Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: WONG, NANCI N

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2136 2137 2186

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nanci N. Wong operates in Art Unit 2136 within Tech Center 2100. Across 468 resolved cases, she maintains a high allowance rate of 87.2 percent. This suggests a favorable environment for applicants seeking patent grants. The median days to allowance is 934, providing a timeline for prosecution expectations.

Practitioners should note the interview lift of 22.5 percent. This figure indicates that conducting an interview with this examiner significantly increases the probability of reaching an allowance. Given the 87.2 percent baseline, an interview appears to be a highly effective strategy for resolving pending issues. This approach can help ensure that applications stay on track toward a grant within the 934-day median timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+32.2% vs TC avg
493
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
934
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 468 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
70.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18639073 MEMORY CONTROLLER WITH IMPROVED USER FAIRNESS, STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19271388 OPTIMIZING DATA STORAGE IN A DISTRIBUTED FLASH SYSTEM Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
17987382 LOAD-BALANCER FOR CACHE AGENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
19023672 DETERMINING ERASE/PROGRAM CYCLE STATUS IN A MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18982675 METHOD TO PERFORM ADAPTER SNOOP IN HARDWARE USING SPLIT STRUCTURE CACHE FOR SNOOP DATA CONSTRUCTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18229919 CLOUD STORAGE ALLOCATION FOR EDGE DEVICE DATA Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18827187 MEMORY SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18678386 SOLID-STATE STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FETCHING COMMANDS THEREOF Non-Final OA KIOXIA CORPORATION
19052288 DATA STORAGE DEVICE EFFICIENTLY USING DATA BUFFER, MEMORY CONTROLLER FOR THE DATA STORAGE DEVICE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE DATA STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
19038090 STORAGE DEVICE FOR WRITING DATA TO SUPER MEMORY BLOCKS CORRESPONDING TO TAGS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
19205068 PEAK POWER MANAGEMENT IN A MEMORY DEVICE DURING SUSPEND STATUS Final Rejection MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19052094 DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF PROTOCOL LAYER PARAMETERS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19034003 MEMORY DEVICE PAGE BUFFER MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19044713 STORAGE SYSTEM WITH DRIVE WRITES PER DAY BASED TIERING Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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