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Examiner Khanh Dang

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 854 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAR 2017
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner Khanh Dang has allowed 606 of 854 decided applications (71%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

71% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2111 · 70%AU 2185 · 74%AU 2181 · 75%
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What the data says.

Khanh Dang maintains a public record across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 854 decided applications, the examiner allowed 606 and abandoned 248, yielding a 71% allowance rate. The allowance rate across the examiner's art units ranges from 70% to 75%. This pooled figure reflects the examiner's combined history across all assigned art units and does not predict outcomes in any specific case.

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How to read these numbers.

This record is pooled across multiple art units within TC 2100. Pooled figures aggregate the examiner's decisions across different subject areas and represent past dispositions only—they are correlational summaries, not predictive tools for individual applications. The range of 70% to 75% shows variation among the art units but does not identify which specific art unit produced which rate. Pooled data is useful for understanding an examiner's overall history in the technology center.

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 2111
664 APPS · 70% ALLOWANCE
70% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 80%
DISPOSITION465 / 199 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.5 moart unit avg 20.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.2 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility20% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)62%
§103 — Obviousness85% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness59%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW79%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW68%+11 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 129 decided applications with an interview and 535 without.

ART UNIT 2185
166 APPS · 74% ALLOWANCE
74% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION123 / 43 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.7 moart unit avg 21.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY48.5 moart unit avg 36.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility19% · art unit 19%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)57%
§103 — Obviousness85% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness50%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW71%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW75%-4 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 38 decided applications with an interview and 128 without.

ART UNIT 2181
24 APPS · 75% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units, and program control and execution.

75% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 74%
DISPOSITION18 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION15.9 moart unit avg 18.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY27.5 moart unit avg 33.3 mo
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Questions about Examiner Khanh Dang

  • What is Khanh Dang's overall allowance rate?
    71%, based on 606 allowed applications out of 854 total decided applications across all assigned art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    3 art units (2111, 2181, 2185) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 70% to 75% across the examiner's assigned art units. This pooled record does not identify which specific art unit has which rate.
  • Is this record a prediction of my application's outcome?
    No. Historical pooled data describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Khanh Dang 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: 854 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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