Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SADLER, NATHAN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2139 2189

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nathan Sadler is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2139. The examiner has 679 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these matters is 70.8%. This metric provides a baseline for the likelihood of securing a patent grant during prosecution. The 70.8% rate is a primary data point for evaluating the probability of success in this specific Art Unit.

The interview lift is 26.0%. This value measures the increase in the probability of allowance following an interview. A lift of 26.0% indicates that engaging in a direct dialogue with the examiner can be a productive strategy. Practitioners should weigh this 26.0% figure when deciding whether to request a formal interview for their 679 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance is 1068. This figure represents the typical time span from filing to the issuance of a patent. A median of 1068 days informs the scheduling and budget expectations for applicants. This 1068 days duration is a factor in the overall prosecution timeline.

In Tech Center 2100, the examiner's 70.8% allowance rate and 679 resolved cases define the current landscape. The interview lift serves as a tool for navigating the prosecution process toward a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+15.8% vs TC avg
712
Total Applications
+26.0%
Interview Lift
1068
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 679 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
50.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19214781 STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19206802 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD WITH PRE-READ ACCELERATION TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19052950 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CLOCK-GATING AND ADDRESS DECODING FOR REGISTER FILES AND RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORIES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18923325 PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS BUS UNIT (PBU)-TO-NEST DIRECTED OPERATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18966252 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE BANK PRESSURE USING AGGRESSIVE WRITE MERGING Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19228714 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSING, DECOMPRESSING, AND PROCESSING DATA FOR USE BY MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18752798 STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18790854 METHODS FOR MANAGING STORAGE OPERATIONS FOR MULTIPLE HOSTS COUPLED TO DUAL-PORT SOLID-STATE DISKS AND DEVICES THEREOF Final Rejection NetApp, Inc.
19302307 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATING KV-SEPARATED LSM-TREE STORAGE INDEXING BASED ON SMART SSD Non-Final OA HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
19187790 APPARATUSES AND METHODS TO REFRESH MEMORY INCLUDING MEMORY BANKS Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19025878 COMMAND SCHEDULING FOR A MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18768815 REDUCING TIME TO PROGRAM DURING ASYNCHRONOUS POWER LOSS HANDLING FOR A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18605237 EXECUTION OF A PROGRAM BIAS DISTURB MITIGATION OPERATION ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAMMING OF MULTIPLE SUB-BLOCKS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19137256 MEMORY CAPACITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19073656 POWER/AREA EFFICIENT ACCELERATION OF PROCESSOR-BASED ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK COMPUTATION Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
18362796 MULTIPLE MEMORY PERFORMANCE STATES USING SYSTEM MEMORY Final Rejection ATI Technologies ULC

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