Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FRANKLIN, RICHARD B

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2181 2184 2199

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Richard B. Franklin, based in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2181, has handled 651 resolved cases. He grants patents at a rate of 83.4%, with a median days to allowance of 886. This combination of an 83.4% allowance rate and an 886-day timeline suggests a predictable path to patent protection. The 651 resolved cases provide a clear view of the examiner's historical performance.

The interview lift is 0.6%. This 0.6% lift is low relative to the 83.4% allowance rate. It indicates that the 83.4% allowance rate is largely driven by written prosecution rather than oral advocacy. Practitioners should focus on clear written responses, as the 0.6% lift shows that interviews rarely alter the trajectory of cases. The 886-day median to allowance remains the primary benchmark for applicants working with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

83.4%
Allow Rate
+28.4% vs TC avg
665
Total Applications
+0.6%
Interview Lift
886
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 651 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19085649 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAPPING OF HIGH BANDWIDTH MEMORY BASE DIE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19056973 I/O Station Storing Diagnostics Data Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
19173819 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
19016448 NETWORK CONNECTED STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection PURE STORAGE, INC.
18808651 Cost-Efficient Disaster Recovery Using Cloud Computing Environments Final Rejection PURE STORAGE, INC.
19183070 INTERFACE SYSTEM ON A CHIP FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18651309 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED HANDLING OF PROCESSOR INTERRUPTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18232765 ACCELERATED MEMORY TRAINING THROUGH IN-BAND CONFIGURATION REGISTER UPDATE MODE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17951024 ARCHITECTURAL INTERFACES FOR GUEST SOFTWARE TO SUBMIT COMMANDS TO AN ADDRESS TRANSLATION CACHE IN XPUs Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18711880 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19232867 MEMORY MODULE, MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING MEMORY MODULE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18593802 Heterogeneous Accelerators Connected via a Time Sensitive Networking Bus Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18959973 ASYMMETRIC-CHANNEL MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Rambus Inc.

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