Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2133

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Julian Scott Mendel, assigned to Art Unit 2133 in Tech Center 2100, has resolved 35 cases. Despite the smaller sample size, the allowance rate is 74.3%. A standout figure is the interview lift of 57.1%, which indicates that interviews are extremely influential in securing an allowance. This 57.1% lift suggests that verbal discussion is a critical component for success in Mendel's docket. The median days to allowance is 866, showing a relatively efficient timeline for those who reach a grant.

Practitioners should prioritize early interviews to leverage the high lift and navigate the 2100 tech center requirements. The 74.3% allowance rate is favorable, but the 866-day median pendency suggests that active management is required to maintain progress. With 35 resolved cases, the data provides an initial but clear indication of the examiner's openness to discussion. Utilizing the 57.1% lift may be the most effective way to address rejections in Art Unit 2133.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
866
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19303770 STORAGE DEVICE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19275216 STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18434913 STORAGE CONTROLLER, AN OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND A STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18408999 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18398396 MERGED MEMORY COMMANDS FOR IMPROVED BUS UTILIZATION IN VOLATILE MEMORY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17560912 TARGET OFFLOAD FOR SCALE-OUT STORAGE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18597830 STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection HITACHI, Ltd.
19327291 SHORT BLOCK DATA ACCUMULATION TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18982736 HARDWARE SECURITY MODULES INTEGRATED IN MEMORY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. (dba Solidigm)
18644459 BYPASS MECHANISM FOR WRITING TO OBJECT BASED STORAGE Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.
19274336 STATUS INDICATIONS FOR STORING DATA TO A MEMORY SYSTEM VIA COMMAND HEADERS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19095520 STORAGE ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA PLACEMENT FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND REDUCED WRITE AMPLIFICATION Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19014100 ENDURANCE EVALUATION TOOL FOR A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18790752 DIRECT ACCESS OF A DATASET IN A FABRIC-ATTACHED MEMORY FOR A DISTRIBUTED WORKFLOW Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18637895 Intelligent Secure Method to Orchestrate Coupling of Distributed Memory Storage Leveraging PCCO and DIP Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18538257 UPGRADE OF DISTRIBUTED DATA GRID WITH NO STATE TRANSFER Final Rejection Red Hat, Inc.
18373403 ENABLING POWER OPTIMIZATION THROUGH DRAM BANK MANAGEMENT IN SOLID STATE DRIVES Final Rejection SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC
18903960 SCALABLE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE SHARED OBJECT STORAGE USING NON-COHERENT DISAGGREGATED MEMORY Final Rejection VMware LLC
18806558 COMMUNICATION USING NON-CACHE-COHERENT DISAGGREGATED MEMORY Final Rejection VMware LLC

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