Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GOLDSCHMIDT, CRAIG S

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

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Craig S. Goldschmidt is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2114. He has 417 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 73.9 percent. This figure indicates the probability of an application resulting in a grant for cases reaching a final disposition in this docket.

The interview lift is 31.5 percent. This metric suggests that conducting an interview significantly increases the chances of allowance compared to the 73.9 percent baseline. Practitioners can use direct engagement to clarify technical points and move cases toward a successful conclusion, as supported by the 417 resolved cases.

The median time to allowance is 1053 days. This duration represents the typical length of the prosecution cycle for granted patents. With 417 resolved cases, these statistics offer a grounded overview of the examiner's performance and the expected timeline, providing a reliable basis for applicant strategy.

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
429
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 417 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§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 Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18756181 STACKED MEMORY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Lodestar Licensing Group, LLC
19160678 METHOD OF OPERATION OF A DRUG LIBRARY ON A SERVER, METHOD OF OPERATION OF AN INFUSION DEVICE, SERVER AND INFUSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Fresenius Vial SAS
19246125 CREDIT AWARE CENTRAL ARBITRATION FOR MULTI-ENDPOINT, MULTI-CORE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19191148 FACILITATING PERFORMANCE OF AND COORDINATION AMONG DISAGREGATED STORAGE SYSTEM WORKFLOWS BASED ON FILE SYSTEM LABELS Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.
19068324 SPACE BALANCING WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEM USING DISAGGREGATED STORAGE Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.
18513197 DATA INTEGRITY PROTECTION FOR RELOCATING DATA IN A MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.

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