Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LOONAN, ERIC T

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2131 2137 2189

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eric T Loonan has resolved 438 cases in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2131. The examiner's allowance rate is 64.8 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1375. These figures provide a benchmark for expected outcomes and pendency. The 1375-day figure is a metric for practitioners to use when managing prosecution timelines. The 64.8 percent rate indicates the likelihood of an application being allowed once it reaches a final resolution.

The interview lift of 27.1 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the probability of allowance relative to the 64.8 percent baseline. This lift suggests that direct engagement can be a factor in securing an allowance. Practitioners should consider the 27.1 percent lift when managing the 1375-day median pendency. The 438 resolved cases provide the statistical foundation for these metrics. These figures offer a clear view of the prosecution landscape for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

64.8%
Allow Rate
+9.8% vs TC avg
467
Total Applications
+27.1%
Interview Lift
1375
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 438 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19048403 SYSTEM-ON-CHIP AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18600853 STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING STORAGE CONTROLLER, AND UFS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18949822 CACHING USING MACHINE LEARNED PREDICTIONS Final Rejection Google LLC
18539350 Method and system for dynamically detecting memory sub-channel mapping and data lane mapping between a memory controller and physical layer circuitry Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18331087 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING LIVE PARTITIONING IN A DATA STORE Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18933278 STREAMING OF A FILESYSTEM IMAGE FROM AN IMAGE STORE TO A HOST SYSTEM Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18622000 HYBRID DATA REPLICATION Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18227256 PROGRESSIVE REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INEXPENSIVE DISKS (RAID) FOR MEMORY DEVICES Final Rejection SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. (dba Solidigm)
19270081 CROSS TEMPERATURE COLLECTION AND REPORTING IN A MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19097029 CONCURRENT ADDRESS TRANSLATION SCHEMES FOR MEMORY SUB-SYSTEMS IN A DISAGGREGATED MEMORY ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17992609 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING RECENTLY INVALIDATED CACHE LINES Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
19019543 MEMORY STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MEMORY STORAGE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.

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