Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHOWDHURY, SUBIR KUMAR

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2132

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+27.6% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
822
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
58.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19007158 MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18940221 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH REGISTER FILE OPERATOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18640433 STORAGE DEVICE SETTING PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18427816 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICES WITH MEMORY AND STORAGE CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18542119 STORAGE DEVICE ALLOCATING UNIT ZONE REGIONS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18299133 STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18704728 METHOD FOR PRELOADING MEMORY PAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CHIP SYSTEM Non-Final OA HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
17728776 WORKLOAD-DEPENDENT AGE TRACKING FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
19035721 MEMORY READ AHEAD FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18639716 INTER-TIER METADATA STORAGE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18519611 REMAPPING BAD BLOCKS IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Final Rejection MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18557063 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18911831 CONTROL DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM AND COMPUTING SYSTEM Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18904078 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING OR ADJUSTING UNBALANCED PERFORMANCE BASED ON BAD BLOCKS IN A MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18392917 CONTROLLER AND STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18709856 STORAGE CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE CONTROLLER, STORAGE CHIP, NETWORK CARD, AND READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18741120 MEMORY DEVICES, MEMORY CONTROLLERS, MEMORY SYSTEMS, AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18605527 MEMORY SYSTEMS AND OPERATING METHODS THEREOF AND MEMORY CONTROLLERS Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18988885 ERASE AND WRITE OPERATIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CELL LEVELS Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18739900 METHOD FOR EMULATING ELECTRICALLY-ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY BY USING FLASH MEMORY AND FLASH MEMORY SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18541811 FLEXIBLE SIZED SUPER BLOCK FOR OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE AND ENDURANCE Final Rejection SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18528736 DETERMINISTIC BANDWIDTH FOR A DATA STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18085819 Techniques For Accessing Memory Circuits Non-Final OA Altera Corporation

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