Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Gary W Cygiel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CYGIEL, GARY W

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2137 2187 2188

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

CYGIEL, GARY W is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and art unit 2137. The profile covers 543 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 76.2% and a median of 1221 days to allowance. Interviews show a 9.3% lift, supporting their use as a possible supplement to written prosecution rather than as a stand-alone approach.

The listed companies are Intel Corporation, Pure Storage Inc., and KIOXIA Corporation. The listed firms are Compass IP Law PC, IP & T GROUP LLP, and MAIER & MAIER, PLLC. Practitioners can use the case history to anticipate a longer prosecution timeline and to align claim strategy with the recorded allowance experience.

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

Performance Statistics

76.2%
Allow Rate
+21.2% vs TC avg
565
Total Applications
+9.3%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 543 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
16.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19003649 COORDINATING WRITES OF DATA BETWEEN STORAGE CONTROLLERS OF A STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection PURE STORAGE, INC.
18750817 System and Method for High Performance Secure Access to a Trusted Platform Module on a Hardware Virtualization Platform Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18086634 AUTONOMOUS BACKSIDE DATA BUFFER TO MEMORY CHIP WRITE TRAINING CONTROL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17819435 CLOUD STORAGE ACCELERATION LAYER FOR ZONED NAMESPACE DRIVES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18895604 MEMORY SYSTEM, HOST DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ERROR CORRECTION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
19076436 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi Vantara, Ltd.
18585054 MEMORY, OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY, AND OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18108653 Automatic Data Layout for Operation Chains Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Gary W Cygiel's allowance rate?

76.2% of resolved applications examined by Gary W Cygiel were allowed (543 resolved cases), compared with 75.9% across Art Unit 2137 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Gary W Cygiel?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Gary W Cygiel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Gary W Cygiel took 1,221 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Gary W Cygiel work in?

Gary W Cygiel examines applications in Art Unit 2137 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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