Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: CHOWDHURY, SUBIR KUMAR

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2132 2464

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+21.4% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+10.9%
Interview Lift
819
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§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.
18764785 METHOD OF CONTROLLING STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA 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 Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18299133 STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17728776 WORKLOAD-DEPENDENT AGE TRACKING FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18085819 Techniques For Accessing Memory Circuits Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
18741120 MEMORY DEVICES, MEMORY CONTROLLERS, MEMORY SYSTEMS, AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19203244 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18911831 CONTROL DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM AND COMPUTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18904078 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING OR ADJUSTING UNBALANCED PERFORMANCE BASED ON BAD BLOCKS IN A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19035721 MEMORY READ AHEAD FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18639716 INTER-TIER METADATA STORAGE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18542388 MULTIPLANE DATA TRANSFER COMMANDS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18709856 STORAGE CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE CONTROLLER, STORAGE CHIP, NETWORK CARD, AND READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18988885 ERASE AND WRITE OPERATIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CELL LEVELS Final Rejection Microchip Technology Incorporated
18770399 Controller Memory Buffer (CMB) Doorbell Synchronization Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18528736 DETERMINISTIC BANDWIDTH FOR A DATA STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.

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