Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, ELIAS YOUNG

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2135

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+21.5% vs TC avg
97
Total Applications
+34.0%
Interview Lift
958
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 81 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19038672 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCELERATORS ON MEMORY BASE DIES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18987158 TRANSFORMER ACCELERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18985562 MEMORY CONTROLLER, MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18544331 CONVERTING PAGES WRITTEN IN A PAGE STORAGE DURING A USER SESSION TO PAGE-EMBEDDED BLOCKS IN A BLOCK STORAGE FOR READING Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18505292 Optimizations For Payload Fetching In NVMe Commands Non-Final OA Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
19044005 BLOCK FAMILY-BASED ERROR AVOIDANCE FOR MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17458835 MEMORY ACCESS MANAGMENT Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18160653 SELF-BALANCING STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.
18611737 STORAGE DEVICE FOR MANAGING SUPER BLOCK AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18090572 MEMORY CONTROLLER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18737678 PARTIAL PAGE IN-PLACE REFRESH Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.

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