Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LI, SIDNEY

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2136 2137 2186

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sidney Li is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2136. He has 387 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 79.3 percent. This percentage represents the frequency of patent grants among his resolved matters. The interview lift is 6.6 percent. This metric measures the increase in the probability of allowance following an examiner interview. The median time to allowance is 982 days.

With 387 resolved cases, the 79.3 percent allowance rate offers a clear view of the examiner's tendencies. The 6.6 percent interview lift indicates that direct communication has a modest impact on the chances of allowance. The 982 days median time to allowance is a key figure for planning the lifecycle of an application. These statistics help practitioners navigate the specific requirements of Art Unit 2136. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success in Tech Center 2100.

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

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+24.3% vs TC avg
411
Total Applications
+6.6%
Interview Lift
982
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 387 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19177431 DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND METHOD WITH COMPRESSED MEMORY Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18748173 Sideband Architecture For Power And Performance Subchannel And Channel-aware memory Controller Scheduling Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18344042 ARCHITECTURAL INTERFACE FOR ADDRESS TRANSLATION CACHE (ATC) IN XPU TO SUBMIT COMMAND DIRECTLY TO GUEST SOFTWARE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18713125 COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR ORGANIZING ACCESS TO A SHARED MEMORY OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
19319727 HUB DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD OF HUB DEVICE, AND CLUSTER SYSTEM INCLUDING HUB DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18592235 STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18362005 SHADOW CACHES FOR LEVEL 2 CACHE CONTROLLER Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19277253 SHARED WORK QUEUE CONFIGURATION FOR A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19069834 ENABLING MULTIPLE PHYSICAL LAYER CONFIGURATION OF MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE PORTS H Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19022147 WEAR LEVELING IN SOLID STATE DRIVES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18937579 PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHOD Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
19139456 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19134665 Method and Apparatus for Controlling Storage Resources in Storage Node, and Storage Node Non-Final OA SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18374153 EFFICIENT BUS TURNAROUND FOR MEMORY CONTROLLER Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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