Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/179,478

SELF-CORRECTED THRESHOLD VOLTAGES IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 07, 2023

Examiner

HOANG, HUAN

Art Unit

2827

Tech Center

2800 — Semiconductors & Electrical Systems

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +5.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 93% grant rate with +5.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1224 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 93% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1141 granted / 1224 resolved

+25.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+5.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

1y 8m

Avg Prosecution

15 currently pending

Career history

1241

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§103

40.9%

+0.9% vs TC avg

§102

27.7%

-12.3% vs TC avg

§112

9.4%

-30.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1224 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 07, 2023

Application Filed

Jun 14, 2024

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 09, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 02, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 02, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/786,480

Patent 12682937

PROCESSING IN MEMORY REGISTERS

1y 11m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/829,789

Patent 12681846

MEMORY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

1y 10m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/566,558

Patent 12676177

DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (DRAM) WITH CONFIGURABLE WORDLINE AND BITLINE VOLTAGES

2y 7m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/733,779

Patent 12675258

CONTROL CIRCUIT, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD

2y 1m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/525,276

Patent 12658238

ROW DECODERS HAVING TRANSISTORS PLACED IN A PLURALITY OF ROWS AND MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

93%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+5.6%)

1y 8m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1224 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.