Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: BRADEN, GRACE VICTORIA

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2112 2824 4100

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

Grace Victoria Braden serves in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2112, where she has 37 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 91.9 percent, which suggests a favorable outlook for applicants. The median days to allowance is 721, reflecting an efficient timeline for reaching a grant.

The data indicates an interview lift of 11.1 percent. This is a meaningful increase, suggesting that interviews are an effective way to resolve any outstanding issues and secure an allowance. For the 37 resolved cases, the combination of a 91.9 percent allowance rate and an 11.1 percent lift highlights the benefits of direct examiner engagement.

Practitioners should note that the 721 median days to allowance provides a relatively quick path to patent issuance in Art Unit 2112. While the 91.9 percent allowance rate is already high, the 11.1 percent interview lift suggests that oral advocacy can still be a decisive factor in successful prosecution. These 37 resolved cases establish a clear pattern of efficiency and examiner accessibility.

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

Performance Statistics

91.9%
Allow Rate
+31.9% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+11.1%
Interview Lift
721
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
5.5%
§102 Novelty
74.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19065734 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF DETECTING BONDING DEFECTS AND DEFECT DETECTION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19047769 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18944637 End-to-End Data Integrity in a Storage System Final Rejection Pure Storage, Inc.
18970343 POWER CONTROL FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18790434 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDED LONG RANGE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLANS) Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
19302257 METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCED COMPLEXITY POLAR CODES BASED ON MODIFIED CYCLIC-REDUNDANCY-CHECK (CRC) PROCEDURES Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18597215 HOLD TIME IMPROVED LOW AREA FLIP-FLOP ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18668724 DIE-TO-DIE INTERFACE USING SIMULTANEOUS BIDIRECTIONAL LINKS ON AN INTERPOSER Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18948486 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING ECC CIRCUIT Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18792301 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18762327 TECHNIQUES FOR DATA PATH ADDRESS PROTECTION Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19176327 Device and Method for Diagnosis of the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

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