Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Aaron D Ho, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HO, AARON D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2139

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

HO, AARON D has resolved 263 cases in tech center 2100 and art unit 2139. The allowance rate is 75.7%, and interview lift is 14.7%. The figures indicate that allowance is common in the recorded docket, with interviews associated with an additional positive effect.

The median time to allowance is 881 days. Applicants may benefit from clear claim framing at filing and targeted interviews when written submissions do not fully resolve an issue. The recurring companies are Micron Technology Inc., Netapp Inc., and Apple Inc. The recurring firms are IP & T GROUP LLP, Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple), and Metis IP LLC. These participants provide practical context for prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

75.7%
Allow Rate
+20.7% vs TC avg
287
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
881
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 263 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17932983 Memory Fetch Granule Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18462605 CRYPTOGRAPHIC SEPARATION OF MMIO ON DEVICE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19293863 ADAPTIVE GENERATION OF MEMORY PARTITIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19198536 ENHANCED PARITY FORMATION FOR FAULT TOLERANCE IN MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18331842 NAMESPACES ALLOCATION IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17395255 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CACHE MEMORY RESIDENCY Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
19291625 STORAGE DEVICE STORING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18428905 Fine-Grained Memory Aware Cache Prefetch Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Aaron D Ho's allowance rate?

75.7% of resolved applications examined by Aaron D Ho were allowed (263 resolved cases), compared with 76.6% across Art Unit 2139 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Aaron D Ho?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Aaron D Ho take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Aaron D Ho took 881 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Aaron D Ho work in?

Aaron D Ho examines applications in Art Unit 2139 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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