Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/025,565

SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ACCESSING A STATE MACHINE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 16, 2025

Priority

Dec 30, 2014 — provisional 62/098,165 +6 more

Examiner

LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A.

Art Unit

2181

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Micron Technology Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +3.0% interview lift. Interview lift (+3.0%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 706 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A. View full profile →

Grants 81% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

571 granted / 706 resolved

+25.9% vs TC avg

Minimal +3% lift

Without

With

+3.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

735

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.4%

-37.6% vs TC avg

§103

75.9%

+35.9% vs TC avg

§102

8.1%

-31.9% vs TC avg

§112

8.2%

-31.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 706 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 16, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 6m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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Patent 12619566

SCALABLE CONFIGURABLE CHIP ARCHITECTURE

3y 0m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/894,211

Patent 12613824

DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

3y 8m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

18/302,053

Patent 12585491

PROCESSING OF INTERRUPTS

2y 11m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

18/685,223

Patent 12585610

COMPUTING SYSTEM, PCI DEVICE MANAGER AND INITIALIZATION METHOD THEREOF

2y 1m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

81%

Grant Probability

84%

With Interview (+3.0%)

2y 6m (~1y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 706 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.