Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HEISTERKAMP, JUSTIN BRYCE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2827

This examiner grants 99% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

98.6%
Allow Rate
+30.6% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+2.6%
Interview Lift
903
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 69 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
33.2%
§103 Obviousness
30.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18487063 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELL AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18767584 SELECTION OF AN OPTIMAL SINGLE LEVEL CELL PROGRAMMING SCHEME Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18403944 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18791410 MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18662381 MEMORY, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18747805 PROGRAM TIME IMPROVEMENT FOR NAND DIE WITH COARSE BITSCAN DURING PROGRAM-VERIFY Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.

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