Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: KORTMAN, CURTIS JAMES

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2139

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+24.0% vs TC avg
243
Total Applications
+23.7%
Interview Lift
803
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 224 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
32.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18903301 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE DATA FLUSHING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18767619 STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19065649 ENHANCED REGION TAGGING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18977391 TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING COST OF POOLING AND SHARING OF COMPUTING DEVICE RESOURCES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19020653 ENHANCED STATUS POLLING FOR MEMORY DEVICES Final Rejection 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.
18935914 EFFICIENCY-IMPROVED BACKGROUND MEDIA SCAN MANAGEMENT OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18772878 DATA THROUGHPUT USING TCM Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18507936 MEMORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROCESSOR, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM Final Rejection Alibaba Group Holding Limited
19199209 MEMORY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
19224032 VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON MEMORY DEVICE TEMPERATURE PROFILING Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18595118 NAND LOGICAL-TO-PHYSICAL TABLE REGION TRACKING Final Rejection Lodestar Licensing Group, LLC
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.
19075919 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS Non-Final OA Renesas Electronics Corporation

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