Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Larry T Mackall, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MACKALL, LARRY T

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2131 2139 2189

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.2%
Allow Rate
+30.2% vs TC avg
831
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 803 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
54.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19004210 SSD VIRTUALIZATION WITH THIN PROVISIONING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18741764 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR A CACHE DIRECTORY FOR A MULTI-LEVEL CACHE HIERARCHY Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18240271 DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SUPPORT A SYNCHRONOUS DATA FLOW WITH AN IDENTIFICATION OF AN EXECUTABLE TASK Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19284525 WEAR LEVELING REPAIR IN A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19065258 SEQUENTIAL AND RANDOM READ OPERATIONS IN MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19023089 REMOTE DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS IN MULTI-TIER MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18915048 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUFFER ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT FOR A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
19120436 METHOD FOR CHANGING THE MEMORY CONTENT OF A MAIN MEMORY OF A MICROCONTROLLER WITHOUT A SEPARATE MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNIT, USE THEREOF, MICROCONTROLLER AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
19035930 METHOD OF REDUCING CACHE THRASHING IN A PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RELATED PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18953014 MANAGING PROGRAM EXECUTION IN A COMPUTATIONAL STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Larry T Mackall's allowance rate?

85.2% of resolved applications examined by Larry T Mackall were allowed (803 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 2131 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Larry T Mackall?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Larry T Mackall take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Larry T Mackall took 960 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Larry T Mackall work in?

Larry T Mackall examines applications in Art Unit 2131 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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