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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Sultana Begum, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BEGUM, SULTANA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2824

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sultana Begum is an examiner in Art Unit 2824 within Tech Center 2800. Across 557 resolved cases, the examiner maintains a high allowance rate of 93.5%. This suggests a very favorable environment for applicants, where the vast majority of cases eventually reach a grant.

The interview lift is recorded at 0.3%, which is negligible. This indicates that applications in this docket typically reach allowance through written prosecution alone, and scheduling an interview may not provide a significant additional benefit. Efficiency is a hallmark of this profile, with a median of 642 days to allowance.

Major companies such as Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Micron Technology Inc., and SK hynix Inc. frequently appear in this examiner's portfolio. The firms Fish & Richardson P.C. (TC), Sughrue Mion, PLLC, and Bayes PLLC are the primary legal representatives. Their high volume of cases suggests a streamlined process for these major semiconductor and electronics entities.

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

Performance Statistics

93.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
587
Total Applications
+0.3%
Interview Lift
642
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 557 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19064418 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF GROUND SELECTION TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19018469 MEMORY DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING COMMAND BUS TRAINING MODE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19002120 MEMORY DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING COMMAND BUS TRAINING MODE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18960824 A CIRCUIT FOR PERFORMING ANALOG CALIBRATION FOR A SCALABLE MULTI-VOLTAGE MEMORY INTERFACE DRIVER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18958240 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, STORAGE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18953964 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18900110 READ OFFSET COMPENSATOR FOR ADJUSTING REFERENCE RESISTANCE USING COARSE OFFSET REFERENCE RESISTANCE AND FINE OFFSET REFERENCE RESISTANCE, AND MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19193603 TEMPERATURE-BASED READ DISTURB COUNTERS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19030044 APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF MEMORY ACCESS CONTROL Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19018182 AUTOMATED VOLTAGE DEMARCATION (VDM) ADJUSTMENT FOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18905216 ADAPTIVE TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR A MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18970899 MEMORY WITH ROW HAMMER MITIGATION TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18796927 SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING AN ACTIVE OPERATION USING AN ACTIVE PERIOD CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18894494 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PUMPING MEMORY WITH FLIP-FLOP INTERFACE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19095178 MEMORY DEVICE WITH IN-MEMORY COMPUTING BASED ON NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sultana Begum's allowance rate?

93.5% of resolved applications examined by Sultana Begum were allowed (557 resolved cases), compared with 86.6% across Art Unit 2824 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sultana Begum?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sultana Begum take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sultana Begum took 642 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sultana Begum work in?

Sultana Begum examines applications in Art Unit 2824 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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