USPTO Examiner TRAN THAI H - Art Unit 2836

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18626696Optical Wireless Power Grid System and Method for Communication, Sensor, and IOT DevicesApril 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18398776SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIRECT CURRENT BUS VOLTAGEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1300NoNo
18569604POWER CONVERSION DEVICEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1200NoNo
18533513Thermal-Power Direct-Hung Energy-Storage Frequency Modulation Plant Backup Power SystemDecember 2023April 2025Allow1600NoNo
18556036Alternating-Current Power Harmonic-Based Circuit State DetectionOctober 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18549732AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY DEVICESeptember 2023November 2024Allow1400NoNo
18452926POWER CONTROL DEVICEAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710NoNo
18275624INVERTER DEVICE AND ELECTRIC DRIVE ARRANGMENTAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18351860POWER LOSS PROTECTION INTEGRATED CIRCUIT USING LOW VOLATAGE CAPACITORJuly 2023June 2025Allow2320NoNo
18216398STORAGE SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR USE WITH AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2023February 2025Allow2011NoNo
18268253WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18205684VEHICLEJune 2023August 2024Allow1400YesNo
18039973POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY UNITJune 2023November 2024Allow1710NoNo
18200209Method for Balancing Parallel Battery Packs Using Pre-Charging Circuit and Apparatus and System for the SameMay 2023March 2025Allow2210YesNo
18318833SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTIVE HARMONIC FILTER IN AN INVERTER-BASED RESOURCEMay 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18317037SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTORATION OF ESSENTIAL SYSTEMS FOR CATASTROPHIC UTILITY EMERGENCYMay 2023May 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18315698SMART ENERGY MANAGER FOR VEHICLEMay 2023July 2024Allow1500NoNo
18136093FREQUENCY DROOP TO COORDINATE HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18130586ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) HARVEST FOR WEARABLE DEVICESApril 2023January 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18245901AUXILIARY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION BASED ON BIO-GENERATOR SETS WITH TESLA COIL FEEDBACKMarch 2023January 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18184702VEHICLE VOLTAGE CONTROLMarch 2023April 2025Allow2520YesNo
18180546REDUCED POWER SOURCE OPERATION IN A POWER SYSTEM OF A VESSELMarch 2023April 2025Allow2500NoNo
18024957POWER DISCONNECT SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710YesNo
18176832Devices And Methods For Wireless Signaling And Wireless Power TransmissionMarch 2023January 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18176137PHOTOVOLTAIC DISCONNECT DEVICE FOR STORAGE INTEGRATIONFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18165028ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY AND METHODFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
17988375METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER AND DATA IN A MULTI-DROP ARCHITECTURENovember 2022May 2024Allow1800YesNo
17996075UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICEOctober 2022August 2024Abandon2210NoNo
18046146CHARGE-DISCHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT, METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022August 2024Allow2210YesNo
17902792METHODS FOR SECURED CAPACITOR BANK CONTROL OF SERIES-COMPENSATED TRANSMISSION LINESeptember 2022June 2024Allow2110NoNo
17853115VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMJune 2022November 2024Allow2830YesNo
17756199In-Vehicle Power Source Control Apparatus and In-Vehicle Power Source ApparatusMay 2022February 2025Abandon3320YesNo
17735914Use of the Unused Duration Injection Units in an Array to Reduce Oscillations During Impedance Injection for Corrections of ProblemsMay 2022December 2022Allow800NoNo
17734215PORTABLE CONTROLLER FOR DRYING EQUIPMENT AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2022March 2024Allow2210YesNo
17721206SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED WATCH DOG IN SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATIONSApril 2022July 2023Allow1530YesNo
17706431METHOD FOR FEEDING ELECTRICAL POWER INTO AN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY NETWORKMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3620YesNo
17705853POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMMarch 2022November 2023Allow2010NoNo
17653459CARRIERS SYNCHRONIZING METHOD OF HYBRID FREQUENCY PARALLEL INVERTER AND SYSTEM THEREOFMarch 2022April 2023Allow1400NoNo
17683010INVERTER, POWER SOURCE DEVICE, ENERGY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2720NoNo
17678507MODULAR POWER SYSTEMSFebruary 2022June 2025Abandon4030YesNo
17673140FAULT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND GRID-TIED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1310YesNo
17665362Method And System For Operation Of UPS Modules Connected In ParallelFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2420NoNo
17589749RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM WITH TUNABLE VARIABILITYJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3960YesYes
17589063SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRID-FORMING CONTROL OF AN INVERTER-BASED RESOURCEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2411YesNo
17583129Redundant Power Supply DeviceJanuary 2022July 2024Abandon3040NoNo
17566741RELIABLE RESILIENT ROUTER FOR WIDE-AREA PHASOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM OF POWER GRIDDecember 2021May 2022Allow500YesNo
17563169POWER CONTROL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2021February 2024Allow2620NoNo
17555211ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND ENERGY SUPPLYING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2021October 2023Abandon2220NoNo
17536796ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED POWER CONTROLLER FOR LOW VOLTAGE RIDE-THROUGH CONTROL OF GRID CONNECTED DISTRIBUTED GENERATION NETWORKSNovember 2021April 2022Allow500YesNo
17520028SYSTEM FOR AN INDUCTIVE ENERGY TRANSMISSION FROM A PRIMARY-CONDUCTOR SYSTEM TO A VEHICLE HAVING A SECONDARY WINDINGNovember 2021October 2022Allow1100NoNo
17503664RESONANT POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS WITH COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2021September 2022Allow1100NoNo
17461885DISTRIBUTED CONTROL ADAPTIVE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMAugust 2021November 2022Allow1520YesNo
17408946Passive Parallel Neutral Electromatic ConverterAugust 2021October 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17444766POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODAugust 2021November 2022Allow1610NoNo
17395009INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND POWER SUPPLY EQUIPMENTAugust 2021January 2024Abandon2921NoNo
17384868H-Bridge Gate Control ApparatusJuly 2021July 2023Allow2321YesNo
17376861WIRELESS POWER DELIVERY IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2021March 2023Allow2010YesNo
17375545HYBRID SWITCHING APPARATUS OF THE WITHDRAWABLE TYPEJuly 2021May 2024Allow3430YesNo
17359699POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM THEREOFJune 2021November 2024Allow4031YesNo
17350446REMOTELY CONTROLLED POWER SWITCHING MODULEJune 2021May 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17344728SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED BIFACIAL SOLAR MODELINGJune 2021September 2022Allow1500YesNo
17339576CURRENT SHARING POWER STAGE FOR PHASE MULTIPLICATION APPLICATIONSJune 2021February 2023Allow2010YesNo
17324715Photovoltaic Disconnect Device For Storage IntegrationMay 2021January 2023Allow2020YesNo
17322207POWER FAILURE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR SOLID STATE DRIVESMay 2021March 2022Allow1000NoNo
17293499DC-POWER SUPPLY DEVICEMay 2021January 2023Abandon2010NoNo
17293169DC-POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, DC-POWERED DEVICE, AND OPERATING METHODSMay 2021May 2024Allow3620YesNo
17243579INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESS POWER, RECEIVING WIRELESS POWER, AND/OR COMMUNICATING WIRELESSLYApril 2021November 2022Allow1910NoNo
17238032SYSTEM FOR HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL MANAGEMENT AND CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND/OR OTHER HIGH LOAD APPLIANCESApril 2021June 2022Allow1300NoNo
17236798SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING SUBUNITS IN A MULTI-UNIT POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKApril 2021June 2023Allow2621NoNo
17217424METHOD FOR ENERGY DELIVERY FOR MODULAR ENERGY SYSTEMMarch 2021October 2024Allow4331NoNo
17211179SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED BIFACIAL SOLAR MODELINGMarch 2021May 2021Allow200NoNo
17178997POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMFebruary 2021April 2024Allow3850YesNo
17173219PRIMARY-SIDED AND A SECONDARY-SIDED ARRANGEMENT OF WINDING STRUCTURES, A SYSTEM FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER AND A METHOD FOR INDUCTIVELY SUPPLYING POWER TO A VEHICLEFebruary 2021July 2024Allow4140YesNo
17157187ISLANDING DETECTION METHOD IN DC MICROGRIDS BASED ON MPPT TRAPEZOIDAL VOLTAGE DISTURBANCEJanuary 2021August 2022Allow1900YesNo
17145793STORAGE SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR USE WITH AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2021June 2023Allow2940YesNo
17141709CHAIN OF POWER DEVICESJanuary 2021April 2023Allow2730NoNo
17105441RESERVE BUS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TESTINGNovember 2020September 2022Allow2200YesNo
17093485INTELLIGENT AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH MODULENovember 2020April 2024Abandon4140NoNo
17088238GENERATING CHARGE FOR SERVICE DISCONNECT OPERATIONNovember 2020October 2021Allow1110YesNo
17080611WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICESOctober 2020June 2022Allow2010NoNo
17047158POWER SYSTEM OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND OSCILLATION SUPPRESSION SYSTEMOctober 2020May 2022Allow1910NoNo
17045424METHOD FOR FEEDING ELECTRICAL POWER INTO AN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY NETWORKOctober 2020September 2022Allow2310NoNo
17035527METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER AND DATA IN A MULTI-DROP ARCHITECTURESeptember 2020September 2022Allow2330YesNo
17034128ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM TRANSDUCER FAILURE MONITOR AND MEASUREMENT RECOVERYSeptember 2020July 2021Allow910YesNo
17024073SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ELECTRICAL LOADSSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2220YesNo
16980736ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMSeptember 2020December 2021Abandon1510NoNo
17012417Power Management at a WellsiteSeptember 2020February 2023Allow3020YesNo
16942139SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS INDUCTIVE RECHARGING OF MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC DEVICESJuly 2020September 2020Allow200YesNo
16933630SINGLE PHASE FAULT ISOLATION AND RESTORATION WITH LOOP AVOIDANCEJuly 2020November 2022Allow2810YesNo
16930783Primary-Sided and a Secondary-Sided Arrangement of Winding Structures, a System for Inductive Power Transfer and a Method for Inductively Supplying Power to a VehicleJuly 2020January 2022Allow1810YesNo
16920872METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPEDANCE MATCHING IN VIRTUAL IMPEDANCE DROOP CONTROLLED POWER CONDITIONING UNITSJuly 2020February 2022Allow1900NoNo
16959433POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS FOR POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUSJuly 2020June 2021Allow1210NoNo
16957080IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CURRENT INJECTION IN WIND POWER PLANTSJune 2020August 2023Allow3860YesYes
16905846POWER DISTRIBUTION USING HYDRA CABLE SYSTEMSJune 2020September 2023Abandon3921NoNo
16893673Use of the Unused Duration Injection Units in an Array to Reduce Oscillations During Impedance Injection for Corrections of ProblemsJune 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
16888561SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW-COST, HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR PANEL POWER FEEDMay 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo
16879109RESONANT POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS WITH COMMUNICATIONSMay 2020July 2021Allow1420NoNo
16765184NFC ANTENNA POWER TAKING DEVICEMay 2020August 2020Allow300NoNo
16875054MOTOR FOR STARTER OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEMay 2020February 2023Abandon3311NoNo
16758040BLOCKCHAIN DISTRIBUTION ENERGY MANAGEMENT WITH OPTIMIZED BALANCINGApril 2020June 2022Allow2600YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
74.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
21
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(52.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(47.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
83.4%
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, 52.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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, THAI H - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TRAN, THAI H works in Art Unit 2836 and has examined 393 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TRAN, THAI H's allowance rate of 79.1% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TRAN, THAI H receive 1.62 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 TRAN, THAI H is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 37% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TRAN, THAI H. This interview benefit is in the 69% 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, 32.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 62% 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 28.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% 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, 90.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% 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 88.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 79% 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 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, 20.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 11% 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 22% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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:

  • 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

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