Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: PHAM, LY D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2827

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Ly D Pham has a volume of experience in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2827, with 1046 resolved cases. The allowance rate of 94.0 percent indicates the probability of success for applicants. This rate is paired with a median days to allowance of 636, suggesting the path through the patent office. The 1046 resolved cases provide the sample size for these metrics, ensuring the data reflects a wide variety of outcomes.

The interview lift for this examiner is 3.4 percent. Because the baseline allowance rate is 94.0 percent, the impact of an interview on the final outcome is measured by this 3.4 percent increase. Applicants may find that the 636 median days to allowance represents the timeline for cases assigned to this examiner. The 3.4 percent lift shows the specific benefit of an interview compared to the 94.0 percent allowance rate, suggesting that written prosecution is often effective on its own.

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

Performance Statistics

94.0%
Allow Rate
+26.0% vs TC avg
1,054
Total Applications
+3.4%
Interview Lift
636
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1046 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.1%
§101 Eligibility
39.1%
§102 Novelty
23.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18624904 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19019968 DRIVING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18985285 ATOMIC COMPARE AND SWAP IN A COHERENT CACHE SYSTEM Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18737007 COMPUTE-IN-MEMORY PROCESSOR SUPPORTING BOTH GENERAL-PURPOSE CPU AND DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18884842 HYBRID TEST READ SCHEME USING IN-NAND PARTIAL CHECKSUM Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19048183 APPARATUS WITH NON-LINEAR REFRESH MECHANISM AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19012470 FINITE TIME COUNTING PERIOD COUNTING OF INFINITE DATA STREAMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18890624 MULTI-STEP PRE-READ FOR WRITE OPERATIONS IN MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19022053 METHOD OF INITIALIZING BIT LINES IN PHASE CHANGE MEMORIES, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18958125 PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL HAVING A HEATER WITH ACTIVATED RESISTANCE IN TEMPERATURE, AND IN-MEMORY COMPUTATION CIRCUIT USING SUCH A PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18983284 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFECT-TOLERANT MEMORY-BASED ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18895130 DATA BUFFER FOR MEMORY DEVICES WITH MEMORY ADDRESS REMAPPING Final Rejection Rambus Inc.
19050126 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEROF Non-Final OA MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
18991886 TERNARY CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY AND DECISION GENERATION METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
19030057 HOME WIRELESS DISCOVERY Non-Final OA Resolution Products, LLC
19004610 BIT CELL, IN-MEMORY COMPUTING CIRCUIT FOR MAJORITY FUNCTIONS, AND IN-MEMORY COMPUTING METHOD Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

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