Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COON, BRADLEY SCOTT

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2128 2824 2827 2896 2898 4100

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bradley Scott Coon has overseen 51 resolved cases in Tech Center 4100. His performance in Art Unit 2128 is characterized by an allowance rate of 94.1 percent. This high percentage suggests that the examiner frequently finds applications to be in condition for allowance, which is a critical data point for applicants assessing their chances of success.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 849. This timeframe provides a realistic expectation for the duration of the patent prosecution cycle. A period of 849 days is an important factor in the strategic management of a patent portfolio and in the timing of commercial activities related to the technology.

The interview lift for this examiner is 14.9 percent. This indicates that engaging in an interview with the examiner correlates with an increase in the probability of allowance over the 94.1 percent base rate. The 14.9 percent lift suggests that direct communication can be an effective strategy for resolving issues and moving the application toward a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

94.1%
Allow Rate
+34.1% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
849
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 51 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19012567 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING INITIALIZATION INFORMATION BLOCK AND SETTING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18245843 SCALAR PRODUCT CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING BINARY SCALAR PRODUCTS OF AN INPUT VECTOR AND WEIGHT VECTORS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19391338 MEMORIES, STORAGE SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., LTD.
19012331 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18790567 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES IN MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17906083 RESISTANCE NETWORK HAVING FOUR CONTACTS PER MEMORY CELL Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
18839926 NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEMORY SELF-TEST Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
19019819 STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19039338 CONTROLLING DATA CIRCUITRY POWER STATES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18756232 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING TIMING CONTROL CIRCUIT Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18404569 OPTICAL SIGNALING FOR STACKED MEMORY DEVICE ARCHITECTURES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18327732 VERTICAL NAND FLASH TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18982656 EDGE WORD LINE BIAS ENGINEERING FOR THRESHOLD VOLTAGE MARGIN IMPROVEMENT OF SUB-BLOCK MODE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18603582 LATERAL SUB-BLOCK MODE IN A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18135664 MULTIPLEXORS FOR NEURAL NETWORK ARRAY Final Rejection Silicon Storage Technology, Inc
19084478 RESISTIVE RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY WITH HYBRID BONDING INTEGRATION Non-Final OA HEFEI RELIANCE MEMORY LIMITED
19051145 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS AND INITIALIZATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.
18738149 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING FLASH MEMORY OUTPUT Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18982119 LOW-POWER STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY Non-Final OA At-memory Computing LP

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