Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hefei Reliance Memory Limited

Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Hefei Reliance Memory Limited has 3 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 3 pending office actions are spread across 3 distinct art units, indicating a different classification for each action. There are 3 distinct examiners assigned to the 3 pending office actions, so each examiner is handling a single case.

COON, BRADLEY SCOTT is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. With 3 distinct examiners for the pending office actions, the workload is evenly distributed. The 3 distinct art units suggest that the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics applications are categorized into several different specialized groups. Practitioners should note that COON, BRADLEY SCOTT is one of the distinct examiners currently reviewing the company's 3 pending office actions. The presence of 1 pending office action for the busiest examiner shows that no single individual has a dominant role. This high ratio of art units to pending actions reflects a diverse set of semiconductor technologies under review.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

1
Hard (33%)
2
Medium (67%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
§102 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
33% of docket
2
Semiconductors
67% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
COON, BRADLEY SCOTT 1 94.6% +12.8%
SHENG, XIN 1 73.2% +16.7%
MENZ, LAURA MARY 1 87.8% +8.7%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18605687 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY STRUCTURE WITH POSITIONED DOPING MENZ, LAURA MARY —

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19084478 RESISTIVE RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY WITH HYBRID BONDING INTEGRATION COON, BRADLEY SCOTT —

Interview Candidates (2)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19084478 RESISTIVE RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY WITH HYBRID BONDING INTEGRATION COON, BRADLEY SCOTT —
18923462 DISPLAY DRIVER SYSTEM WITH EMBEDDED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SHENG, XIN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2827 1
2619 1
2813 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19084478 RESISTIVE RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY WITH HYBRID BONDING INTEGRATION COON, BRADLEY SCOTT 2827 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 19, 2025
18923462 DISPLAY DRIVER SYSTEM WITH EMBEDDED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SHENG, XIN 2619 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 22, 2024
18605687 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY STRUCTURE WITH POSITIONED DOPING MENZ, LAURA MARY 2813 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hefei Reliance Memory Limited have?

Hefei Reliance Memory Limited has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hefei Reliance Memory Limited applications?

Bradley Scott Coon has the most, with 1 of Hefei Reliance Memory Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Hefei Reliance Memory Limited's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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