAPABLE USB REPEATERNovember 2021February 2024Allow2830NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
21
Examiner Affirmed
16
(76.2%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(23.8%)
Reversal Percentile
37.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
42
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(31.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(69.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
47.1%
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, 31.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner PHAN, DEAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PHAN, DEAN works in Art Unit 2184 and has examined 381 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PHAN, DEAN's allowance rate of 77.4% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PHAN, DEAN receive 2.34 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PHAN, DEAN is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PHAN, DEAN. This interview benefit is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 18.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 45.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 15% 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:

    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

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