Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
757
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 742 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
39.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§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.
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.
18634043 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFECT ROOT CAUSE DETERMINATION AND REPORTING IN A SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18446137 Application-Managed Fault Detection For Cross-Region Replicated Object Stores Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, 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.
18674286 TESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH CROSS-PLATFORM BRIDGE COMPONENTS Final Rejection Advantest Test Solutions, Inc.

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