Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, VAN THU T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2132 2824 2827

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.8%
Allow Rate
+14.8% vs TC avg
995
Total Applications
+6.5%
Interview Lift
803
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 961 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
32.2%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18977329 MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18914082 UNIT CELL CIRCUIT AND MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18746974 BIT LINE SENSE AMPLIFIER AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18670875 HIGH-BANDWIDTH MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18783132 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18777874 MANAGING ERASE OPERATIONS IN MEMORY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18814421 SWITCHING OF PERPENDICULARLY MAGNETIZED NANOMAGNETS WITH SPIN-ORBIT TORQUES IN THE ABSENCE OF EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELDS Final Rejection University of Rochester
18519680 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18509301 DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18988241 ENHANCED PROACTIVE READ DISTURB DETECTION IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18962783 PROGRAMMABLE COLUMN ACCESS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18888899 Weight Calibration Check for Integrated Circuit Devices having Analog Inference Capability Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18783764 NEGATIVE FEEDBACK THRESHOLD COMPENSATION FOR SENSE AMPLIFIERS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18781618 READ VOLTAGE OVERDRIVE IN READ RECOVERY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18777441 ON-DIE HEATER DEVICES FOR MEMORY DEVICES AND MEMORY MODULES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18768747 PRESERVING BLOCKS EXPERIENCING PROGRAM FAILURE IN MEMORY DEVICES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18407129 USING A SUBTHRESHOLD VOLTAGE FOR MAPPING IN MEMORY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18456152 Methods and Apparatus for Probabilistic Refresh in Volatile Memory Devices Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17898392 DRIFT CORRECTION IN SLC AND MLC MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18447826 ONE-TIME PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY BIT CELL COMPRISING TWO OR MORE ANTIFUSE MEMORY CELLS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18796752 NEUROMORPHIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18757932 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REFERENCE READ TECHNIQUES FOR THRESHOLD SELECTOR DEVICE MEMORY Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18464262 MULTI-CIRCUIT CONTROL SYSTEM AND READING METHOD FOR STATUS INFORMATION THEREOF Non-Final OA MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
18988611 NOISE REDUCTION FOR MIXED IN-MEMORY COMPUTING Non-Final OA OmniVision Technologies, Inc.

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