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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Christopher Lane Reece, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2824 2827

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE handles cases in tech center 2800 and art unit 2824. The record includes 36 resolved cases, an 88.9% allowance rate, and a median of 869 days to allowance. The interview lift is 15.2%, indicating that interviews are associated with an improvement in allowance outcomes in the available data.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Micron Technology Inc., and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. The principal firms are FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), MERCHANT & GOULD P.C., and CONLEY ROSE, P.C. Because the resolved-case volume is limited, counsel should treat the profile as an examiner-specific starting point and assess each application independently. The allowance rate and 869-day median can still inform claim strategy, interview preparation, and prosecution scheduling.

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

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+20.9% vs TC avg
75
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
869
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
62.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19012628 MEMORY DEVICE PERFORMING INFORMATION DATA READ OPERATION AND INFORMATION DATA READ METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18925340 ADVANCED CLOCK SIGNAL DRIVERS AND MEMORY SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18793256 RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF INCREASING MEMORY CAPACITY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18679809 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18678401 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18937271 REUSING PARTIALLY FILLED SUPERBLOCKS FOR PROGRAMMING Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18738644 PROCESSING-IN-MEMORY OPERATIONS, AND RELATED APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18624570 ALTERNATING BITLINE PAGE MAPPING WITH LINEAR WORDLINE RAMPING DURING A READ OPERATION Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18417899 COMPLEX PAGE ACCESS IN MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18591856 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18485084 MEMORY AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18670302 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
19011147 SRAM POWER-UP RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18948565 MEMORY DEVICE HAVING BITLINE SEGMENTED INTO BITLINE SEGMENTS AND RELATED METHOD FOR OPERATING MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18510978 ACHIEVING DIFFERENT HIGH VOLTAGES ON INDIVIDUAL BITLINES OF A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18702810 3D FLASH MEMORY AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher Lane Reece's allowance rate?

88.9% of resolved applications examined by Christopher Lane Reece were allowed (36 resolved cases), compared with 86.6% across Art Unit 2824 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher Lane Reece?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher Lane Reece take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher Lane Reece took 869 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher Lane Reece work in?

Christopher Lane Reece examines applications in Art Unit 2824 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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