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Examiner Ngoc V Dinh

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 258 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2013
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner Ngoc V Dinh has allowed 233 of 258 decided applications (90%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

90% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2189 · 88%AU 2187 · 96%AU 2185 · 84%AU 2188 · 96%
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What the data says.

Ngoc V Dinh has a public record of 258 decided applications across 4 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of these decided applications, 233 were allowed and 25 were abandoned, yielding an overall allowance rate of 90%. The allowance rate varies across the examiner's art units, ranging from 84% to 96%. This pooled record reflects decisions made in art units 2185, 2187, 2188, and 2189.

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How to read these numbers.

This profile aggregates the examiner's record across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 90% allowance rate is a historical statistic describing past dispositions and is not a prediction of the outcome of any specific application. Allowance rates vary among the examiner's individual art units—the range reflects that variation. A pooled record does not forecast how any particular case will be decided.

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 2189
97 APPS · 88% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

88% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 77%
DISPOSITION85 / 12 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.2 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY39.2 moart unit avg 39 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW85%+15 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 15 decided applications with an interview and 82 without.

ART UNIT 2187
77 APPS · 96% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

96% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION74 / 3 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.6 moart unit avg 23.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY35.7 moart unit avg 36.4 mo
ART UNIT 2185
58 APPS · 84% ALLOWANCE
84% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION49 / 9 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.6 moart unit avg 21.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY45.4 moart unit avg 36.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility10% · art unit 19%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)48%
§103 — Obviousness90% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness10%
ART UNIT 2188
26 APPS · 96% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

96% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION25 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27 moart unit avg 26.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.4 moart unit avg 39.7 mo
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Questions about Examiner Ngoc V Dinh

  • What is Ngoc V Dinh's overall allowance rate?
    The overall allowance rate is 90%, calculated from 233 allowed applications out of 258 total decided applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    This examiner has a record across 4 art units: 2185, 2187, 2188, and 2189, all within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary by art unit?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 84% to 96% across the examiner's art units. This pooled figure of 90% does not represent any single art unit's rate.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Ngoc V 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: 258 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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