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Examiner Steven Huynh Phung

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 47 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Steven Huynh Phung has allowed 35 of 47 decided applications (74%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

74% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Steven Huynh Phung's public record spans one art unit in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 70 total applications, 35 were allowed and 12 were abandoned, yielding 47 disposed applications. The allowance rate over those 47 decided applications is 74%. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across the art units in which they have examined, and reflects historical decisions on applications that have reached final disposition.

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A pooled record aggregates data across all art units where an examiner has worked. The allowance rate and disposal count describe past decisions on applications that reached final outcome—not pending cases. Aggregate statistics reflect historical patterns and do not predict the outcome of any individual application. Per-art-unit breakdowns, where available separately, offer more granular detail within specific subject areas.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2125
70 APPS · 74% ALLOWANCE

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

74% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 75%
DISPOSITION35 / 12 / 23allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION37.9 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY53.2 moart unit avg 39 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility87% · art unit 50%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)98%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness83%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW86%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW58%+28 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 28 decided applications with an interview and 19 without.

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Questions about Examiner Steven Huynh Phung

  • What is Steven Huynh Phung's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 74%, calculated across 47 disposed applications (allowed plus abandoned). This is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Steven Huynh Phung's public record spans one art unit in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • What do the total and disposed application counts mean?
    Of 70 total applications on record, 47 have been disposed (decided by allowance or abandonment). The allowance rate of 74% is computed from the 47 disposed applications only; pending applications are excluded from that calculation.
  • What does a pooled allowance rate represent?
    A pooled rate aggregates outcomes across all art units where the examiner has worked. It reflects the historical record and is descriptive, not predictive of any future or pending application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Steven Huynh Phung 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: 70 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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