Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Fernando N Hidalgo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HIDALGO, FERNANDO N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2825 2827

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Analysis

HIDALGO, FERNANDO N has resolved 1236 cases in tech center 2800 and art unit 2825. The allowance rate is 93.4%, with a 1.2% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 634 days. The extensive case record and frequent allowances provide a strong basis for planning, while the small interview effect suggests that written prosecution work may carry most of the measured outcome.

Micron Technology Inc., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and SK hynix Inc. are the leading companies. Bayes PLLC, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP are the listed firms. The portfolio is concentrated in memory and semiconductor applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

93.4%
Allow Rate
+25.4% vs TC avg
1,258
Total Applications
+1.2%
Interview Lift
634
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1236 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19042437 MEMORY DEVICE WITH FAST WRITE MODE TO MITIGATE POWER LOSS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18789059 UNIT CELL STRUCTURE FOR SPIN ORBIT TORQUE MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18537685 MEMORY DEVICE TO PRECHARGE BITLINES PRIOR TO SENSING MEMORY CELLS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19199703 MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
19033402 CONTROLLER, MEMORY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19062762 COMPUTATIONAL STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
19194045 MEMORY DEVICE, READ CLOCK GENERATION CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING READ OPERATION IN MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
19055771 BUFFER CONTROL OF MULTIPLE MEMORY BANKS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19043906 MEMORY CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18986018 COMBINATION SINGLE-LEVEL CELL PROGRAM MODES TO IMPROVE CELL ENDURANCE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18222735 PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES IN A MEMORY DEVICE TO REDUCE A HYBRID SLC RATIO Non-Final OA SanDisk Technologies LLC
19033306 INTEGRATED IN-MEMORY COMPUTE CONFIGURED FOR EFFICIENT DATA INPUT AND RESHAPING Non-Final OA OpenAI Opco, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Fernando N Hidalgo's allowance rate?

93.4% of resolved applications examined by Fernando N Hidalgo were allowed (1,236 resolved cases), compared with 81.3% across Art Unit 2825 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Fernando N Hidalgo?

This examiner's interview lift is +1.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Fernando N Hidalgo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Fernando N Hidalgo took 634 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Fernando N Hidalgo work in?

Fernando N Hidalgo examines applications in Art Unit 2825 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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