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Examiner Hien Dieu Thi Khuu

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 308 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Hien Dieu Thi Khuu has allowed 271 of 308 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

88% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2116 · 89%AU 2123 · 81%
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What the data says.

Hien Dieu Thi Khuu maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units. Across 308 disposed applications, the examiner has allowed 271, yielding an allowance rate of 88%. The allowance rate ranges from 81% to 89% across the examiner's art units. The examiner's record includes 37 abandoned applications. These figures describe the examiner's historical disposition of applications decided to date and do not constitute a prediction for any pending or future case.

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This record aggregates examination activity across multiple art units within TC 2100. The pooled allowance rate of 88% reflects the examiner's overall historical record across decided applications in those units combined. This aggregate figure describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of the outcome in any specific application. Individual art-unit records may vary and are available separately.

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 2116
308 APPS · 89% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines control or regulating systems.

89% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 78%
DISPOSITION232 / 28 / 48allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.3 moart unit avg 24.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY31.3 moart unit avg 37.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility46% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)75%
§103 — Obviousness67% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness70%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW81%+14 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 150 decided applications with an interview and 110 without.

ART UNIT 2123
48 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 51%
DISPOSITION39 / 9 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.1 moart unit avg 29.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY34.1 moart unit avg 43.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility40% · art unit 61%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)60%
§103 — Obviousness44% · art unit 85%
§112 — Written description & definiteness56%

Based on 48 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Hien Dieu Thi Khuu

  • What is this examiner's allowance rate?
    Across 308 disposed applications, the examiner has allowed 271, for an allowance rate of 88%. This rate reflects applications already decided (allowed or abandoned) and is not a prediction of any pending application.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    The examiner's public record spans 2 art units within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary by art unit?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 81% to 89% across the examiner's art units. Separate records for individual art units are available in the detailed section of this profile.
  • What subject matter does this examiner handle?
    This examiner works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hien Dieu Thi Khuu 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: 356 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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