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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Masud K Khan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KHAN, MASUD K

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2131 2132 2139

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

KHAN, MASUD K is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2100 and art unit 2131. The profile includes 456 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 87.5% and a median of 866 days to allowance. Interview lift is 6.8%, indicating a higher allowance outcome for the interview-associated cases, although the recorded difference is limited.

The listed companies are Micron Technology Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP, Cooper Legal Group LLC, and EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC. The allowance history supplies a useful starting point for prosecution planning. The interview figure supports considering examiner dialogue, while the median timing can assist with scheduling and client expectation management.

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

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+32.5% vs TC avg
492
Total Applications
+6.8%
Interview Lift
866
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 456 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
63.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19308161 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MEMORY GROUP ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19011563 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING WITH MULTIPLE NODES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19011544 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING WITH MULTIPLE NODES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18534560 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING WITH MULTIPLE NODES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18749525 CACHE MANAGEMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19244944 MANAGING DIFFERING ERASE BLOCK SIZES Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
17963313 MEMORY ARRAY UTILIZING BITCELLS WITH SINGLE-ENDED READ CIRCUITRY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19250585 PERFORMING MEMORY ACCESS OPERATIONS WITH A LOGICAL-TO-PHYSICAL MAPPING TABLE WITH REDUCED SIZE Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19248046 TECHNIQUES FOR CONCURRENT HOST SYSTEM ACCESS AND DATA FOLDING Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19227353 PRE-READ ALGORITHM FOR A SEQUENTIAL READ OPERATION OF A MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19181945 Vendor Specific Sub Block Access According to Sub Block Descriptor Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19020966 CONFIGURABLE TYPES OF WRITE OPERATIONS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18984278 NON-STALLING, NON-BLOCKING TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER INVALIDATION Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19275178 DATA MANAGEMENT ACROSS A PERSISTENT MEMORY TIER AND A FILE SYSTEM TIER Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.
18927229 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SOFTWARE PROGRAMMABLE CACHE MEMORY Final Rejection Microchip Technology Incorporated

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Masud K Khan's allowance rate?

87.5% of resolved applications examined by Masud K Khan were allowed (456 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 2131 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Masud K Khan?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Masud K Khan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Masud K Khan took 866 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Masud K Khan work in?

Masud K Khan examines applications in Art Unit 2131 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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