Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Justin R Knapp, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KNAPP, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2112 4100

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Justin R. Knapp is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2112. His record includes 696 resolved cases, an 84.8% allowance rate, and a median of 866 days to allowance. The interview lift is 8.3%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance in the supplied data.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Intel Corporation. The listed firms are Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C., and IP & T GROUP LLP. The 84.8% allowance rate provides the broad outcome context, while the 8.3% interview lift supports a targeted rather than automatic interview strategy. The 866-day median gives practitioners a timing reference for prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

84.8%
Allow Rate
+24.8% vs TC avg
718
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
866
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 696 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
23.3%
§103 Obviousness
28.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19080239 FLIT DECODER GENERATING DECODED PACKET FRAGMENT, COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18420083 STORAGE DEVICE AND CONNECTION CHECKING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18891094 Data Writing Method and Processing System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19226954 HYBRID MEMORY SYSTEM WITH INCREASED BANDWIDTH Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18920362 CHARACTERIZING AND MARGINING MULTI-VOLTAGE SIGNAL ENCODING FOR INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
19195422 VALLEY TRACK READS TO REDUCE MEMORY SYSTEM SCAN OVERHEAD Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19207214 TRACKING AND MITIGATION OF QUASIPARTICLE POISONING ERRORS IN MAJORANA QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18982441 Multilevel Memory System with Copied Error Detection Bits Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
19010770 HARQ FOR ADVANCED CHANNEL CODES Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18574899 Link Adaptation Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18810382 Method and System for In-NAND Checksum Calculating for Scrambled NAND Data Non-Final OA SK hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. (dba Solidigm)
19029348 TIME-ALIGNED RF ANALYSIS FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED RECEIVERS Non-Final OA Tektronix, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Justin R Knapp's allowance rate?

84.8% of resolved applications examined by Justin R Knapp were allowed (696 resolved cases), compared with 80.8% across Art Unit 2112 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Justin R Knapp?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Justin R Knapp take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Justin R Knapp took 866 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Justin R Knapp work in?

Justin R Knapp examines applications in Art Unit 2112 in Tech Center 4100.

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