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Examiner Denise Tran

TECH CENTER 2100 · 5 ART UNITS · 404 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUL 2021
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 5 ART UNITS

Examiner Denise Tran has allowed 355 of 404 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

88% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2138 · 92%AU 2188 · 87%AU 2189 · 78%AU 2185 · 91%AU 2186 · 79%
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What the data says.

Denise Tran has a public record across 5 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 404 decided applications, she has allowed 355 and abandoned 49, for an overall allowance rate of 88%. The allowance rate ranges from 78% to 92% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes across the different subject areas within the technology center. This pooled figure represents the aggregate record across all her assigned art units.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates results across 5 separate art units within TC 2100. The overall 88% allowance rate is a historical summary of decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Because different art units cover different subject matter, variation exists among them. Aggregate figures describe the past record only and do not forecast any individual case.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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The record, art unit by art unit.

Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2138
171 APPS · 92% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

92% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 82%
DISPOSITION158 / 13 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.7 moart unit avg 19.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY29.3 moart unit avg 32.6 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility20% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)83%
§103 — Obviousness60% · art unit 71%
§112 — Written description & definiteness45%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW89%+6 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 88 decided applications with an interview and 83 without.

ART UNIT 2188
114 APPS · 87% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

87% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION99 / 15 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.6 moart unit avg 26.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.6 moart unit avg 39.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility41% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)74%
§103 — Obviousness66% · art unit 74%
§112 — Written description & definiteness32%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW83%+9 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 48 decided applications with an interview and 66 without.

ART UNIT 2189
51 APPS · 78% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

78% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 77%
DISPOSITION40 / 11 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27.5 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY49.9 moart unit avg 39 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 44%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)80%
§103 — Obviousness60% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW88%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW69%+19 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 25 decided applications with an interview and 26 without.

ART UNIT 2185
34 APPS · 91% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA
91% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION31 / 3 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27 moart unit avg 21.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY45.5 moart unit avg 36.3 mo
ART UNIT 2186
34 APPS · 79% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

79% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION27 / 7 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION15.8 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY25.4 moart unit avg 35 mo
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Questions about Examiner Denise Tran

  • What is Denise Tran's overall allowance rate?
    88% across 404 decided applications (355 allowed, 49 abandoned) pooled from all her art units in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    5 art units (2138, 2185, 2186, 2188, 2189), all within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates range from 78% to 92% across the art units, reflecting differences in outcomes by subject area within TC 2100.
  • Is the 88% rate a prediction for my application?
    No. This is a historical aggregate of past decisions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Denise Tran has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 404 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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