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Examiner Dung C Dinh

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 40 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAY 2006
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Dung C Dinh has allowed 29 of 40 decided applications (73%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

73% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2153 · 77%AU 2152 · 64%
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What the data says.

Examiner Dung C Dinh maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across a pooled span of 2 art units, the examiner has disposed of 40 applications. Of those 40 decided applications, 29 were allowed and 11 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 73%. This rate reflects the proportion of allowed applications among all disposed cases in the examiner's record and does not forecast outcomes on any pending or future application.

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This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units within TC 2100 and presents overall statistics from the examiner's past decisions. The 73% allowance rate describes historical outcomes across all disposed applications in those units combined. Aggregate figures reflect what has occurred, not what will occur on any individual case. Per-art-unit breakdowns, where available, may show variation from the overall pooled rate.

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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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 2153
26 APPS · 77% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

77% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION20 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION30.6 moart unit avg 27.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43 moart unit avg 41.6 mo
ART UNIT 2152
14 APPS · 64% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

64% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 49%
DISPOSITION9 / 5 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.2 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.7 moart unit avg 42.9 mo
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Questions about Examiner Dung C Dinh

  • What is Examiner Dinh's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 73%, calculated from 29 allowed applications out of 40 total disposed applications in the pooled record across all art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    Examiner Dinh's record spans 2 art units (2152 and 2153) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does this pooled rate apply to my specific application?
    No. The 73% rate describes past decisions across multiple art units and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual results vary based on claim content, prior art, and prosecution history.
  • What does 'disposed' mean in this record?
    Disposed applications are those that have reached a final decision—either allowed or abandoned. The figure excludes pending applications and does not represent all filings ever made to the examiner.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Dung C Dinh 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: 40 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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