Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LOUIE, HOWARD H

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2494

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+24.3% vs TC avg
198
Total Applications
+59.9%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18814232 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS ENGINE, AND COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18168350 NAMESPACE ENCRYPTION IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18434522 SECURE START OF A PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18826624 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESS CONTROL Non-Final OA PHARMAFORCEIQ, INC.
18589806 GENERATING NATURAL LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION OF A SOFTWARE CODE Final Rejection CYLANCE, INC.
18598199 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE BEHAVIORAL VISIBILITY AND THREAT INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection Louisiana Tech Research Corporation
18129709 Pipelined Galois Counter Mode Hash Circuit Non-Final OA Altera Corporation

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