Listed by the USPTO as KORTMAN, CURTIS JAMES
Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2139
This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases
Curtis James Kortman examines cases in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2139, with 229 resolved cases to date. His allowance rate of 79.5% indicates the frequency of patent grants. The median days to allowance is 800, which serves as a benchmark for the prosecution timeline. Major technology companies like Micron Technology Inc., SanDisk Technologies Inc., and Pure Storage Inc. are frequently seen in the 229 resolved cases. The 79.5% allowance rate provides a baseline for success in Art Unit 2139.
The data also reveals an interview lift of 24.1%. This 24.1% lift provides a boost to the 79.5% allowance rate, suggesting that direct engagement is effective. Firms such as AGORA LAW GROUP, PLLC, BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH, PLLC, and FISH & RICHARD P.C. (TC) should take advantage of this lift to secure grants. With 229 resolved cases, the examiner's profile demonstrates responsiveness to interviews. The 800-day median pendency is a reliable benchmark for planning in this art unit.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18767619 | STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | Final Rejection | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 19067578 | ESTIMATING A REMAINING LIFESPAN OF A STORAGE DEVICE | Final Rejection | PURE STORAGE, INC. |
| 18958952 | COORDINATION SNAPSHOTS IN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | PURE STORAGE, INC. |
| 19065649 | ENHANCED REGION TAGGING | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 19302401 | MEMORY SYSTEM CHARACTERISTIC CONTROL | Non-Final OA | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 19301737 | MAXIMUM ROW ACTIVE TIME ENFORCEMENT FOR MEMORY DEVICES | Non-Final OA | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 19249564 | MEMORY CHIP TEST PAD ACCESS MANAGEMENT TO FACILITATE DATA SECURITY | Non-Final OA | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 19044094 | Logical to Physical Translation Table Adapted to Facilitate Tracking of Data of a Storage Space of a Memory Sub-System Cached or Buffered in a Memory Space of the Memory Sub-System | Non-Final OA | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 19020825 | READ COUNTER FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE DESIGN | Non-Final OA | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 18950828 | DIFFERENTIAL WORDLINE SCAN IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 18772878 | DATA THROUGHPUT USING TCM | Non-Final OA | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 19299798 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORY | Non-Final OA | KIOXIA CORPORATION |
| 18507936 | MEMORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROCESSOR, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Alibaba Group Holding Limited |
| 19248215 | CONTROLLER AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING DATA STRUCTURE INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO MAP DATA | Non-Final OA | SK hynix Inc. |
| 18463041 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SHREDDING DATA | Final Rejection | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
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Build Your Strategy79.5% of resolved applications examined by Curtis James Kortman were allowed (229 resolved cases), compared with 76.6% across Art Unit 2139 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +24.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Curtis James Kortman took 800 days on average from filing to allowance.
Curtis James Kortman examines applications in Art Unit 2139 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).
