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Examiner Thuy Chan Dao

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 1,561 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 Thuy Chan Dao has allowed 1,371 of 1,561 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

88% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2192 · 87%AU 2197 · 97%
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What the data says.

Examiner Thuy Chan Dao maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 1,561 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 88%. This rate reflects 1,371 allowed applications against 190 abandonments, excluding pending cases. The allowance rate ranges from 87% to 97% across the examiner's art units, reflecting variation in the record by technology area within TC 2100.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units in the same technology center. The overall allowance rate describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Aggregate figures mask differences between art units; individual art-unit records, where available separately, show the range of rates within the examiner's portfolio and may provide more precise context for cases in a particular technology area.

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 2192
1,518 APPS · 87% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering.

87% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION1297 / 188 / 33allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.6 moart unit avg 29.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.6 moart unit avg 45.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility40% · art unit 46%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)81%
§103 — Obviousness72% · art unit 81%
§112 — Written description & definiteness16%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW94%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW84%+10 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 527 decided applications with an interview and 958 without.

ART UNIT 2197
76 APPS · 97% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.

97% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION74 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.5 moart unit avg 26 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY22.9 moart unit avg 44.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility32% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)68%
§103 — Obviousness61% · art unit 90%
§112 — Written description & definiteness12%
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Questions about Examiner Thuy Chan Dao

  • What is Examiner Thuy Chan Dao's overall allowance rate?
    88% over 1,561 disposed applications, consisting of 1,371 allowed and 190 abandoned applications. This is a historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    2 art units (2192 and 2197) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 87% to 97% across the examiner's art units, indicating variation in dispositions by technology area within TC 2100.
  • What does the pooled record mean?
    The figures combine results from all art units the examiner handles. Pooled rates describe past outcomes in aggregate and do not predict outcomes in any individual application or specific art unit.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Thuy Chan Dao 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: 1,594 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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