Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Guerrier Merant, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MERANT, GUERRIER

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2111 2112 2117

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.7%
Allow Rate
+33.7% vs TC avg
1,283
Total Applications
-2.4%
Interview Lift
763
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1250 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19196338 TEST PATTERN GENERATING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18668224 MEMORY DEVICE, TEST METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE TEST METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19076253 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19048142 Error Code Block Processing Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19198300 QUANTUM COMPUTATION SUPPORT METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18124338 MEMORY TIMING CHARACTERIZATION CIRCUITRY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18835451 MEMORY DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
19231227 PRELIMINARY SYNDROME CALCULATION Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19215489 MEMORY COMPACTION MANAGEMENT IN MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19203401 REDUCING READ OPERATIONS DURING READ ERROR HANDLING IN A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18829125 CONTROLLER AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19181201 CHECK NODE DATA COMPRESSION IN MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. (dba Solidigm)
18616977 SAFETY DATA INTEGRITY CHECKING AT A PARALLEL PROCESSOR OF A DISPLAY SYSTEM Final Rejection ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Guerrier Merant's allowance rate?

88.7% of resolved applications examined by Guerrier Merant were allowed (1,250 resolved cases), compared with 86.7% across Art Unit 2111 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Guerrier Merant?

This examiner's interview lift is -2.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Guerrier Merant take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Guerrier Merant took 763 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Guerrier Merant work in?

Guerrier Merant examines applications in Art Unit 2111 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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