Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PAPERNO, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2132

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
296
Total Applications
-3.8%
Interview Lift
903
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 275 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
60.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18962577 MEMORY DEVICE SUPPORTING METADATA MODE AND OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18954107 SYSTEM INCLUDING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18991745 DATA DEDUPLICATION METHOD AND RELATED SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18080980 ACCELERATOR FOR CONCURRENT INSERT AND LOOKUP OPERATIONS IN CUCKOO HASHING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19040600 LOGICAL ADDRESS GRANULARITY CONFIGURATIONS FOR LOGICAL ADDRESS SPACE PARTITIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18807682 PAGE TABLE HOOKS TO MEMORY TYPES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18787963 ADAPTIVE PERFORMANCE TUNING FOR MEMORY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18759513 COMPLETION FLAG FOR MEMORY OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18625953 CACHE SYSTEMS FOR MAIN AND SPECULATIVE THREADS OF PROCESSORS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18180125 MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY SYSTEM STORING DOORBELL INFORMATION IN THE BUFFER MEMORY Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
19008463 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFRAGMENTATION OF MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18375230 Method and Apparatus for Collaborative Memory Accesses Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18822031 HARD DRIVE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection New H3C Information Technologies Co., Ltd.

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