USPTO Examiner TRAN TRANG U - Art Unit 2422

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18938201WAVEFRONT SENSORS WITH IRREGULAR APERTURE MASKS, DIFFUSERS, AND CAMERAS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMENovember 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18895919METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TV ON/OFF DETECTIONSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18846430NEURAL NETWORKS FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE VIDEO SUPER-RESOLUTIONSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18745537CONTROL DEVICE, BROADCAST RECEIVER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BROADCAST RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICEJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18734678COMPOUNDING DEVICE SYSTEMJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18669353HARVESTER WITH AUTOMATED TARGETING CAPABILITIESMay 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18669122BLINKLESS AND MARKERLESS BI-PHASE DISPLAY CALIBRATIONMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18627222VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEMApril 2024May 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18586686APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SLOW MOTION VIDEOFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18581042Localized Window Contaminant DetectionFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620YesNo
18441936COMPOUNDING DEVICE SYSTEMFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18425744VIDEO PROCESSING FOR EMBEDDED INFORMATION CARD LOCALIZATION AND CONTENT EXTRACTIONJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18420124Altering Functionality Of A Video Conference ComponentJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1320YesNo
18523259SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMENovember 2023March 2025Allow1620NoNo
18504459SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PERFORM ELECTROLUMINESCENCE AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE FIELD ON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES, STRINGS, AND ARRAYSNovember 2023May 2025Allow1800NoNo
18288306A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ON-SITE EVALUATING QUALITY OF AN IMAGEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700YesNo
18287962INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2023May 2025Allow1910NoNo
18490092SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR RESPONDING TO A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL VEHICLE THEFTOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18488348METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BEST SHOT IN LONG-RANGE FACE RECOGNITION SYSTEMOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18372839FPD-LINK IV VIDEO GENERATOR SYSTEMSeptember 2023December 2023Allow200YesNo
18466379Methods for Infield Camera CalibrationsSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18363474ONE SHOT CALIBRATIONAugust 2023November 2023Allow300YesNo
18362110POWER EFFICIENT DETECTION OF WATERMARKS IN MEDIA SIGNALSJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18355295WIRELESS TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND WIRELESS DISPLAY SYSTEMJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18261063DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND IMAGING DEVICEJuly 2023April 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18260798SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DYNAMIC PAN, ZOOM OR TILT FOR VIDEO EDITINGJuly 2023January 2025Allow1810NoNo
18348492VALIDATION OF A CAMERA CLEANING SYSTEMJuly 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
18347019ANNOTATION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGE FRAMESJuly 2023January 2025Allow1810NoNo
18347311SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CURING NETWORK DEFICIENCIES IN VIDEO NETWORKSJuly 2023December 2024Allow1800NoNo
18341547ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEM IN THE AUTOMATIC PLACEMENT OF COMPOSITES DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTSJune 2023January 2025Allow1900YesNo
18336593VEHICULAR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE SAMEJune 2023April 2025Allow2211YesNo
18331836Tagging Characteristics of an Interpersonal Encounter Based on Vocal FeaturesJune 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18256413WAVEFRONT SENSORS WITH IRREGULAR APERTURE MASKS, DIFFUSERS, AND CAMERAS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJune 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18326006IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION METHODMay 2023December 2024Allow1810YesNo
18323464OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ON-BOARD SYSTEM, AND MOVING APPARATUSMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18195831APPLICATIONS FOR DETECTION CAPABILITIES OF CAMERASMay 2023October 2024Allow1710YesNo
18137592SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MEASURING AN OBJECT IN A SCENE OF A CAPTURED IMAGEApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18303655SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS FOR AN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLEApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18303688LIDAR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING DISTANCE TO OBJECTApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18194389METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OPERATE A MOBILE CAMERA FOR LOW-POWER USAGEMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2410YesNo
18188926VIDEO PROCESSING FOR EMBEDDED INFORMATION CARD LOCALIZATION AND CONTENT EXTRACTIONMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18188309NETWORK SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMarch 2023June 2025Abandon2711NoNo
18169081CAMERA TO VEHICLE ALIGNMENT WITH MULTIPLE CAMERA ADJUSTMENTFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2620YesNo
18168616COMPOUNDING DEVICE SYSTEMFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1201YesNo
18145365Lens and Camera Testing Method, Apparatus, and SystemDecember 2022April 2023Allow410NoNo
18067569ENHANCING DEPTH ESTIMATION WITH BRIGHTNESS IMAGEDecember 2022March 2024Allow1500NoNo
18081339Estimating Real-Time Delay of a Video Data StreamDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18064575IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSORDecember 2022August 2024Allow2030YesNo
18072131VIDEO CAMERA FOR LOCALLY EXECUTING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO ANALYTIC ALGORITHMS ON A VIDEO STREAM CAPTURED BY THE VIDEO CAMERANovember 2022December 2024Allow2520YesNo
17993665REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR SETTING MODE ACCORDING TO STATE OF BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUSNovember 2022June 2023Allow710YesNo
17926026SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND MOBILE BODYNovember 2022November 2024Allow2410NoNo
17986998METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME HEALTH MONITORING AND ACTIVITY DETECTION OF USERSNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17983650DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2022December 2024Allow2520NoNo
17912118METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING INTERACTION INFORMATION BETWEEN PERSON AND PRODUCT ON BASIS OF IMAGE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17981316DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022October 2024Allow2330NoNo
17974139OPTICAL SPRAY PATTERN IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING PERMANENTLY INTEGRATED LIGHT PLANE AND IMAGE CAPTURE COMPONENTSOctober 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
18049113System and Methods of Real-Time Creation of Electronic Programming Guides for Radio BroadcastsOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17970955SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE OBSERVATION IN A NON-NETWORKED PRODUCTION FACILITYOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17964775BLINKLESS AND MARKERLESS BI-PHASE DISPLAY CALIBRATIONOctober 2022February 2024Allow1700NoNo
17938107SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17951292Applying A Configuration For Altering Functionality Of A Component During A Video ConferenceSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1320YesNo
17946874SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1900NoNo
17932169MONITORING SYSTEM AND CAMERASeptember 2022May 2024Allow2010NoNo
17906325CAMERA MODULESeptember 2022March 2024Allow1800NoNo
17930564Localized Window Contaminant DetectionSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1420NoNo
17822842METHOD FOR QUALIFICATION OF A CAMERA SYSTEM AND/OR ITS IMAGE/CAMERA SIGNALSAugust 2022September 2023Allow1300NoNo
17889687METHOD FOR ESTIMATING DISTANCE USING POINT MEASUREMENT AND COLOR DEPTHAugust 2022November 2024Allow2710NoNo
17875899CONTROL DEVICE, BROADCAST RECEIVER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BROADCAST RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICEJuly 2022February 2024Allow1920NoNo
17869473INTERACTIVE REPLACEMENT OF CHARACTER FACESJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17790291A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WHOLE SLIDE IMAGINGJune 2022February 2024Allow1900YesNo
17849883METHOD OF REMOVING UNDERWATER BUBBLES AND A DEVICE THEREFORJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17844588VALIDATION OF A CAMERA CLEANING SYSTEMJune 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17830975METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING IMAGE CAPTURED BY ON-BOARD CAMERA, AND COMPUTING DEVICEJune 2022March 2023Allow900NoNo
17781442LIGHT TRANSMITTING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND LIGHT TRANSMITTING METHODJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17743844SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SLUDGE LEVELS IN WASTEWATER RESERVOIRSMay 2022April 2025Allow3511YesNo
17736369ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING SUNSCREEN APPLIED TO A USER'S SKIN AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEMay 2022July 2024Allow2610YesNo
17735454ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONMay 2022May 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17734606METHOD FOR VERIFYING TAMPERING OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022July 2022Allow300NoNo
17731319VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMApril 2022December 2023Allow2020NoNo
17730514IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND OPERATING THE SAMEApril 2022July 2024Allow2701YesNo
17660510IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AERIAL CAMERA AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022April 2024Allow2410NoNo
17658650PORTABLE COMPUTERApril 2022February 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17711199APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SLOW MOTION VIDEOApril 2022October 2023Allow1820YesNo
17711836COLUMN ASIL CIRCUIT FOR MULTIPLE BITLINES IN AN IMAGE SENSORApril 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17706182IMAGING SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE DEVICEMarch 2022July 2023Allow1500NoNo
17705642REFRIGERATOR CAMERA MODULES AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSING PERSISTENT CONDITIONS ON THE CAMERA LENSMarch 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17655383VEHICULAR TRAILER HITCHING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH DETERMINATION OF LOCATION OF HITCHMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17691951SENSOR RECALIBRATION IN PERFORMANCE CAPTUREMarch 2022August 2023Abandon1710NoNo
17685407Estimating Real-Time Delay of a Video Data StreamMarch 2022November 2022Allow910NoNo
17674279SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA IN MULTIPLE DEVICESFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1200NoNo
17672266COMPACT TELEPHOTO LENS HAVING MATERIALS WITH ANOMALOUS RELATIVE PARTIAL DISPERSIONFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1100YesNo
17633335IMAGE DATA COLLECTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3220YesNo
17581637UNIVERSAL SENSOR PERFORMANCE AND CALIBRATION TARGET FOR MULTI-SENSOR IMAGING SYSTEMSJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3000NoNo
17597686METHOD FOR DETERMINING EXTRINSIC CALIBRATION PARAMETERS FOR A MEASURING SYSTEMJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2200NoNo
17572510VIDEO PROCESSING USING A SPECTRAL DECOMPOSITION LAYERJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1400NoNo
17571569IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICEJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3401YesNo
17572422IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING OBJECTSJanuary 2022January 2023Allow1210NoNo
17622985SENSING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND SENSING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR EXTERNAL-ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION SENSORDecember 2021August 2024Allow3111YesNo
17555667ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810YesNo
17549408METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OPERATE A MOBILE CAMERA FOR LOW-POWER USAGEDecember 2021November 2022Allow1100NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TRAN, TRANG U.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
20
Examiner Affirmed
13
(65.0%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(35.0%)
Reversal Percentile
55.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
64
Allowed After Appeal Filing
30
(46.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
34
(53.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
73.7%
Higher 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, 46.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner TRAN, TRANG U - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TRAN, TRANG U works in Art Unit 2422 and has examined 915 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TRAN, TRANG U's allowance rate of 83.2% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TRAN, TRANG U receive 1.56 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% 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 TRAN, TRANG U is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TRAN, TRANG U. This interview benefit is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 23.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 41.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 36% 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 67.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.5% 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, 57.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 54% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.