Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WELLS, JAMES STEVEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2825

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+32.0% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1049
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
28.1%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18515848 MEMORY DEVICE PRE-CHARGING COMMON SOURCE LINE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18239480 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THERMAL THROTTLING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18419290 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18498369 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18745731 CORRECTIVE READ ON PARTIALLY PROGRAMMED BLOCKS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18605169 RE-DRIVING DATA TO A SUB-BLOCK DURING PROGRAMMING OF MULTIPLE SUB-BLOCKS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18417402 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA KIOXIA CORPORATION
18741064 MEMORY CIRCUIT AND IC CHIP Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18632972 MEMORY DEVICE FOR PERFORMING A PROGRAM OPERATION AND AN OPERATING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18461192 ERASE TECHNIQUES FOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18223435 OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR REDUCING PROGRAMMING INTERFERENCE Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18509523 ERASE VERIFY MODE TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION IN ERASE OPERATION OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY APPARATUS Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18452500 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ERASING FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18474228 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY ERASE METHOD TO GENERATE PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTION DATA AND MEMORY DEVICE THEREFORE Final Rejection MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
18527249 DATA SAMPLING CIRCUIT, DELAY DETECTION CIRCUIT AND MEMORY Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18528818 MEMORY BLOCK AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA WUHAN XINXIN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18146471 MEMORY BLOCK AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA WUHAN XINXIN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

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