USPTO Examiner NGUYEN PHIL K - Art Unit 2187

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17256657CLOCK CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CLOCK CONTROL METHODDecember 2020March 2021Allow300NoNo
17133226METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OPTIMIZE A GUARD BAND OF A HARDWARE RESOURCEDecember 2020July 2024Allow4310YesNo
17129235Playback Device Using Standby in a Media Playback SystemDecember 2020September 2023Allow3320YesNo
17247651GLITCH DETECTORDecember 2020May 2022Allow1701NoNo
17123949Data Delay Compensator CircuitDecember 2020December 2021Allow1200NoNo
17121340ACCURATE TIMESTAMP OR DERIVED COUNTER VALUE GENERATION ON A COMPLEX CPUDecember 2020September 2023Allow3311YesNo
16950561PRECISION LATENCY CONTROLNovember 2020July 2022Allow2020NoNo
17089390MULTI-PHASE SIGNAL GENERATIONNovember 2020May 2023Allow3110NoNo
17087891NEGOTIATING A TRANSMIT WAKE TIMENovember 2020January 2022Allow1500NoNo
17068626Estimation of clock synchronization errors using time difference of arrivalOctober 2020November 2020Allow100NoNo
17041942RESOURCE PERMISSION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CHIPSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4010NoNo
17021395Electrical Power TransmissionSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2020NoNo
17020875MONITORING OF DEVICESSeptember 2020May 2024Allow4440NoNo
16993329DATACENTER POWER MANIPULATION USING POWER CACHESAugust 2020July 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16987564STATE SEMANTICS KEXEC BASED FIRMWARE UPDATEAugust 2020March 2023Allow3120NoNo
16916197DYNAMICALLY UPDATING LOGICAL IDENTIFIERS OF CORES OF A PROCESSORJune 2020October 2022Allow2720NoNo
16902527DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2020July 2023Allow3720NoNo
16865413TIMING GENERATOR, TIMING GENERATING METHOD, AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL CHIPMay 2020December 2022Allow3110NoNo
16851698CLOCK DOMAIN TRANSLATION FOR NON-SYNCHRONIZED SENSORSApril 2020June 2022Allow2610NoNo
16820883HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING NODE CONFIGURATION MECHANISMMarch 2020March 2023Allow3520YesNo
16820728DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHODMarch 2020June 2022Allow2720YesNo
16790873ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND APPLICATION MANAGING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2020April 2023Allow3821YesNo
16777711EFFICIENT AND MORE ADVANCED IMPLEMENTATION OF RING-ALLREDUCE ALGORITHM FOR DISTRIBUTED PARALLEL DEEP LEARNINGJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3000NoNo
16775987DEVICE CARRIER ASSEMBLIESJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2630YesNo
16775196ADJUSTABLE POWER DELIVERY SCHEME FOR UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUSJanuary 2020March 2022Allow2610NoNo
16752096SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELASTIC DELIVERY, PROCESSING, AND STORAGE FOR WEARABLE DEVICES BASED ON SYSTEM RESOURCESJanuary 2020September 2020Allow810YesNo
16742330SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICEJanuary 2020October 2022Allow3300NoNo
16740032Monitoring Delay Across Clock Domains Using Constant Phase ShiftJanuary 2020May 2021Allow1600NoNo
16731885DYNAMICALLY POWER ON/OFF PROCESSING CLUSTERS DURING EXECUTIONDecember 2019February 2024Allow5040NoNo
16724486APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SYNCHRONIZED CLOCK SIGNALS, ELEC-TRONIC SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND MOBILE DEVICEDecember 2019March 2022Allow2610NoNo
16707278SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2019March 2022Allow2700NoNo
16705754Parallel Pseudo Infinite Monotonic Timeline ClockDecember 2019June 2021Allow1800NoNo
16700233POWER CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION ON THE CLOUDDecember 2019May 2022Allow3010YesNo
16693562CLOCK SKEW DETECTION AND MANAGEMENTNovember 2019March 2022Allow2810YesNo
16687990REAL TIME CLOCK DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2019April 2022Allow2910NoNo
16673500Method and Apparatus to Retrieve Data from Power Distribution UnitsNovember 2019May 2021Allow1910NoNo
16659978RING TRANSPORT EMPLOYING CLOCK WAKE SUPPRESSIONOctober 2019July 2023Allow4530YesYes
16599748Methods for Managing Communications Involving a Lockstep Processing SystemOctober 2019January 2022Allow2710NoNo
16597553Electrical Power TransmissionOctober 2019September 2020Allow1201NoNo
16587582CLOSED LOOP CPU PERFORMANCE CONTROLSeptember 2019March 2021Allow1710NoNo
16585084CLOCK ADJUSTING DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2019December 2020Allow1500NoNo
16496804MOBILE TERMINALSeptember 2019May 2022Allow3220NoNo
16554940System, Apparatus And Method For Providing Hardware State Feedback To An Operating System In A Heterogeneous ProcessorAugust 2019March 2023Allow4201YesNo
16553753DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHODAugust 2019November 2021Allow2711NoNo
16542193NEGOTIATING A TRANSMIT WAKE TIMEAugust 2019October 2020Allow1400NoNo
16540647METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SAVINGS IN COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENTAugust 2019February 2021Allow1810NoNo
16527342SYNCHRONIZATION OF A CLOCK GENERATOR DIVIDER SETTING AND MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CLOCK DIVIDER SETTINGSJuly 2019March 2022Allow3210NoNo
16525185FREQUENCY EXECUTION MONITORING IN A REAL-TIME EMBEDDED SYSTEMJuly 2019October 2021Allow2610YesNo
16523227BI-DIRECTIONAL MULTI-FUNCTION CONVERTER FOR BACKUP BATTERY UNITJuly 2019April 2023Allow4530YesNo
16513282METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SAVINGS IN COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENTJuly 2019May 2022Allow3430NoNo
16445238METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAVING POWER IN A REAL TIME HARDWARE PROCESSING UNITJune 2019April 2021Allow2201NoNo
16440472POWER TARGET CALIBRATION FOR CONTROLLING DRIVE-TO-DRIVE PERFORMANCE VARIATIONS IN SOLID STATE DRIVES (SSDs)June 2019May 2022Allow3511NoNo
16440923DYNAMIC POWER SOURCE SELECTION, CHARGING, AND DISCHARGINGJune 2019September 2022Allow3921YesNo
16437427BLADE SERVERJune 2019June 2022Allow3630YesNo
16436768APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PRE-CONFIGURING A HARDWARE PORTION OF A DEVICE BEFORE THE DEVICE IS SET INTO A FULL OPERATION MODEJune 2019April 2021Allow2220YesNo
16435298Method for Interface Refresh Synchronization,Terminal Device, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage MediumJune 2019June 2020Allow1210NoNo
16432524OPERATING PULSED LATCHES ON A VARIABLE POWER SUPPLYJune 2019April 2021Allow2320YesNo
16426633Proactive Power Management of a Graphics ProcessorMay 2019October 2021Allow2811YesNo
16408088RESONANCE AWARE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTMay 2019March 2021Allow2200NoNo
16380816IDLE STATE ESTIMATION BY SCHEDULERApril 2019May 2022Allow3720YesNo
16369608WORKLOAD-BASED MAXIMUM CURRENTMarch 2019September 2021Allow3020NoNo
16369845BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM REDUNDANCYMarch 2019May 2022Allow3720YesNo
16365223EFFICIENT SEQUENCER FOR MULTIPLE CONCURRENTLY-EXECUTING THREADS OF EXECUTIONMarch 2019November 2021Allow3220YesNo
16358019HARD DISK MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD USING COMPLEX PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICEMarch 2019August 2021Allow2920NoNo
16298069RECORDS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENTMarch 2019November 2021Allow3310NoNo
16286138METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING INTEGRITY OF PROCESSOR VOLTAGE SUPPLY WITH OVERSHOOT MITIGATION AND SUPPORT FOR DVFSFebruary 2019June 2021Allow2710NoNo
16270450SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND STACKED MEMORY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAMEFebruary 2019April 2021Allow2710NoNo
16260693HOST HARDWARE RESET BASED ON ADAPTER REMOVAL PATTERNJanuary 2019May 2021Allow2810YesNo
16241716SELF REFRESH STATE MACHINE MOP ARRAYJanuary 2019September 2021Allow3220NoNo
16235867MANAGING SYSTEM POWER IN USB-C/USB POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMSDecember 2018July 2021Allow3011YesNo
16230073Conserving Power by Reducing Voltage Supplied to an Instruction-Processing Portion of a ProcessorDecember 2018December 2020Allow2310NoNo
16226769STORAGE AND STORAGE SYSTEMDecember 2018June 2020Allow1810NoNo
16208686POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2018September 2021Allow3330YesNo
16174582AUTOMATED MECHANISMS FOR ENSURING CORRECTNESS OF EVOLVING DATACENTER CONFIGURATIONSOctober 2018July 2020Allow2110YesNo
16174959STORAGE DEVICE AND A POWER CONTROL METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICEOctober 2018March 2021Allow2911YesNo
16150289COMPUTING DEVICEOctober 2018October 2020Allow2510NoNo
16150691Method for Preloading Application, Terminal Device, and MediumOctober 2018March 2021Allow2920NoNo
16109176ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAugust 2018September 2021Allow3620NoNo
16055693SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL HEAT DISSIPATION THROUGH SERVICE LEVEL ANALYSISAugust 2018November 2019Allow1510NoNo
16050633SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL HEAT DISSIPATION THROUGH SERVICE LEVEL ANALYSISJuly 2018October 2019Allow1510NoNo
16042551Playback Device Using Standby Mode in a Media Playback SystemJuly 2018August 2020Allow2510YesNo
15991604MODULAR AMUSEMENT PARK SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2018December 2022Allow5541YesNo
15962298MEMORY MANAGEMENT OF DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMSApril 2018December 2020Allow3111YesNo
15957265NETWORK-CONNECTED COMPUTING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING OPERATING PROGRAMS IN RAM MEMORYApril 2018July 2020Allow2710YesNo
15953778Idle Loop Detection And Control For ProcessorsApril 2018December 2020Allow3210YesNo
15941269Low Power MicrocontrollerMarch 2018January 2021Allow3320NoNo
15927849DETECTION OF TRANSMISSION MEDIUM STATE FOR POWER DELIVERYMarch 2018May 2021Allow3830NoNo
15760617SERVER NODE SHUTDOWNMarch 2018June 2020Allow2710NoNo
15911928MCU WAKE-UP DEVICE AND METHOD IN SLEEP MODEMarch 2018March 2019Allow1210YesNo
15902017MOBILE PLATFORM AND A METHOD THEREINFebruary 2018October 2019Allow2010NoNo
15752256ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2018January 2021Abandon3520NoNo
15884723DRIVE CARRIER ASSEMBLIESJanuary 2018February 2021Allow3730NoNo
15747348POWER-SAVING PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL AND CLOUD SERVERJanuary 2018December 2020Abandon3420NoNo
15878281ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODJanuary 2018February 2021Abandon3720NoNo
15878078Efficient Hibernation Apparatus and Method for Digital DevicesJanuary 2018August 2021Allow4330YesNo
15858030VOLTAGE DROOP MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY IN ARRAY PROCESSOR CORESDecember 2017August 2020Allow3110YesNo
15858055CO-EXISTENCE OF FULL FRAME AND PARTIAL FRAME IDLE IMAGE UPDATESDecember 2017December 2021Allow4830YesNo
15857802System, Apparatus And Method For Controlling A Processor Based On Effective Stress InformationDecember 2017February 2021Allow3720YesNo
15838613METHOD OF OPERATING SYSTEM-ON-CHIP, SYSTEM-ON-CHIP PERFORMING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2017March 2020Allow2710NoNo
15735362CLOCK SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION AND SIGNAL VALUE STORAGEDecember 2017October 2020Allow3411NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
3.1%
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Examiner NGUYEN, PHIL K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NGUYEN, PHIL K works in Art Unit 2187 and has examined 182 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NGUYEN, PHIL K's allowance rate of 90.1% places them in the 74% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NGUYEN, PHIL K receive 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NGUYEN, PHIL K is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NGUYEN, PHIL K. This interview benefit is in the 9% 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, 35.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% 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 46.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 94% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 13% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 3.7% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.

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