Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: STORMES, JOSEPH FIDELIS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2824 2825

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.0%
Allow Rate
+19.0% vs TC avg
49
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
907
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
31.0%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18937538 DEVICE AND METHOD WITH MULTI-BIT OPERATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18441331 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18892121 MEMORY DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY METHOD, CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18750892 DRIVING CIRCUIT, MEMORY DEVICE USING DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18670841 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18346037 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18326781 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18653768 SERIALIZER CLOCKING SCHEME FOR A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18427248 MEMORY DEVICES HAVING MIDDLE STRAP AREAS FOR ROUTING POWER SIGNALS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18103664 MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATING THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18495834 Dual Wordline Applications in Memory Non-Final OA Arm Limited
18454051 AND TYPE FLASH MEMORY, PROGRAMMING METHOD AND ERASING METHOD Final Rejection Winbond Electronics Corp.

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