Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Eric Cardwell, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CARDWELL, ERIC

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2131 2139 2189

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

CARDWELL, ERIC works in tech center 2100 and art unit 2131. The profile includes 656 resolved cases, an 88.0% allowance rate, and an 11.7% interview lift. The median days to allowance are 924.

The listed companies are Micron Technology Inc., Pure Storage Inc., and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. The listed firms are HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC, MERCHANT & GOULD P.C., and NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION. The substantial case volume and favorable allowance rate support confident planning around claim presentation. The positive interview lift suggests that interviews can provide additional value in cases with issues suited to direct discussion.

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

Performance Statistics

88.0%
Allow Rate
+33.0% vs TC avg
678
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 656 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19252855 Method for Adjusting Program Storage Location and Related Apparatus Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19182089 Data Processing Method, Device, and System, and Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19198976 Data Migration Across Different Parity Configurations Within A Unified Storage Element Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
18333494 Variable Redundancy For Metadata In Storage Systems Final Rejection PURE STORAGE, INC.
18892879 RESOURCE ALLOCATION APPARATUS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
19256733 NETWORK-READY STORAGE PRODUCTS WITH CRYPTOGRAPHY BASED ACCESS CONTROL Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18747037 REFERENCING MEMORY USING PORTIONS OF A SPLIT LOGICAL BLOCK ADDRESS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18439684 Data Storage Devices with File System Managers Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19095457 UPDATING A WRITE-DONE POINTER IN A FIRST-IN-FIRST-OUT QUEUE ON A PARALLELIZED DEVICE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18591959 Method and System of Dynamic Loading of Software from External Flash Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18407990 AUTONOMOUS COPY BETWEEN EXTERNAL MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
19064288 STORAGE SYSTEM, ASYNCHRONOUS COPY METHOD, AND ASYNCHRONOUS COPY PROGRAM Final Rejection Hitachi Vantara, Ltd.
18321526 ORCHESTRATION OF QUBO JOBS BETWEEN GATE-BASED QUANTUM COMPUTERS AND QUANTUM ANNEALERS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eric Cardwell's allowance rate?

88.0% of resolved applications examined by Eric Cardwell were allowed (656 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 2131 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eric Cardwell?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eric Cardwell take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eric Cardwell took 924 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eric Cardwell work in?

Eric Cardwell examines applications in Art Unit 2131 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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