Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/074,437

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POOLED MEMORY DEVICE OR A MEMORY EXPANDER

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 10, 2025

Priority

Oct 12, 2022 — RE 10-2022-0130643 +1 more

Examiner

WARREN, TRACY A

Art Unit

2137

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

SK hynix Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 82% grant rate with +6.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 429 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

WARREN, TRACY A View full profile →

Grants 82% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

350 granted / 429 resolved

+26.6% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

450

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

§103

82.9%

+42.9% vs TC avg

§102

8.1%

-31.9% vs TC avg

§112

3.8%

-36.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 429 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 10, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 09, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 16, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 16, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/752,068

Patent 12663942

STORAGE DEVICE PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM DATA INTERFERENCE

1y 12m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/803,440

Patent 12663943

LOG MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE OPERATION AND COMMAND

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/577,636

Patent 12650934

Low-Latency Bridge to Support Out-of-Order Execution

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/759,169

Patent 12650780

CLOUD-BASED DESTINATION FOR BLOCK-LEVEL DATA REPLICATION PROCESSING

1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/790,391

Patent 12645577

MEMORY DEVICE WITH A DIE HAVING MULTIPLE PSEUDO CHANNELS PER CHANNEL

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 02, 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

82%

Grant Probability

88%

With Interview (+6.2%)

2y 5m (~1y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 429 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.