Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
85
Total Applications
+2.4%
Interview Lift
827
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 74 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.4%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18767584 SELECTION OF AN OPTIMAL SINGLE LEVEL CELL PROGRAMMING SCHEME Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18403944 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18487063 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELL AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18791410 MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18389957 MEMORY DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY DEVICE, 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.
18796387 METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE NOISE SUPPRESSION ON DATA STROBE SIGNALS AND MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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