Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Craig S Goldschmidt, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GOLDSCHMIDT, CRAIG S

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2114 2132 2139 2182 2185

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

This examiner works in tech center 2100 and art unit 2114, with 417 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 73.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1053 days. The interview lift is 31.5%, indicating that interviews may provide meaningful additional value in an otherwise favorable allowance profile.

Representative companies include Micron Technology Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Brooks Kushman P.C., COOK ALEX LTD, and Renaissance IP Law Group LLP (SSI). Counsel can use the favorable baseline while reserving interviews for issues where direct clarification may improve claim-focused prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+18.9% vs TC avg
436
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 417 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
53.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19178864 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING BIAS MODE SWITCHING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18611674 MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, PROCESSOR, AND COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19029359 File System-Based Metadata Management Method and Related Device Thereof Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
19058527 Reordering and Aggregation of Requests for Memory Allocated from a Memory Space of a Memory Sub-System to Access a Storage Space of the Memory Sub-System Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19246125 CREDIT AWARE CENTRAL ARBITRATION FOR MULTI-ENDPOINT, MULTI-CORE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Craig S Goldschmidt's allowance rate?

73.9% of resolved applications examined by Craig S Goldschmidt were allowed (417 resolved cases), compared with 78.8% across Art Unit 2114 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Craig S Goldschmidt?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Craig S Goldschmidt take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Craig S Goldschmidt took 1,053 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Craig S Goldschmidt work in?

Craig S Goldschmidt examines applications in Art Unit 2114 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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