Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OTTO, ALAN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2132 2182 2187

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
389
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1307
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 368 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828391 STORAGE CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17737406 STORAGE DEVICES, DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING STORAGE DEVICES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18824080 MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
18004442 OPERATIONALIZATION OF MEMORIES USING MEMORY INFORMATION SETS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18829569 MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17700651 IDENTIFICATION AND TOLERANCE OF HOST ERRORS RELATED TO COMMAND PROTOCOLS IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18830360 STORAGE SYSTEM, AND DATA DUPLICATION METHOD IN STORAGE Non-Final OA Hitachi Vantara, Ltd.
18826896 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ERROR CODE MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi Vantara, Ltd.
18452603 RESTORING STATES OF REAL TIME CLOCK DEVICES FOR MULTIPLE HOSTS Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18158620 Computer System Having Multiple Computer Devices Each with Routing Logic and Memory Controller and Multiple Computer Devices Each with Processing Circuitry Final Rejection Graphcore Limited

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