Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SANDIFER, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2151 2182 2183 2193

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.2%

Allow Rate

+25.2% vs TC avg

652

Total Applications

+25.0%

Interview Lift

1103

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 643 resolved cases, 2023–2026

23.4%

§101 Eligibility

9.4%

§102 Novelty

45.3%

§103 Obviousness

18.3%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
17754029	SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, MULTIPLY-ACCUMULATE OPERATION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT	Non-Final OA	SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17917560	DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM	Non-Final OA	NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
17867625	ADAPTIVE MATRIX MULTIPLIERS	Final Rejection	XILINX, INC.
17871539	NEURAL NETWORK COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTING METHOD THEREOF	Non-Final OA	UPBEAT TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd

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