Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/071,238

MEMORY CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING ALLOCATION RATIO OF BUFFER MEMORY, MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING MEMORY CONTROLLER

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 05, 2025

Priority

Nov 09, 2021 — RE 10-2021-0153376 +2 more

Examiner

WONG, NANCI N

Art Unit

2137

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +22.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 87% grant rate with +22.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 461 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

WONG, NANCI N View full profile →

Grants 87% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

402 granted / 461 resolved

+32.2% vs TC avg

Strong +22% interview lift

Without

With

+22.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

487

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.7%

-39.3% vs TC avg

§103

94.2%

+54.2% vs TC avg

§102

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§112

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 461 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 05, 2025

Application Filed

May 04, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 01, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 18, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 29, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12664090

Dynamic Garbage Collection Operations

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/348,267

Patent 12645380

DATA TRANSFORM ACCELERATION

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/772,553

Patent 12638983

PROVIDING MULTIPLE ERROR CORRECTION CODE PROTECTION LEVELS IN MEMORY

1y 10m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/673,276

Patent 12632198

MEMORY WITH VIRTUAL PAGE SIZE

1y 12m 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

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

87%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+22.2%)

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

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 461 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.