USPTO Examiner NGUYEN PHU K - Art Unit 2616

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18793827METHOD FOR HEAD IMAGE RECORDING AND CORRESPONDING MOBILE DEVICEAugust 2024February 2025Allow710YesNo
18754123SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTSJune 2024November 2024Allow510YesNo
18751032METHOD FOR GENERATING A 3D PRINTABLE MODEL OF A PATIENT SPECIFIC ANATOMYJune 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18744438IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024June 2025Allow1220NoNo
18669035IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18603869METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING BONE MODEL, MEDIUM AND DEVICEMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18417735SPLIT DENTUREJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18545399UTILIZING MASKED AUTOENCODER GENERATIVE MODELS TO EXTRACT MICROSCOPY REPRESENTATION AUTOENCODER EMBEDDINGSDecember 2023May 2024Allow510YesNo
18520581PATH PLANNING METHOD BASED ON DYNAMIC CONTOUR OFFSET DISCRETIZATION AND FOR SPATIAL CURVED-SURFACE PRINTINGNovember 2023May 2024Allow510NoNo
18387171Methods and Graphics Processing Units for Determining Differential Data for Rays of a Ray BundleNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18462302SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EDUCATING IN VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTSSeptember 2023September 2024Abandon1220YesNo
18233827ASYNCHRONOUS AND CONCURRENT RAY TRACING AND RASTERIZATION RENDERING PROCESSESAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18226856SYSTEM FOR POSE ESTIMATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL BONE MODELS IN SURGICAL PLANNING A JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDUREJuly 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18224032METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TOOTH-GINGIVA SEGMENTATION CONTOURJuly 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
183400252D-TO-3D TOOTH RECONSTRUCTION, OPTIMIZATION, AND POSITIONING FRAMEWORKS USING A DIFFERENTIABLE RENDERERJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18331903SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO-BASED NON-CONTACT TIDAL VOLUME MONITORINGJune 2023February 2025Allow2120NoNo
18203999SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENTMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18318476CUSTOMIZED PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18141266GENERATIVE DESIGN SHAPE OPTIMIZATION USING BUILD MATERIAL STRENGTH MODEL FOR COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURINGApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18250845THREE-DIMENSIONAL MESH GENERATOR BASED ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGEApril 2023December 2023Allow810NoNo
18306984METHOD FOR ENSURING FUNCTIONAL OCCLUSION FOR CUSTOMIZED ORTHODONTIC DEVICESApril 2023October 2024Abandon1710YesNo
18194788SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR DETERMINING AND VISUALIZING A FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A VASCULAR NETWORK AND PERFUSED TISSUEApril 2023April 2025Allow2530YesNo
18128906PARAMETER-BASED SYNTHETIC MODEL GENERATION AND RECOMMENDATIONSMarch 2023June 2025Allow2610YesNo
18128979MODIFYING A PORTION OF A SEMANTICALLY SEGMENTED 3D MESHMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18028945RENDERING OF B-MODE IMAGES BASED ON TISSUE DIFFERENTIATIONMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18126286MEMORY MANAGEMENT FOR MULTICORE 3-D GRAPHICS RENDERINGMarch 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18125664DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18188870METHOD FOR UPDATING 3-DIMENSIONAL MAP USING IMAGE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SAMEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18117220ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510YesNo
18116777System and Method for Reviewing Capsule Images with Detected Regions of InterestMarch 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18115989SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF ORTHODONTIC ALIGNERSMarch 2023September 2023Allow710NoNo
18115987PROTRUDING ALIGNER HOOKSMarch 2023September 2023Allow710NoNo
18176042Trigger RegionsFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2120NoNo
18023827MESH GENERATIONFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18175372IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18114483INTERSECTION TESTING IN A RAY TRACING SYSTEM USING COMPARISON OF INTERSECTION DISTANCE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRIMITIVE INTERSECTIONSFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18169444IMAGE GENERATION USING A DIFFUSION MODELFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610YesNo
18167433RENDERING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18159358DEEP INERTIAL PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHODSJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18099602METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FACE RECONSTRUCTION MODEL AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FACE IMAGEJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18006003INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18155167REMOTE IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND REMOTE IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410YesNo
18154909WRITING INSTRUMENT AND METHODJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18015006VISUALIZING THE APPEARANCE OF AT LEAST TWO MATERIALS IN A HETERGENEOUS MEASUREMENT ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18151367SYSTEM FOR CREATING A COMPOSITE IMAGE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1820YesNo
18088088VESSEL DISPLAYING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18012515Improved Split Rendering for Extended Reality (XR) ApplicationsDecember 2022October 2024Allow2210NoNo
18086623SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANDecember 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
18011661SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING VIRTUAL INTERACTIONS OF AN IMMERSIVE REALITY-VIRTUALITY CONTINUUM-BASED OBJECT AND A REAL ENVIRONMENTDecember 2022February 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18069168SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND PRESENTING A SPATIAL MODELDecember 2022April 2025Allow2820NoNo
18082113EFFECT DISPLAY BASED ON TEXT RECOGNITION AND ROOM SCALING WITHIN AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENTDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18077071SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENTDecember 2022March 2025Allow2720NoNo
18062460GENERATING LIGHT-SOURCE-SPECIFIC PARAMETERS FOR DIGITAL IMAGES USING A NEURAL NETWORKDecember 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
18062256USER SELECTABLE DIMENSION UNGROUPING FOR ENTERPRISE CLOUD ANALYTIC CHARTSDecember 2022December 2024Allow2410NoNo
17927405MULTI-PLANE MAPPING FOR INDOOR SCENE RECONSTRUCTIONNovember 2022November 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17987586METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION OF A HUMAN HEAD FOR RENDERING A HUMAN IMAGENovember 2022September 2024Allow2210YesNo
17925598METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICESNovember 2022April 2025Abandon2920NoNo
17998654INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODNovember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
17981084SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENTNovember 2022March 2023Allow400YesNo
17974157METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC CHARACTERIZATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) POINT CLOUDOctober 2022October 2023Allow1110NoNo
18046636SIX DEGREE OF FREEDOM TRACKING WITH SCALE RECOVERY AND OBSTACLE AVOIDANCEOctober 2022October 2024Allow2421NoNo
17964390DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TIMING CONTROLLER THEREOFOctober 2022August 2024Allow2210NoNo
18045353Systems and Methods for 2D to 3D ConversionOctober 2022January 2024Allow1520NoNo
17961764COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING EXAMINATION QUALITY FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDUREOctober 2022August 2024Allow2310YesNo
17962431Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for In-Application Virtual Object SharingOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17960928PROGRESSIVE MULTISAMPLE ANTI-ALIASINGOctober 2022June 2024Allow2010NoNo
17958888Augmented Reality Navigation and Concierge Systems and Methods of UseOctober 2022October 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17911049GUIDE DISPLAY DEVICE AND CRANE EQUIPPED WITH SAMESeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17929702METHOD FOR GENERATING A 3D PRINTABLE MODEL OF A PATIENT SPECIFIC ANATOMYSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720NoNo
17892810METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RENDERING AND MODIFYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS FOR INTERIOR DESIGNAugust 2022May 2024Allow2120YesNo
17800328LATENCY COMPENSATION FOR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICESAugust 2022October 2024Allow2620NoNo
17820008A THREE-DIMENSIONAL BODY MODEL FROM A TWO-DIMENSIONAL BODY IMAGEAugust 2022July 2024Allow2320YesNo
17799715OPERATION SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINERYAugust 2022March 2024Allow1910NoNo
17884972REINFORCED ALIGNER HOOKSAugust 2022September 2023Allow1330YesNo
17877648Generation of a Control Stream for a TileJuly 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17867024METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAKING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE WITH AN OBJECT THEREONJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17758910INTERACTION-BASED RENDERING OF SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910NoNo
17855801MATCHING MOUTH SHAPE AND MOVEMENT IN DIGITAL VIDEO TO ALTERNATIVE AUDIOJuly 2022May 2024Allow2310NoNo
17855279ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVEMENT DISTANCE OF DISPLAYJune 2022August 2024Allow2620YesNo
17851153ANALYSIS APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17850822FINITE APERTURE OMNI-DIRECTIONAL STEREO LIGHT TRANSPORTJune 2022December 2023Allow1810YesNo
17848735RAY CLUSTERING LEARNING METHOD BASED ON WEAKLY-SUPERVISED LEARNING FOR DENOISING THROUGH RAY TRACINGJune 2022May 2024Allow2310NoNo
17788947METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2022November 2024Abandon2920NoNo
17849225METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC VIDEO OF CHARACTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022July 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17844286SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A BITE POSITION BETWEEN TEETH OF A SUBJECTJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17757506INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMJune 2022October 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17837643SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECONSTRUCTING A GINGIVAL PROFILE IN AN ARCH FORM 3D DIGITAL MODELJune 2022November 2022Allow610NoNo
17837912Remote Monitoring Method based on Information Fusion and Virtual Reality for Marine Engine RoomJune 2022January 2024Allow1910NoNo
17781097INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMMUNICATION TERMINALMay 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17827053Three Dimensional MappingMay 2022June 2024Allow2420NoNo
17826251APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH 3D MODELINGMay 2022March 2024Allow2110NoNo
17751429COMPUTING PHOTOREALISTIC VERSIONS OF SYNTHETIC IMAGESMay 2022February 2024Allow2120YesNo
17751360FLUID SIMULATIONS USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKSMay 2022December 2023Allow1920YesNo
17775340IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND TRAINING METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING MODEL AND TRAINING METHOD THEREOFMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17773932METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLANARIZING THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA OF BRAIN, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17715631MODIFYING SHAPE BASED ON LEVEL SET REPRESENTATION TO REDUCE SUPPORT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGApril 2022July 2024Allow2720NoNo
17706666Endoscopic image registrationMarch 2022April 2023Abandon1340YesNo
17704775METHOD AND SYSTEM TO GENERATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL META-STRUCTURE MODEL OF A WORKPIECEMarch 2022June 2024Allow2620NoNo
17699376IMAGE RENDERING METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2022February 2024Allow2310NoNo
17692337METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A CENTERLINE FOR AN OBJECT, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
2
(40.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(60.0%)
Reversal Percentile
83.3%
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
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.7%
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, 33.3% 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, PHU K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NGUYEN, PHU K works in Art Unit 2616 and has examined 415 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NGUYEN, PHU K's allowance rate of 88.7% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NGUYEN, PHU K receive 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 49% 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, PHU K is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NGUYEN, PHU K. This interview benefit is in the 32% 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, 35.8% 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 19.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 16% 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, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 38% 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 68.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.4% 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, 39.1% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 22% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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.