Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Eric T Oberly, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OBERLY, ERIC T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2184 2849

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eric T. Oberly is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2184. He has managed 611 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 74.1 percent. The interview lift is 14.6 percent, which indicates an increase in the allowance rate for cases with an interview compared to the 74.1 percent baseline. This suggests that direct engagement with the examiner is a statistically effective strategy.

The median time to allowance is 1003 days. His top corporate applicants include SanDisk Technologies Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. These entities are often represented by firms such as JCIPRNET, Adams Intellex, PLC, and Alliance IP, LLC - Intel. The 611 resolved cases and the 1003 days median pendency reflect a consistent volume of work and an efficient prosecution timeline. Practitioners can use these metrics to develop a data-driven strategy for applications assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+6.1% vs TC avg
635
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
1003
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 611 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19200046 HUB DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19249286 Storage System Optimization Operations Coordinated by a Container Storage Interface Filter Driver Non-Final OA Pure Storage, Inc.
19223406 LOCAL NON-VOLATILE MEMORY EXPRESS VIRTUALIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19051048 HARD DISK CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND RELATED COMPONENT Non-Final OA SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18540257 BYPASS CHIPLETS FOR MEMORY-LOGIC STACK Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18385117 DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE DURING LOW-POWER STATES Final Rejection ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
18901810 A REMOTE DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS BASED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOGICAL EXECUTION TIME PARADIGM Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eric T Oberly's allowance rate?

74.1% of resolved applications examined by Eric T Oberly were allowed (611 resolved cases), compared with 75.9% across Art Unit 2184 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eric T Oberly?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eric T Oberly take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eric T Oberly took 1,003 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eric T Oberly work in?

Eric T Oberly examines applications in Art Unit 2184 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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