USPTO Examiner NGUYEN LAM S - Art Unit 2853

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19048847PORTABLE EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE FOR HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
18967636METHOD FOR PREDICTING RETENTION TIME OF LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY UNDER DIFFERENT CHROMATOGRAPHIC CONDITIONSDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18760328NUCLIDE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2024November 2024Allow401NoNo
18612250MEDIUM FEEDING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1211NoNo
18437375COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRINTING PARAMETER VALUES OF AN INKJET PRINTING DEVICE, A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, A METHOD FOR INKJET PRINTING AND AN INKJET PRINTING DEVICEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1631NoNo
18408530Data Analysis-Based Intelligent Deformation Monitoring System for Mountain LandslidesJanuary 2024March 2024Allow200NoNo
18407976COMPUTATIONAL PLATFORM FOR GENERATING MOLECULESJanuary 2024May 2024Allow411NoNo
18562340METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING ELECTROCHEMICAL MODEL FOR ION BATTERYNovember 2023September 2024Allow1001NoNo
18482870DIMENSIONLESS KINEMATICS CALIBRATION METHOD BASED ON VIRTUAL POINT AND RELATED APPARATUS THEREOFOctober 2023January 2024Allow400NoNo
18367887Non-invasive Temperature-based Diagnostic MethodSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1300NoNo
18225023ACCESSING REGISTERS OF FLUID EJECTION DEVICESJuly 2023July 2024Allow1211NoNo
18336141FRACTIONAL FOURIER TRANSFORM-BASED SPECTRUM ANALYZERJune 2023May 2025Allow2340YesNo
18325852LIQUID EJECTING SYSTEMMay 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18317437COMPENSATING LASER ALIGNMENT FOR IRREGULARITIES IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE POWDERBEDMay 2023February 2025Allow2111NoNo
18137460INDIRECT PRINTING SYSTEMApril 2023September 2024Allow1711NoNo
18295280Pulse Waveforms for Ink Jet PrintingApril 2023July 2024Allow1521NoNo
18192754Liquid Ejecting ApparatusMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610NoNo
18192271LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUSMarch 2023March 2025Allow2401NoNo
18183330MULTIWELL PAD DRILLING FRAMEWORKMarch 2023December 2024Allow2131YesNo
18043616PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IF DOWNHOLE FLUIDS ARE IN EQUILIBRIUM OR NON-EQUILIBRIUMMarch 2023July 2024Allow1712NoNo
18114398FORMULATION GRAPH FOR MACHINE LEARNING OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTSFebruary 2023October 2023Allow811YesNo
18102171METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCREENING AND DESIGN OF CORROSION INHIBITORSJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18099517FLUID EJECTION DEVICES INCLUDING A MEMORYJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1330NoNo
18148661DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE RELATIVE PERMEABILITY OF PROPPED FRACTURES IN SHALE CONSIDERING PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONDecember 2022July 2024Allow1800NoNo
18084887METHOD FOR CREATING A PRINT CONTROL PROFILE FOR PRINTING ON A CONTOURED AXIALLY SYMMETRIC OBJECTDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110NoNo
18085336SIMULATION GUIDED INVERSE DESIGN FOR MATERIAL FORMULATIONSDecember 2022August 2023Allow801NoNo
18083858METHOD FOR RECONFIGURING A MEDIA PRINTER TO OPTIMIZE SINGLE MEDIA PRINTINGDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18065067IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022May 2025Allow3020NoNo
17992663REAL-TIME LANDSLIDE DISASTER MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM BASED ON BEIDOU POSITIONINGNovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
17989354INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ADDRESS DRIVERS FOR FLUIDIC DIENovember 2022December 2024Allow2521NoNo
18055564INKJET PRINTERNovember 2022March 2024Allow1621NoNo
17985590INTEGRATED CIRCUITS INCLUDING CUSTOMIZATION BITSNovember 2022October 2023Allow1111NoNo
17984688IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORNovember 2022September 2024Allow2201NoNo
17974159Workflow and Visualization for Localization of Concentric Pipe CollarsOctober 2022February 2024Allow1611NoNo
17937865LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE APPARATUSOctober 2022August 2024Allow2211NoNo
17950412RESET MONITORSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1020NoNo
17947890INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE INKJET PRINTING APPARATUSSeptember 2022May 2024Allow2031NoNo
17930106LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, DRIVE WAVEFORM GENERATOR, AND HEAD DRIVING METHODSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2311NoNo
17898569Liquid Discharge Device And Head Drive CircuitAugust 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17818719BATTERY UNITAugust 2022May 2025Allow3411NoNo
17877501LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3012YesNo
17815872KIT AND SYSTEM FOR LASER-INDUCED MATERIAL DISPENSINGJuly 2022August 2023Abandon1211NoNo
17795374FLUIDIC DIES WITH THERMAL SENSORS ON MEMBRANEJuly 2022December 2024Abandon2921NoNo
17871437CONTROL DEVICE, LIQUID JET HEAD, LIQUID JET RECORDING DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAMJuly 2022November 2024Abandon2711NoNo
17870538IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMJuly 2022November 2024Allow2801NoNo
17868164PULLDOWN DEVICESJuly 2022July 2023Allow1211NoNo
17863934EMULATING PARAMETERS OF A FLUID EJECTION DIEJuly 2022October 2023Allow1511NoNo
17858857TORQUE OBTAINING METHOD AND DEVICE, MOTOR CONTROLLER, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022April 2025Allow3412YesNo
17847788FLUID EJECTION DEVICES INCLUDING A FIRST MEMORY AND A SECOND MEMORYJune 2022March 2024Allow2141NoNo
17847754FLUID EJECTION DEVICES INCLUDING A FIRST MEMORY AND A SECOND MEMORYJune 2022March 2024Allow2141NoNo
17837493SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING OBJECTS BETWEEN MULTIPLE LOCATIONSJune 2022July 2023Abandon1311NoNo
17835672FLUID EJECTION DEVICES INCLUDING A MEMORYJune 2022August 2024Allow2651NoNo
17780538METHOD OF INDIVIDUAL TREE CROWN SEGMENTATION FROM AIRBORNE LIDAR DATA USING NOVEL GAUSSIAN FILTER AND ENERGY FUNCTION MINIMIZATIONMay 2022January 2025Allow3211NoNo
17824016RESET PRESSURE TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERMay 2022July 2025Allow3721NoNo
17750925INKJET PRINTERMay 2022March 2024Allow2231NoNo
17748913INTEGRATED CIRCUITS INCLUDING CUSTOMIZATION BITSMay 2022June 2023Allow1311NoNo
17741541IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022September 2024Allow2930NoNo
17739491PHARMACOKINETIC & PHARMACODYNAMIC MODEL FOR DETERMINING EFFECTIVE DOSE OF ANTI-TICAGRELOR ANTIBODYMay 2022March 2025Abandon3401NoNo
17735141Decoding method for induction type power supply system and related supplying-end moduleMay 2022January 2025Allow3301NoNo
17661344BATTERY CONTROL DEVICEApril 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17729809INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND RECOVERY METHODApril 2022June 2023Allow1420NoNo
17728604PRINTING APPARATUS AND RECOVERY METHOD THEREFORApril 2022August 2023Allow1611NoNo
17770150METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF THE AIR IN A MOTOR VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENTApril 2022March 2025Allow3511YesNo
17720684SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SUGGEST SOURCE INGREDIENTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17706636Pulse Waveforms for Ink Jet PrintingMarch 2022January 2023Allow1011NoNo
17705979SUBSPACE APPROACH TO ACCELERATE FOURIER TRANSFORM MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGINGMarch 2022January 2025Allow3401NoNo
17656251LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUSMarch 2022June 2024Allow2711NoNo
17693260RECORDING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022April 2023Allow1311NoNo
17676518GARMENT PERSONALIZATION WITH AUTONOMOUS ROBOTSFebruary 2022August 2022Allow511NoNo
17676567GARMENT PERSONALIZATION WITH AUTONOMOUS ROBOTSFebruary 2022September 2022Allow711NoNo
17635680INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3411NoNo
17581368Printing SystemJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310NoNo
17628765DISPLACEMENT RECONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR LATTICE TOWER STRUCTURE BASED ON IMPROVED MODE SUPERPOSITIONJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2800NoNo
17575875PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1921NoNo
17574926METHOD AND DEVICE WITH CHARGING CONTROLJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3912NoNo
17626901METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AGING-DICTATED DAMAGE OR DELAMINATION ON COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR POWER MODULES OF POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR CONVERTERJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3101NoNo
17572317SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAVELING IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCESJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3501NoNo
17625287CROP YIELD FORECASTING MODELSJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3521NoNo
17625010METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE REMAINING SERVICE LIFE OF SUBJECT EQUIPMENTJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3501NoNo
17646992Printer Head for Strand Element PrintingJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310NoNo
17646008LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUSDecember 2021May 2024Allow2800NoNo
17646007LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID EJECTING METHODDecember 2021March 2024Allow2711NoNo
17560957Turbidity Calibration-Correction Apparatus and Method for an Automated Calibration CorrectionDecember 2021September 2024Allow3311NoNo
17560672Liquid Ejecting Head Control Circuit And Liquid Ejecting ApparatusDecember 2021December 2023Allow2400NoNo
17560636TIRE TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS METHODS AND SYSTEMSDecember 2021June 2025Abandon4221NoNo
17558931Systems and Methods for Analyzing Manufacturing RunsDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4111NoNo
17645124LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGING APPARATUSDecember 2021March 2024Abandon2731YesNo
17556197ACTUATION DEVICE FOR A PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLEDecember 2021June 2025Allow4221YesNo
17620035Chromatography Apparatus and MethodDecember 2021October 2024Allow3411NoNo
17551219INDIRECT PRINTING SYSTEMDecember 2021February 2023Allow1410NoNo
17551489PRINTHEADSDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3651NoNo
17549238CHARACTERISTIC TABLE GENERATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF GENERATING CHARACTERISTIC TABLE, AND PROGRAM OF GENERATING CHARACTERISTIC TABLEDecember 2021November 2023Allow2301NoNo
17541743INKJET HEADDecember 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17537558Drive Circuit and Liquid Ejecting ApparatusNovember 2021October 2023Allow2210NoNo
17537560Drive Circuit and Liquid Ejecting ApparatusNovember 2021October 2023Allow2210NoNo
17537551DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUSNovember 2021July 2023Allow2000NoNo
17536147HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUSNovember 2021September 2023Allow2101NoNo
17536137HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUSNovember 2021October 2023Allow2201NoNo
17456658HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUSNovember 2021February 2024Allow2700NoNo
17533777PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAMENovember 2021July 2023Allow2011NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
14
Examiner Affirmed
8
(57.1%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(42.9%)
Reversal Percentile
64.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.9% 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
113
Allowed After Appeal Filing
46
(40.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
67
(59.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
65.4%
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, 40.7% 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, LAM S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NGUYEN, LAM S works in Art Unit 2853 and has examined 1,942 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NGUYEN, LAM S's allowance rate of 82.6% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NGUYEN, LAM S receive 1.90 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NGUYEN, LAM S is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -3.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NGUYEN, LAM S. This interview benefit is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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 38.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 113.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 85.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.2% 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, 46.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 54% 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 9.7% of allowed cases (in the 96% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.2% 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:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.