Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SIMONETTI, NICHOLAS J

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2137 2187

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+21.7% vs TC avg
482
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1085
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 459 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
59.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19012462 MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MEMORY DEVICE AND THE MEMORY CONTROLLER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18906725 MEMORY CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE, AND HOST-STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17225083 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE QUERY PLANNING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19012401 MULTI-TIERED CACHE SYSTEM Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
18626116 Input-Aware Data Inversion Scheme for Low Power Memory Circuit Design Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18939279 COMMANDS TO SUPPORT ADAPTIVE MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18942201 Access Control Lists for a Storage Network Non-Final OA Pure Storage, Inc.
18311104 Optimizing I/O For Client Devices Using Different Computing Resources Of A Storage System Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
18964434 DETERMINING READ VOLTAGE BASED ON TEMPERATURE OF A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18524337 Managing Read Timing in Semiconductor Devices Final Rejection Macronix International Co., Ltd.
18668063 COLLABORATIVE CACHING EXPLOITING NEAR-STORAGE MEMORY Non-Final OA RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

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