Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/971,942

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Priority

Sep 09, 2024 — provisional 63/692,412

Examiner

YU, JAE UN

Art Unit

2138

Tech Center

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +9.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +9.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 743 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

667 granted / 743 resolved

+29.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +10% lift

Without

With

+9.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

758

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.1%

-37.9% vs TC avg

§103

69.3%

+29.3% vs TC avg

§102

17.6%

-22.4% vs TC avg

§112

2.6%

-37.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 743 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2100

Application Filed

Jan 14, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Apr 09, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Apr 09, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Apr 14, 2026

Response Filed

Jun 01, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 3m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/768,091

Patent 12640209

MODULATION OF SOURCE VOLTAGE IN NAND-FLASH ARRAY READ

1y 10m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/965,888

Patent 12639234

PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR MEMORY ACCESS INSTRUCTION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

1y 5m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/619,818

Patent 12625816

Prefetch Throttling based on Cache Thrashing

2y 1m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

90%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+9.8%)

2y 6m

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 743 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.