Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Douglas King, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KING, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2183 2812 2824 2896

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

KING, DOUGLAS is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2183. The profile reports 749 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 80.2%. The median time to allowance is 929 days, while interviews are associated with a 4.3% lift.

The leading companies are Micron Technology Inc., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, Bayes PLLC, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The resolved-case volume supports a meaningful review of prosecution outcomes. The timing measure can guide portfolio calendars, while the interview measure indicates a limited recorded association with allowance changes.

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

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+12.2% vs TC avg
769
Total Applications
+4.3%
Interview Lift
929
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 749 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18495210 FLASH MEMORY AND READ RECOVERY METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18083493 PROBABILISTIC AND DETERMINISTIC LOGIC DEVICES WITH REDUCED SYMMETRY MATERIALS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18975874 MANAGING ERROR COMPENSATION USING CHARGE COUPLING AND LATERAL MIGRATION SENSITIVITY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18928674 CROSS-TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION BASED ON MEDIA ENDURANCE IN MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18830272 MANAGING COMPENSATION FOR CELL-TO-CELL COUPLING AND LATERAL MIGRATION IN MEMORY DEVICES BASED ON A SENSITIVITY METRIC Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18732845 TEMPERATURE-BASED MEMORY MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18668021 ONE-LADDER READ OF MEMORY CELLS COARSELY PROGRAMMED VIA INTERLEAVED TWO-PASS DATA PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18657672 READ DISTURB MITIGATION BASED ON SIGNAL AND NOISE CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMORY CELLS COLLECTED FOR READ CALIBRATION Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18255346 NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM WITH NEURONS INCLUDING CHARGE-TRAP TRANSISTORS AND NEURAL INTEGRATORS AND METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18498596 NEURAL NETWORK CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18786276 EMBEDDED BACKSIDE PCRAM DEVICE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Douglas King's allowance rate?

80.2% of resolved applications examined by Douglas King were allowed (749 resolved cases), compared with 72.6% across Art Unit 2183 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Douglas King?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Douglas King take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Douglas King took 929 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Douglas King work in?

Douglas King examines applications in Art Unit 2183 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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