Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SMET, UYEN TRAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2824

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
618
Total Applications
+3.8%
Interview Lift
698
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 592 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
30.5%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19002360 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18892390 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND PROGRAM METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18739530 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18630352 STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18156126 MEMORY DEVICE PERFORMING REFRESH OPERATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17737461 DETECTED THRESHOLD VOLTAGE STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FIRST AND SECOND PASS PROGRAMED MEMORY PAGES Non-Final OA Intel NDTM US LLC
18438208 MEMORY CONTROLLER, MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18913146 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18800917 STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18651539 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18623336 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19005835 DETERMINE OPTIMIZED READ VOLTAGE VIA IDENTIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTION SHAPE OF SIGNAL AND NOISE CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18988243 MANAGING THE PROGRAMMING OF AN OPEN TRANSLATION UNIT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18763330 PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS IN MEMORY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18630983 ACCELERATING CONFIGURATION UPDATES FOR MEMORY DEVICES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18586134 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING MEMORY CELLS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18489775 RESUMING SUSPENDED PROGRAM OPERATIONS IN A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18745121 MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING, AND METHOD OF OPERATING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18630241 HYBRID SELF-TRACKING REFERENCE CIRCUIT FOR RRAM CELLS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18743529 HIGH-DENSITY MEMORY CELLS AND LAYOUTS THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18959802 Turbo Mode SRAM for High Performance Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18943643 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA KIOXIA CORPORATION
18432269 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18460262 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18647612 PERFORMANCE SAVING DURING BLOCK JUMPING Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies Inc.
18471455 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH SEQUENTIAL READ Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18399571 MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE AND READING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.

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