Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KORTMAN, CURTIS JAMES

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2139

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Curtis James Kortman, working in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2139, has an allowance rate of 79.4% over 228 resolved cases. This 79.4% rate is higher than the interview lift of 24.0%. The median days to allowance of 800 suggests a timeframe for prosecution. With 228 resolved cases, the data shows a pattern of patent grants. This volume of cases provides a basis for predicting future outcomes.

An interview lift of 24.0% shows that personal communication remains a strategy for clarifying claims and reaching resolution. The lift demonstrates that interviews can bridge gaps in understanding between the examiner and the applicant. Practitioners should utilize the 800-day median pendency to set milestones for their clients. The combination of a 79.4% allowance rate and a 24.0% interview lift makes this docket one where communication is likely to yield results within the 800-day timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+24.4% vs TC avg
253
Total Applications
+24.0%
Interview Lift
800
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 228 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
7.2%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18595118 NAND LOGICAL-TO-PHYSICAL TABLE REGION TRACKING Non-Final OA Lodestar Licensing Group, LLC
19299798 MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORY Non-Final OA KIOXIA CORPORATION
19248215 CONTROLLER AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING DATA STRUCTURE INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO MAP DATA Non-Final OA SK hynix 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 Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19020653 ENHANCED STATUS POLLING FOR MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19020825 READ COUNTER FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE DESIGN Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18950828 DIFFERENTIAL WORDLINE SCAN IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18772878 DATA THROUGHPUT USING TCM Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18463041 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SHREDDING DATA Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
19224032 VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON MEMORY DEVICE TEMPERATURE PROFILING Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
19218586 MEMORY SYSTEM, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DATA INTERACTION METHOD Non-Final OA MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
18660521 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SUB-BLOCK READ REFRESH FOR NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18488421 IMPROVED HOST DRAM AND PCIE BANDWIDTH UTILIZATION FOR DRAM-LESS DEVICES Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.

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