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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Brian R Peugh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PEUGH, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2133 2136 2137 2139 2187 2466

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

PEUGH, BRIAN R handles matters in tech center 2400 and art unit 2133. The record includes 544 resolved cases, a 92.1% allowance rate, and a median of 822 days to allowance. The 1.3% interview lift indicates only a limited positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available data.

Pure Storage Inc., KIOXIA Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the leading listed companies. The listed firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Kim & Stewart LLP- TMC, and NSIP LAW. The high allowance measure may make disciplined claim presentation and efficient written prosecution central considerations, with interviews used selectively.

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

Performance Statistics

92.1%
Allow Rate
+34.1% vs TC avg
561
Total Applications
+1.3%
Interview Lift
822
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 544 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
35.0%
§102 Novelty
25.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18354341 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH PARALLEL SINGLE-STAGE SWITCHING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18902072 Data Processing Method and Data Processing Apparatus for Converged System, Device, and System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19039219 Application Deleting Objects Based On Key Pattern Matching Final Rejection PURE STORAGE, INC.
18794261 Configuring Serverless Function Access to External Storage Non-Final OA Pure Storage, Inc.
19224509 MEMORY MANAGEMENT DURING SUSPEND AND RESUME OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19248298 MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18920281 INDEPENDENT SET DATA LANES FOR IOD SSD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brian R Peugh's allowance rate?

92.1% of resolved applications examined by Brian R Peugh were allowed (544 resolved cases), compared with 85.8% across Art Unit 2133 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brian R Peugh?

This examiner's interview lift is +1.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brian R Peugh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brian R Peugh took 822 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brian R Peugh work in?

Brian R Peugh examines applications in Art Unit 2133 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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