USPTO Examiner NGUYEN CUONG B - Art Unit 2818

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18761779SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING TWO-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALJuly 2024May 2025Allow1001NoNo
18749576Manufacturing Method for a Power MOSFET with Gate-Source ESD Diode StructureJune 2024January 2025Allow711NoNo
18747341Power MOSFET with Gate-Source ESD Diode StructureJune 2024December 2024Allow611NoNo
18733052MICROELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIESJune 2024May 2025Allow1211NoNo
18733821Power MOSFET with Gate-Source ESD Diode StructureJune 2024January 2025Allow811NoNo
18658794SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BARRIER LAYER BETWEEN ACTIVE REGION AND SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEMay 2024June 2025Allow1311YesNo
18645895CRYSTAL EFFICIENT SIC DEVICE WAFER PRODUCTIONApril 2024April 2025Allow1211NoNo
18631243SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITApril 2024April 2025Allow1201YesNo
18611718METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTUREMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18606779Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Display Device, Electronic Appliance, And Lighting DeviceMarch 2024June 2025Allow1511NoNo
18581466ACTUATOR DEVICEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1111NoNo
18419382ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM WITH CARBON-BASED CONDUCTIVE REGIONS HAVING VOID SPACE AND RELATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1411NoNo
18416776Power MOSFET with Gate-Source ESD Diode StructureJanuary 2024October 2024Allow911YesNo
18398686SILICON CARBIDE MOSFET DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023January 2025Allow1311NoNo
18526315SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1511NoNo
18505684SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023December 2024Allow1301NoNo
18370586HIGH ASPECT RATIO SOURCE OR DRAIN STRUCTURES WITH ABRUPT DOPANT PROFILESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1611NoNo
184641414H-SIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SHORT-CIRCUIT PERFORMANCES, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1811NoNo
18460481DEVICE PACKAGES INCLUDING REDISTRIBUTION LAYERS WITH CARBON-BASED CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF FABRICATIONSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1611NoNo
18239720SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1511NoNo
18447871Semiconductor Device Having Backside Interconnect Structure on Through Substrate ViaAugust 2023February 2025Allow1811YesNo
18232159Channel Structures For Semiconductor DevicesAugust 2023March 2025Allow1920YesNo
18366352Interconnect Features With Sharp Corners and Method Forming SameAugust 2023December 2024Allow1611NoNo
18360212IMAGE SENSORJuly 2023January 2025Allow1711NoNo
18354323Semiconductor Structure with Backside Via Contact and a Protection Liner LayerJuly 2023November 2024Allow1611NoNo
18216984MID-PROCESSING REMOVAL OF SEMICONDUCTOR FINS DURING FABRICATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURESJune 2023November 2024Allow1711NoNo
18341498Low Warpage High Density Trench CapacitorJune 2023November 2024Allow1721NoNo
18338509SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAMEJune 2023December 2024Allow1811NoNo
18333979SUPER JUNCTION POWER DEVICEJune 2023October 2024Allow1611NoNo
18206831Gate Capping Structures In Semiconductor DevicesJune 2023May 2025Allow2401YesNo
18197600SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2023October 2024Allow1701NoNo
18309013HETEROSTRUCTURE OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR VERTICAL GATE-ALL-AROUND (VGAA) TRANSISTOR AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEApril 2023October 2024Allow1801NoNo
18307279SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEApril 2023May 2024Allow1301NoNo
18295246FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHODApril 2023October 2024Allow1811YesNo
18295248FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHODApril 2023November 2024Allow1911NoNo
18172830SiC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1910NoNo
18170938SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1811NoNo
18157975METHOD, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM FOR MACHINING A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2520NoNo
18097073METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1911NoNo
18152708LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1811NoNo
18088550SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESDecember 2022October 2024Allow2111NoNo
18078383Semiconductor PackageDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2711NoNo
18077168SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022May 2024Allow1711NoNo
18076774SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING CURRENT SPREAD REGIONDecember 2022August 2024Allow2011YesNo
18075247DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING LIGHT EMITTING STACKED STRUCTUREDecember 2022December 2024Allow2411NoNo
17987135SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMENovember 2022November 2024Allow2401NoNo
18055565SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING TWO-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALNovember 2022March 2024Allow1601NoNo
17976438IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSOctober 2022July 2024Allow2111NoNo
17970928INVERSION CHANNEL DEVICES ON MULTIPLE CRYSTAL ORIENTATIONSOctober 2022March 2024Allow1711NoNo
17937593MICROELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIESOctober 2022February 2024Allow1711YesNo
17954606FinFET with discontinuous channel regionsSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3211NoNo
17883585METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2022July 2024Allow2411NoNo
17817789NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2022July 2025Allow3511NoNo
17881519Graphics Processing Unit and High Bandwidth Memory Integration Using Integrated Interface and Silicon InterposerAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17878714AUTOMATED WATER HEATER FLUSHING AND MONITORING SYSTEMAugust 2022July 2024Allow2310NoNo
17815999Source/Drain Isolation Structures For Leakage PreventionJuly 2022May 2024Allow2211YesNo
17875277METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESJuly 2022June 2024Allow2311YesNo
17875138SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022May 2024Allow2101NoNo
17814607Fin Field-Effect Transistor Device and Method of FormingJuly 2022June 2024Allow2311NoNo
17871464CHANNEL MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTJuly 2022July 2024Allow2310NoNo
17864761INVERSION CHANNEL DEVICES ON MULTIPLE CRYSTAL ORIENTATIONSJuly 2022June 2023Abandon1111YesNo
17812694SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310YesNo
17861432SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2022November 2023Allow1601NoNo
17809976VARIABLE SIZE FIN STRUCTURESJune 2022May 2024Allow2210YesNo
17846616MULTI-COLOR PHOSPHOR CONVERTED LED PACKAGE WITH SINGLE CAVITYJune 2022April 2024Allow2211NoNo
17843601METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJune 2022June 2024Allow2421YesNo
17842183SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJune 2022May 2024Allow2321YesNo
17836319WAFER LEVEL SEQUENCING FLOW CELL FABRICATIONJune 2022April 2024Allow2211NoNo
17779573GALLIUM OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, VERTICAL GALLIUM OXIDE-BASED POWER DEVICE, AND PREPARATION METHODMay 2022June 2025Allow3711NoNo
17777054Display Panel, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Display DeviceMay 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17734473SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMay 2022May 2025Allow3611YesNo
17733025Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Display Device, Electronic Appliance, And Lighting DeviceApril 2022September 2023Allow1701NoNo
17729676SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BARRIER LAYER BETWEEN ACTIVE REGION AND SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEApril 2022January 2024Allow2111NoNo
17725804ACTUATOR DEVICEApril 2022November 2023Allow1911NoNo
17659103WAFER PROCESSING METHODApril 2022June 2025Allow3811YesNo
17768472A FULL-COLOR uLED MICRO-DISPLAY DEVICE WITHOUT ELECTRICAL CONTACT AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORApril 2022June 2025Allow3811YesNo
17717489Image Sensor With Improved Quantum Efficiency Surface StructureApril 2022February 2025Allow3431YesNo
17717799Devices Having a Semiconductor Material That Is Semimetal in Bulk and Methods of Forming the SameApril 2022July 2024Allow2721NoNo
17718140RADIATION PROTECTION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022May 2025Allow3711NoNo
17711359SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING REDISTRIBUTION SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2022April 2025Allow3611YesNo
17706176SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2022February 2024Allow2211NoNo
17705717Method of Forming a Bottom Electrode of a Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory CellMarch 2022March 2025Allow3530NoNo
17762746RADIATION EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPMarch 2022May 2025Allow3710NoNo
17702670DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEMarch 2022January 2025Allow3411NoNo
17761880INTEGRATED OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3601NoNo
17696927LED MODULEMarch 2022February 2025Allow3511YesNo
17696274SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2931NoNo
17692528SILICON CARBIDE WAFER AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE APPLIED THE SAMEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2920NoNo
17693119Conductive Interconnects and Methods of Forming Conductive InterconnectsMarch 2022August 2023Allow1721NoNo
17683474SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE INCLUDING OVERLAY MARK STRUCTUREMarch 2022August 2024Allow3001NoNo
17668306SEMICONDUCTOR DIE ASSEMBLIES WITH SIDEWALL PROTECTION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMSFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3821NoNo
17649494ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2011YesNo
17586396SELF-ALIGNED UNIFORM BOTTOM SPACERS FOR VTFETSJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510YesNo
17583324Semiconductor Device Including Trench Structure and Manufacturing MethodJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2001NoNo
17646658SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEDecember 2021May 2024Allow2911NoNo
17565618SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2021January 2024Allow2521NoNo
17563276METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ANNULAR SEMICONDUCTOR FINDecember 2021July 2023Allow1920YesNo
17562964DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2021July 2023Allow1911NoNo
17554102METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING A FIN FEATUREDecember 2021March 2024Allow2710NoNo
17643645DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSDecember 2021January 2024Allow2521NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
6
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
51.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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
21
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(47.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(52.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
74.5%
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, 47.6% 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 NGUYEN, CUONG B - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NGUYEN, CUONG B works in Art Unit 2818 and has examined 983 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NGUYEN, CUONG B's allowance rate of 87.7% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NGUYEN, CUONG B receive 1.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% 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, CUONG B 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 +16.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NGUYEN, CUONG B. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 32.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 60% 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 31.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 37% 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, 76.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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 65.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.3% 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, 34.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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 15.5% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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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