Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/791,126

MEMORY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS

Final Rejection

Filed

Jul 31, 2024

Priority

Dec 22, 2023 — provisional 63/613,997

Examiner

AHMED, ENAM

Art Unit

2112

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Micron Technology Inc.

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +20.0% interview lift. Examiner has a relatively high allowance rate (82%); +20.0% interview lift. A written response may suffice.

Based on 732 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 82% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

600 granted / 732 resolved

+27.0% vs TC avg

Strong +20% interview lift

Without

With

+20.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 2m

Avg Prosecution

12 currently pending

Career history

741

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

8.8%

-31.2% vs TC avg

§103

62.9%

+22.9% vs TC avg

§102

20.6%

-19.4% vs TC avg

§112

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 732 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 31, 2024

Application Filed

Nov 06, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Feb 04, 2026

Response Filed

Jun 04, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/521,600

Patent 12675361

Controller-Level Memory Repair

2y 7m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/386,656

Patent 12650898

OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY CONTROLLER CONFIGURED TO CONTROL MEMORY DEVICE

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/784,972

Patent 12646570

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR READING DATA STORED IN FLASH MEMORY BY REFERRING TO BINARY DIGIT DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF BIT SEQUENCES READ FROM FLASH MEMORY

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/788,550

Patent 12639166

VALLEY CHECK MEMORY SYSTEM COMMAND

1y 10m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/656,418

Patent 12632172

SELF-CORRECTED LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK (LDPC) WITH INDEX MATCH

2y 0m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

82%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+20.0%)

3y 2m (~1y 2m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 732 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.