Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ABRAHAM, ESAW T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2112 2183 3791

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Analysis

Esaw T. Abraham is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, with 1091 resolved cases. The allowance rate of 94.2% in Art Unit 2112 suggests the environment for patent applicants. This rate indicates that applications reaching a resolution result in a grant. The interview lift of 3.3% is low, which is logical given that the baseline allowance rate is already 94.2%.

There is little room for an interview to further increase the probability of success. Practitioners can rely on standard written prosecution to achieve their goals. The median days to allowance is 778. This efficiency, paired with the frequency of grants, makes for a predictable prosecution process.

The 1091 resolved cases provide a broad perspective on the examiner's practices. The 3.3% interview lift suggests that interviews are not a primary driver of success. The 778-day median to allowance is the timeframe for a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

94.2%
Allow Rate
+24.2% vs TC avg
1,115
Total Applications
+3.2%
Interview Lift
778
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1092 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
13.2%
§103 Obviousness
31.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19026354 SCANDUMP SIMULATION AND CO-SIMULATION FOR DEVICE TESTING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19027992 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLID STATE MEMORY REFRESH Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
19184665 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING POLAR CODES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19018587 NETWORK ENTITY ASSISTED DECODING FOR REPETITION-BASED TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19025104 MEMORY CONTROLLER, DEVICE, SYSTEM, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18981250 DECODERS, DECODING METHODS, MEMORY CONTROLLERS AND MEMORY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18850067 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18280989 ESTIMATION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
19199045 METHODS FOR ENHANCING MULTIPLEXING IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18959106 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY MODULE ARCHITECTURE TO SUPPORT MEMORY ERROR CORRECTION Final Rejection Lodestar Licensing Group, LLC
18976352 PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS INTERFACE DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18970707 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
19205817 BIT FLIPPING DECODER WITH OPTIMIZED MAXIMUM ITERATIONS FOR VARIED BIT FLIPPING THRESHOLDS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19025675 DEFECTIVE MEMORY UNIT SCREENING IN A MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18738499 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ECC PARITY BIT REDUCTION Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19057177 Efficient Networking for a Distributed Storage System Non-Final OA Weka.IO Ltd.
18920966 FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLER AND CODING METHOD SUPPORTING MULTI-CODING MODE CODING OPERATIONS IN RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT PAGE SIZES Final Rejection Silicon Motion, Inc.

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