Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WESTBROOK, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2139

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+19.1% vs TC avg
234
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
1070
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 216 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
72.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18647244 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING RAID CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE WITH CACHE ENHANCEMENTS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18582230 STORAGE DEVICE AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING DATA STORING AREA Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18179502 APPLICATION-CONSISTENT SNAPSHOTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18787941 MIGRATING DATA BASED ON WORDLINE INFORMATION IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18754923 MAINTAINING INTEGRITY OF A MEMORY COMPONENT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18611394 MEMORY SYSTEMS AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.

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