Examiner Steve N Nguyen has allowed 611 of 835 decided applications (73%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Steve N Nguyen maintains a public record across 4 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His pooled allowance rate is 73% across 835 disposed applications. The record spans art units 2111, 2117, 2133, and 2138. Allowance rates across these art units range from 52% to 89%, reflecting variation in the outcomes recorded within each unit's distinct subject-matter scope. This pooled figure aggregates all decided cases—both allowed and abandoned—and excludes pending applications.
A pooled record aggregates decision data across multiple art units and technology areas. The overall allowance rate (73%) describes historical outcomes on decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific case. Because this examiner works across four distinct art units, the aggregate rate masks unit-specific variation; the 52% to 89% range indicates that outcomes differ by art unit. Pooled statistics characterize past patterns, not future performance on individual applications.
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 →
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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 197 decided applications with an interview and 208 without.
Primarily examines control or regulating systems.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 154 decided applications with an interview and 254 without.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Steve N Nguyen 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: 876 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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