Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHELL, JOSEPH O

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2114

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+32.2% vs TC avg
758
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 744 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
71.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18962959 STORAGE DEVICE PERFORMING RECOVERY OPERATION BY USING ENDURANCE DATA, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18634043 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFECT ROOT CAUSE DETERMINATION AND REPORTING IN A SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
17314339 SCALABLE ERROR MITIGATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18979404 ERROR INJECTION METHODS USING SOFT POST-PACKAGE REPAIR (sPPR) TECHNIQUES AND MEMORY DEVICES AND MEMORY SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THE SAME Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19084333 TEST CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT FOR CONTACT CENTER FAULT DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection Cyara Solutions Pty Ltd
17954090 AUTOMATIC INHERITANCE OF SIMILAR ALERT PROPERTIES Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
18747796 Approach Uniform NAND Cell State Transition over Program Erase Cycles Using Look Up Table Final Rejection SK Hynix Inc.
18674286 TESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH CROSS-PLATFORM BRIDGE COMPONENTS Final Rejection Advantest Test Solutions, Inc.

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