Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: GIROUARD, JANICE MARIE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2138 2196

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Janice Marie Girouard examines applications in Art Unit 2138 of Tech Center 2100. She has 187 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 74.3%. The median days to allowance is 990. These metrics suggest a generally favorable and efficient prosecution environment. The 74.3% allowance rate indicates that a large majority of applications reach a successful grant, while the 990-day median timeline provides a clear expectation for pendency.

The interview lift is 13.4%, which provides a helpful boost to the 74.3% allowance rate. This 13.4% lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner is a productive strategy for resolving issues. Practitioners should factor the 990-day median timeline into their planning for Art Unit 2138. With 187 cases resolved, these metrics offer a reliable guide for applicants, highlighting the value of both the 74.3% base allowance rate and the 13.4% interview lift. Direct engagement appears to be a useful tool for navigating the prosecution process toward a successful grant.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
209
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
990
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 187 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
57.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18074360 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION USING STORAGE DEVICE WITH NETWORK INTERFACE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18935952 DYNAMIC ADDRESS-BASED DATA RELIABILITY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19264468 METHOD TO MANAGE PERIODIC DRAM REFRESH AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING FOR PREDICTABLE DRAM DATA ACCESS Final Rejection Groq, Inc.
19286422 Method and Apparatus for Accessing Memory Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17560665 ZERO CYCLE MEMORY INITIALIZATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18789107 CONJOINED MEMORY SYSTEMS SUPPORTING DATA STORAGE IN LARGER MEMORY SYSTEM WHEN SMALLER MEMORY SYSTEM IS UNAVAILABLE AND WITH SMALLER MEMORY SYSTEM READ LATENCY, AND RELATED PROCESSOR-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18655214 METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUSLY SIGNALING UPDATED INFORMATION FROM A MEMORY DEVICE TO A HOST AND MEMORY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THE SAME Non-Final OA Lodestar Licensing Group LLC
18829009 TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZED STORAGE UTILIZATION IN LIVE ORIGIN SERVERS Non-Final OA NETFLIX, INC.
19221050 MANAGING MAPPINGS DURING ZONIFICATION Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19211690 CONCATENATE COMMAND AND TRUNCATE COMMAND ASSOCIATED WITH TAGGED CAPACITY FOR A COMPUTE EXPRESS LINK (CXL) MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19188620 EMPTY PAGE SCAN OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18886542 COMMAND SCHEDULING COMPONENT FOR MEMORY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18777316 TEMPERATURE STRESS ACCELERATION FACTOR IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18770982 PERFORMING PRECONDITIONED OPERATION BASED ON QUEUE IDENTIFIER Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18607283 SCHEDULING FOR MEMORY Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19244187 WRITE BURST GATHERING ACROSS MULTIPLE STREAMS Non-Final OA Arm Limited

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