Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SIMONETTI, NICHOLAS J

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2137 2187

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.0%
Allow Rate
+22.0% vs TC avg
492
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1138
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 470 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
60.5%
§103 Obviousness
10.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19287535 ADAPTIVE WORKLOAD ALLOCATION USING STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZATION PATTERNS Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
18946188 PROVIDING MULTITENANT ENCRYPTION IN A MANAGED FLASH STORAGE DEVICE STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
19078672 MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
19012401 MULTI-TIERED CACHE SYSTEM Final Rejection PAYPAL, INC.
19271185 COMMAND TABLE GENERATOR FOR A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18443083 DATA TYPE IDENTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18626116 Input-Aware Data Inversion Scheme for Low Power Memory Circuit Design Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19079714 SEGMENTATION OF A FLASH TRANSLATION LAYER OF A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE WITH LARGE STORAGE CAPACITY Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18964434 DETERMINING READ VOLTAGE BASED ON TEMPERATURE OF A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Microchip Technology Incorporated

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