Last updated: April 24, 2026

Application No. 18/818,001

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Examiner

DANG, PHONG H

Art Unit

2184

Tech Center

NVIDIA Corporation

Assignee

Nvidia Corporation

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +10.4% interview lift. This examiner has a relatively high allow rate; a written response may suffice.

Based on 354 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DANG, PHONG H View full profile →

Grants 80% — above average

Career Allow Rate

284 granted / 354 resolved

+20.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +10% lift

Without

With

+10.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

379

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.6%

-37.4% vs TC avg

§103

44.5%

+4.5% vs TC avg

§102

25.7%

-14.3% vs TC avg

§112

17.9%

-22.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 354 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2100

Application Filed

Sep 25, 2025

Non-Final Rejection

Dec 30, 2025

Response Filed

Feb 20, 2026

Final Rejection (current)

Precedent Cases

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18/672,974

Patent 12596671

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2y 5m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

18/592,046

Patent 12591536

USER MODE DIRECT DATA ACCESS TO NON-VOLATILE MEMORY EXPRESS DEVICE VIA KERNEL-MANAGED QUEUE PAIR

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 31, 2026

17/575,354

Patent 12580844

NETWORK MULTICASTING USING ALTERNATE SETS OF DIRECTIVES

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 17, 2026

18/592,026

Patent 12579088

SEMI-POLLING INPUT/OUTPUT COMPLETION MODE FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY EXPRESS COMPLETION QUEUE

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 17, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

80%

Grant Probability

91%

With Interview (+10.4%)

2y 3m

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 354 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.