Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2824 2827

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Jerome Larry Leboeuf, based in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2824, has an allowance rate of 85.4% across 520 resolved cases. The data indicates an interview lift of 6.4%, which shows that conducting an interview increases the probability of a grant above the 85.4% baseline. This 6.4% lift is a useful metric for practitioners when deciding on their prosecution strategy in this art unit.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 750. This 750-day timeframe provides a benchmark for the duration of the patent acquisition process. With 520 resolved cases, the examiner's profile is well-established. In Art Unit 2824, the 85.4% allowance rate and the 6.4% lift from interviews suggest that direct communication is a beneficial tactic to reach a grant within the 750-day median period.

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

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
543
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
750
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 520 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.1%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19022183 Memory System Having Combined High Density, Low Bandwidth and Low Density, High Bandwidth Memories Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19022153 Memory System Having Combined High Density, Low Bandwidth and Low Density, High Bandwidth Memories Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17957945 DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY WITH A FERROELECTRIC RESISTIVE JUNCTION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18832322 Storage Device Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18871083 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18926712 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE WITH FIRST AND SECOND SENSE AMPLIFIERS Final Rejection KIOXIA CORPORATION
19073768 VOLTAGE SUPPLY CIRCUIT Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18904197 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18476939 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PERFORMING A FIRING OPERATION,- AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18913710 WRITE LATENCY AND ENERGY USING ASYMMETRIC CELL DESIGN Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18734724 REFRESH OF NEIGHBORING MEMORY CELLS BASED ON READ STATUS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19026389 MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19007022 CHARGE PUMP SYSTEM WITH LOW RIPPLE OUTPUT VOLTAGE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18952719 MULTIPLE LAYER DUAL PORT MEMORY CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18580872 COMPUTING APPARATUS AND ROBUSTNESS PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
19017028 CONTROLLER TO DETECT MALFUNCTIONING ADDRESS OF MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Rambus Inc.
18810360 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE REFRESH SUPPRESSION Final Rejection Rambus Inc.

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