USPTO Examiner NGUYEN AN T - Art Unit 2686

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18870277CHEMICAL MATERIAL LEAKAGE ALARM-PROVIDING SYSTEM AND CHEMICAL MATERIAL LEAKAGE ALARM-PROVIDING METHODNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18912425METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL ALERTING OF VEHICLES BASED ON A CHARACTERISTIC OF A ROAD AND AT LEAST ONE FACTOR CORRESPONDING TO AN OBJECTOctober 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18908681AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEMOctober 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18654414METHOD OF ASSISTING A DRIVER IF A PASSENGER ENCOUNTERS A HEALTH ISSUEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18649554AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEMApril 2024January 2025Allow811NoNo
18687946METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING METAL SHIELD SPACE USING PLURALITY OF TERMINALSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18421767INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC FOOTWEAR AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR EXECUTING AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR FEATURESJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900NoNo
18421781INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC FOOTWEAR AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR EXECUTING AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR FEATURESJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900NoNo
18414145INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC FOOTWEAR AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR EXECUTING AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR FEATURESJanuary 2024October 2024Allow910NoNo
18571800METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSMISSIONS OF DETECTION SIGNALS BY A VEHICLEDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18532958WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18528877Indoor Fire Monitoring Based on Look-Up-From-Floor Sensing of CeilingDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18388085MOSQUITO REPELLENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMENovember 2023April 2025Allow1700NoNo
18492902Dynamic Anomaly Localization of Utility Pole WiresOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18490786ENVIRONMENT-BASED RFID IC BEHAVIOROctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18378605METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE ALERTING BASED ON THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF ROADSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18482038TEST RESULTS TRANSFER PROTOCOLOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18479725FLOOD MONITORING UNIT AND SYSTEMOctober 2023May 2025Allow2020NoNo
18476274BATTERY MANAGEMENT FOR C-V2X (CELLULAR VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING)September 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18368350DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF OCCURRENCE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENTSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18459554INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HORNSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18239905CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023February 2025Allow1800NoNo
18221536SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR CLOSED LOOP TRACKING OF HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1830YesNo
18346943CONTROL SYSTEM WITH OCCUPANCY SENSINGJuly 2023January 2025Allow1800NoNo
18346750Image-Based Evaluation of Baby Bodily Position With AlertJuly 2023October 2024Allow1600NoNo
18336568INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC FOOTWEAR AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR AUTOMATED INFRASTRUCTURE-BASED PEDESTRIAN TRACKINGJune 2023February 2024Allow800NoNo
18268171GAS DETECTION DEVICEJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18336164PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS SUPPORT OF REMOTE TRACKINGJune 2023September 2024Allow1520NoNo
18332694METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING FLOOD EARLY WARNING INFORMATION IN SMART CITY BASED ON INTERNET OF THINGSJune 2023December 2024Allow1800NoNo
18256029ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEMJune 2023October 2024Allow1600NoNo
18329006METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED ACCURACY IN HAND-HYGIENE COMPLIANCEJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18204235Systems and Methods for Detection of Failure to Establish a Communicative Coupling Between Network Device and Transceiver DeviceMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18322937CONNECTIVITY BASED FUSION SPEED LIMIT ASSISTMay 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18037727ANTI-THEFT ALARM DEVICE FOR WHEELS / TIRES OF VEHICLESMay 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18314507AUTOMATIC MAIL NOTIFICATION SYSTEMMay 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18312515SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SPOTTING AND SAFETY INDICATOR DEPLOYMENTMay 2023August 2024Allow1600NoNo
18311450INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC FOOTWEAR AND LOGIC FOR NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE BY AUTOMATED TACTILE, AUDIO, AND VISUAL FEEDBACKMay 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18297349ROUTE ADVERTISEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMApril 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18247839ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF MONITORING PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENTApril 2023August 2024Allow1600NoNo
18181041SMART NOTIFICATIONS FOR GARAGE PARKING COLLISION AVOIDANCEMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710NoNo
18109677INFRINGEMENT DETECTION METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEMFebruary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18107725SMART REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION MONITORING SYSTEMFebruary 2023January 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18165369MISSING PROPERTY ACCESS TOOL DETECTION IN LOCK BOXFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18160482FABRIC WITH EMBEDDED INFORMATION BEACONJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18101610SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING RETAIL DISPLAY MERCHANDISE FROM THEFTJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18016448CHILD MONITORING DEVICES AND SYSTEMSJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1700NoNo
18094330MOVABLE CARRIER AUXILIARY SYSTEM AND PARKING AUXILIARYMETHOD THEREOFJanuary 2023September 2023Allow800NoNo
18149446MULTI-SENSOR MOTION DETECTIONJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1620YesNo
18011776SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND DISPLAYING THE POSITION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND OF A USERDecember 2022June 2024Allow1800NoNo
18066305INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC FOOTWEAR AND LOGIC FOR NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE BY AUTOMATED TACTILE, AUDIO, AND VISUAL FEEDBACKDecember 2022September 2023Allow900NoNo
18064159Directional Warnings in Co-located Play in Virtual Reality EnvironmentsDecember 2022January 2025Allow2620YesNo
18075596SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF REMOTELY MONITORING CHEMISTRY OF RECREATIONAL WATER FACILITIESDecember 2022June 2024Abandon1820NoNo
18073451SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING UTILIZATION OF AN AREA FOR VEHICLE PARKINGDecember 2022January 2025Abandon2620NoNo
18070750System and Method for Detecting and Confirming Fall EventsNovember 2022April 2024Allow1700NoNo
17999972Method, Apparatus and Wearable AssemblyNovember 2022March 2025Allow2720NoNo
18058853EARLY WARNING METHOD FOR SHALLOW SOIL LANDSLIDE BASED ON DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHIC MAP AND APPLICATION THEREOFNovember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
17990592METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE DATA COLLECTIONNovember 2022July 2024Allow2000NoNo
18055580VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK BASED ON OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR AND EMOTIONNovember 2022March 2024Allow1600NoNo
17986153HAND HYGIENE DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHODNovember 2022December 2023Allow1310YesNo
17987038Database System for Controlling the Gate of Subway Riding AreaNovember 2022January 2025Allow2620NoNo
17985532SYSTEM TO PROMOTE PROPER HANDWASHINGNovember 2022March 2024Abandon1610NoNo
17998230SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENTNovember 2022April 2024Allow1700NoNo
17982495VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUSNovember 2022February 2024Allow1500NoNo
17982177METHOD OF ASSISTING A DRIVER IF A PASSENGER ENCOUNTERS A HEALTH ISSUENovember 2022February 2024Allow1500NoNo
17971674Traffic 2.0October 2022August 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17951871Non-Scan Loss Verification at Self-Checkout TerminalSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2640NoNo
17908364MONITORING DEVICE, MONITORING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2022March 2024Allow1920NoNo
17900280GRAIN BIN ENTRY CONTROL DEVICEAugust 2022April 2025Allow3211NoNo
17889772DISINFECTANT MONITORING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHODAugust 2022July 2024Allow2310NoNo
17880228APPARATUS FOR ALERTING FIRE OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022October 2024Allow2630NoNo
17870160VEHICLE AUDIO AND LIGHT SIGNALING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEJuly 2022October 2024Allow2710NoNo
17868061DEVICE TO MONITOR AND REDUCE WATER USAGE AND METHOD THEREFORJuly 2022June 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17864621SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS WITHIN VEHICLESJuly 2022April 2025Allow3340YesNo
17863760AUTOMATED VALET PARKING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED VALET PARKING SERVICEJuly 2022April 2024Allow2110YesNo
17789297TUNING BLOCK METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH REACTIVE STRAPSJune 2022May 2024Allow2310NoNo
17838533ELECTRICAL ISOLATION APPARATUSJune 2022February 2025Allow3200NoNo
17826570MULTI-STATE TRIGGERED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE AUTOMATIC MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING OF LANDSLIDE MASSMay 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17751285WCD SYSTEM ALERT ISSUANCE AND RESOLUTIONMay 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17749292ENVIRONMENT-BASED RFID IC BEHAVIORMay 2022June 2023Allow1300NoNo
17735955VEHICLE PASSENGER SENSING AND REPORTING SYSTEMMay 2022February 2025Allow3321NoNo
17661151SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC POWER SHARINGApril 2022March 2024Allow2210NoNo
17717088DYNAMIC ANOMALY LOCALIZATION OF UTILITY POLE WIRESApril 2022October 2023Allow1800NoNo
17715955CHARGING FACILITY AND CONTROL METHOD OF CHARGING FACILITYApril 2022October 2023Allow1800NoNo
17707344SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SANITATION VERIFICATIONMarch 2022March 2024Allow2340YesNo
17705800Portable Non-Volatile Storage Device for Use in Providing Patient Medical Records Regardless of Patient's Level of ConsciousnessMarch 2022April 2025Allow3720NoNo
17701916Tracking And Alarm SystemMarch 2022July 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17641313CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2022January 2024Allow2310NoNo
17674452SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUIRING DATA FROM ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE ON DISPLAYFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2110YesNo
17635032PROXIMITY-DETECTING DEVICEFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2100NoNo
17665606KEYLESS ACCESS CONTROL WITH NEURO AND NEURO-MECHANICAL FINGERPRINTSFebruary 2022December 2024Abandon3511NoNo
17633412Notification ApparatusFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1710NoNo
17628966PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2710NoNo
17622203DEVICE FOR LOCKING AND/OR UNLOCKING A MOTOR VEHICLE OPENING PANEL, VEHICLE COMPRISING SAID DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCKING OR UNLOCKING A MOTOR VEHICLE OPENING PANEL USING SAID DEVICEDecember 2021November 2023Allow2300NoNo
17533948SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCOUNTING FOR A CIVILIAN AT A SITE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONNEL WITH INFORMATION ABOUT A SITE OR EMERGENCY SITENovember 2021January 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17611775METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING, BY UE, MESSAGE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING SIDELINK, AND APPARATUS THEREFORNovember 2021December 2023Allow2510NoNo
17609552INSULATION PANEL AND SYSTEMNovember 2021September 2024Abandon3540YesNo
17514563METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OBSTACLES IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF A USER IN REAL-TIMEOctober 2021March 2025Allow4000NoNo
17502314Multi-Computer Processing System for Compliance Monitoring and ControlOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210YesNo
17486216EVENT ATTENDEE TRACKING VIA WIRELESS TECHNIQUESSeptember 2021September 2024Abandon3640NoNo
17474380DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF OCCURRENCE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENTSeptember 2021July 2023Allow2211NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
9.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
22.3%
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, 20.0% 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

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 NGUYEN, AN T - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NGUYEN, AN T works in Art Unit 2686 and has examined 154 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NGUYEN, AN T's allowance rate of 88.3% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NGUYEN, AN T receive 1.40 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% 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, AN T is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NGUYEN, AN T. This interview benefit is in the 34% 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, 31.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% 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, 42.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 21% 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 4.4% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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:

    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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