Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: STORMES, JOSEPH FIDELIS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2824 2825

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Fidelis Stormes is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2824. He has 23 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 87.0 percent. The median days to allowance is 907. This 907 days figure provides a timeline for applicants to consider during prosecution. The 23 resolved cases offer a basis for these statistics. This data is specific to his work in Art Unit 2824.

The interview lift for this examiner is 17.6 percent. This lift indicates that the allowance rate changes when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use this information to decide whether to request an interview. The 87.0 percent allowance rate is the baseline for applications assigned to him. Direct communication is a strategy that relates to the 17.6 percent lift. These figures from Tech Center 2800 help in planning prosecution steps. The 907 days median is a factor in managing expectations for patent pendency.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
52
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
925
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 24 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
31.6%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19037138 MEMORY DEVICE WHICH HAS OPTIMAL REFERENCE RESISTANCE VALUE ACCORDING TO I/O UNIT 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.
18978617 SYSTEM AND MEMORY WITH CONFIGURABLE METADATA PORTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18796819 MEMORY DEVICE, FORMING METHOD THEREOF AND MEMORY 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.
18323158 MEMORY PROGRAMMING WITHOUT COURSE PROGRAMMING VERIFICATION Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18302148 BOOST CAPACITOR SELECTIVELY AND CONCURRENTLY PROVIDING VOLTAGE BOOST TO MULTIPLE ASSIST CIRCUITS IN A MEMORY Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18420019 PROCESSING-IN-MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18326781 MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18771079 VERTICAL FUSE ARRAY ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18531100 MANAGING ALLOCATION OF BLOCKS IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18528178 PASS VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR PROGRAM OPERATION IN A MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18495834 Dual Wordline Applications in Memory Non-Final OA Arm Limited
18990536 DATA-BUFFER CONTROLLER/CONTROL-SIGNAL REDRIVER Non-Final OA Rambus Inc.
18825831 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Socionext Inc.
18454051 AND TYPE FLASH MEMORY, PROGRAMMING METHOD AND ERASING METHOD Final Rejection Winbond Electronics Corp.

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