Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DUDEK JR, EDWARD J

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2132 2136 2139 2186 2408

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Edward J Dudek Jr serves in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2132. The profile is based on 1134 resolved cases. These resolutions show an allowance rate of 89.2 percent. The median days to allowance for this examiner is 858. This pendency figure is a factor for practitioners to consider when filing in this art unit.

The interview lift is 5.4 percent. This figure indicates that the allowance rate increases when an interview is conducted. Specifically, the 5.4 percent lift suggests that interviews have a correlation with the probability of an allowance for these 1134 resolved cases. The 89.2 percent allowance rate serves as the baseline for these outcomes.

In Tech Center 2400, Art Unit 2132, the 858 median days to allowance provides a measure of the prosecution timeline. The interview lift is a distinct data point for this examiner. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate their strategy during prosecution. The allowance rate remains the central metric for case resolution.

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

Performance Statistics

89.2%
Allow Rate
+31.2% vs TC avg
1,154
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1134 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19244323 PREFETCHING DATA FOR SEQUENTIAL READS IN NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19285396 STORAGE CLASS SELECTION BASED ON PREDICTED DATA LONGEVITY Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
19261977 MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DATA CALCULATION WITH THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18781854 COHERENT MULTIPROCESSING ENABLED COMPUTE IN STORAGE AND MEMORY Non-Final OA SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. (dba Solidigm)
19255694 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
19182508 UNIFIED COMMAND TRANSMISSION FOR MANAGED MEMORY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18784802 Multi-Pass Data Programming in a Memory Sub-System having Multiple Dies and Planes Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19034553 DETERMINING HEALTH OF WORDLINES FOR CONTINUED USER DATA PROGRAMMING Final Rejection Microchip Technology Incorporated
19032890 STORAGE META DATA INTERROGATION Final Rejection Arm Limited
19233680 MEMBRANE: ACCELERATING DATABASE ANALYTICS WITH DRAM-PIM FILTERING Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation

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