USPTO Examiner MERANT GUERRIER - Art Unit 2111

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18900854UNIVERSAL TEST CHIPLETSeptember 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18757268Energy-Efficient Error-Correction-Detection StorageJune 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18735554PARITY INTERLEAVING APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VARIABLE-LENGTH SIGNALING INFORMATION AND PARITY INTERLEAVING METHOD USING SAMEJune 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18710586HYPER FRAME NUMBER (HFN) RESYNCHRONIZATION OF PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP) PROTOCOL DATA UNITSMay 2024July 2025Allow1400NoNo
18656177TECHNIQUES FOR RETIRING BLOCKS OF A MEMORY SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18649031ENERGY EFFICIENT STORAGE OF ERROR-CORRECTION-DETECTION INFORMATIONApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18640651BIT RETIRING TO MITIGATE BIT ERRORSApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18609417ITERATIVE ERROR CORRECTION IN MEMORY SYSTEMSMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18605685Memory with Scan Chain Testing of Column Redundancy Logic and MultiplexingMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18597454TOPOLOGY-BASED RETIREMENT IN A MEMORY SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1420YesNo
18423107SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING ERROR LOG REQUIRED SPACE IN SEMICONDUCTOR TESTINGJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510YesNo
18397450CHANNEL MODULATION FOR A MEMORY DEVICEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1320NoNo
18393510APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURED SEMICONDUCTOR TESTER FOR VOLATILE AND NON-VOLATILE MEMORIESDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810YesNo
18528689Using Erasure Coding on Partial Code Block Communication InterruptionDecember 2023June 2025Allow1801YesNo
18389155STUCK BITS ENCODING AND DECODING ON A STORAGE DEVICENovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18504078PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE WITH DESIGN FOR TEST FUNCTIONALITYNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18385886APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURED SEMICONDUCTOR TESTER FOR VOLATILE AND NON-VOLATILE MEMORIESOctober 2023November 2024Allow1220YesNo
18487917METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL ENCODING AND DECODING IN COMMUNICATION OR BROADCASTING SYSTEMOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18487551SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING MEMORY DEVICEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2001NoNo
18370384RLC AM SELECTIVE RETRANSMISSION AND WINDOW MOVEMENTSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18236849CHECK NODE DATA COMPRESSION IN MEMORY SYSTEMSAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710YesNo
18236861Data Structure Reconfiguration for Low Density Parity Checks (LDPCs) in Memory SystemsAugust 2023November 2024Allow1400NoNo
18235963ERROR HANDLING IN KEY-VALUE SOLID STATE DRIVESAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210YesNo
18366318SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIT-INTERLEAVED CODED MODULATION WITH ITERATIVE DECODING (BICM-ID)August 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18229539SCRUB RATE CONTROL FOR A MEMORY DEVICEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18362130MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES OUTPUTTING EVENT DATA RELATED TO OCCURRENCES OF ERRORS AND OPERATING METHODS OF MEMORY DEVICESJuly 2023April 2025Allow2010YesNo
18362934METHOD OF TESTING A MEMORY CIRCUIT AND MEMORY CIRCUITJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18358488ADDRESS EMBEDDING FOR ENCODER AND DECODER AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18356074OPTIMIZED CODE-SPLIT SYMBOL CONSTELLATIONSJuly 2023August 2024Allow1300NoNo
18223676Data Storage Device and Method for Runtime Exclusive-Or Zoning During FoldingJuly 2023February 2025Allow1911YesNo
18221819CHECK NODE DATA COMPRESSION IN MEMORY SYSTEMSJuly 2023January 2025Allow1810YesNo
18219815Enhanced End To End System Failure RecoveryJuly 2023January 2025Allow1820YesNo
18344880STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18216160APPARATUS FOR REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISKSJune 2023December 2024Allow1710YesNo
18344566Method, Apparatus, And Device For Decoding Error Correction Code, And Storage MediumJune 2023January 2025Allow1920NoNo
18269511DEBUG ARCHITECTUREJune 2023June 2025Allow2420YesNo
18268956ADAPTIVE ERROR CORRECTION TO IMPROVE SYSTEM MEMORY RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, AND SERVICEABILITY (RAS)June 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18211529TEST SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY MODULE OF AMD SYSTEMJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18336697ERROR CORRECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18335802DATA RECOVERY FOR INACCESSIBLE MEMORY CELLSJune 2023May 2025Allow2320YesNo
18335755DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE RETRANSMISSION OF LOST PACKETSJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18323716RANDOM FUNCTION SELECTION AND INSERTION DURING COMPILATION FOR POST-SILICON VALIDATIONMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18201558ERROR DETECTION AND CHECKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18318652COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18317259METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POLAR ENCODINGMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18314938PARITY INTERLEAVING APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VARIABLE-LENGTH SIGNALING INFORMATION AND PARITY INTERLEAVING METHOD USING SAMEMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18314861STORAGE SYSTEM SPANNING MULTIPLE FAILURE DOMAINSMay 2023May 2024Allow1220NoNo
18142703LOW-POWER SYSTEMATIC ECC ENCODER WITH BALANCING BITSMay 2023January 2025Allow2010YesNo
18306542Energy-Efficient Error-Correction-Detection StorageApril 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18033463METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SOLVING PACKET LOSS DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF DRX ON-DURATION IN NR V2XApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18138702QUASI-CYCLIC LDPC CODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND LDPC CODER AND DECODERApril 2023August 2024Allow1620YesNo
18250068METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND MEDIA FOR OPERATING POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT RADIO BEARERApril 2023August 2024Allow1610YesNo
18304029TRANSMITTER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ADDITIONAL PARITY THEREOFApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18301724Decoding Method and ApparatusApril 2023June 2024Allow1410NoNo
18297258SYSTEM-ON-CHIP, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFApril 2023March 2025Allow2320YesNo
18130810ENERGY EFFICIENT STORAGE OF ERROR-CORRECTION-DETECTION INFORMATIONApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18129951SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCED LATENCY IN DATA PROCESSINGApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18029548FEEDBACK ENHANCEMENT FOR MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICESMarch 2023February 2025Allow2211NoNo
18189878TECHNIQUES FOR PRE AND POST FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION AND PACKET PADDING IN RADIO TRANSMISSIONMarch 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
17594536MEMORY TEST METHOD, MEMORY TEST APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023October 2023Allow2310NoNo
18246258ERROR HANDLING OF RESPONSESMarch 2023September 2024Allow1811YesNo
18124406BIAS GENERATOR TESTING USING GROUPED BIAS CURRENTSMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920NoNo
18124390Method to Detect Silent Data Corruption (SDC) for SIMD Compute UnitsMarch 2023September 2024Allow1810YesNo
18186549PROCESSING SYSTEM, RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, DEVICE AND METHODMarch 2023February 2024Allow1100NoNo
18183272METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING POLAR CODE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING POLAR CODEMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710YesNo
18109437Quantum probabilistic error correction methodFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18105792SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TESTING DEVICES USING CXL FOR INCREASED PARALLELISMFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1910YesNo
18102387CODESIGN OF QUANTUM ERROR CORRECTING CODES AND PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL GATESJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1810NoNo
18155645TRANSMITTER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ADDITIONAL PARITY THEREOFJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18096897TEST SYSTEM THAT CONVERTS COMMAND SYNTAXESJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2220NoNo
18152330DECODING METHOD AND DECODING DEVICEJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1500NoNo
18094989FLASH MEMORY SCHEME CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING DEBUG INFORMATION AND TRANSMITTING DEBUG INFORMATION BACK TO FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLER WITH MAKING MEMORY CELL ARRAY GENERATING ERRORSJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710NoNo
18085698PHYSICAL CODING SUBLAYER WITH MODIFIED BIT ORDERING TO IMPROVE ERROR BURST RESILIENCYDecember 2022October 2024Allow2211YesNo
18002306NETWORK NODE AND METHOD PERFORMED THEREIN FOR HANDLING RECEIVED SIGNALDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18079656MULTIUSER DECODING USING ITERATIVE DECODERSDecember 2022January 2024Allow1300NoNo
18077795MEMORY, MEMORY SYSTEM, OPERATION METHOD OF THE MEMORY, AND OPERATION OF THE MEMORY SYSTEMDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
17985037APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURED SEMICONDUCTOR TESTER FOR VOLATILE AND NON-VOLATILE MEMORIESNovember 2022August 2024Allow2130YesNo
17962023Method and Apparatus for Encoding Data Using a Polar CodeOctober 2022October 2023Allow1310YesNo
17959570PARALLEL BIT INTERLEAVEROctober 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17955173DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1810NoNo
17906303REFERENCE BITS TEST AND REPAIR USING MEMORY BUILT-IN SELF-TESTSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17943156MEMORY DEVICE ARCHITECTURE COUPLED TO A SYSTEM-ON-CHIPSeptember 2022April 2023Allow710NoNo
17939894LPWAN COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL DESIGN WITH TURBO CODESSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1220NoNo
17939491TESTING CIRCUIT FOR A MEMORY DEVICESeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17929481NLOS WIRELESS BACKHAUL UPLINK COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17823093TRANSMITTER, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVER, AND RECEPTION METHODAugust 2022May 2023Allow810NoNo
17884076ERROR-HANDLING MANAGEMENT DURING COPYBACK OPERATIONS IN MEMORY DEVICESAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010YesNo
17882217TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND INTERLEAVING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17882123ERROR CORRECTION CODE CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2022March 2024Allow1900NoNo
17878660DECODING APPARATUS, RECEPTION APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD AND RECEPTION METHODAugust 2022February 2023Allow710NoNo
17874501NAND FLASH ARRAY DEFECT REAL TIME DETECTIONJuly 2022March 2023Allow710NoNo
17814396Scan Testing in a ProcessorJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17814402COMMAND ADDRESS FAULT DETECTIONJuly 2022February 2024Allow1920YesNo
17863017REDUCING ERROR IN DATA COMPRESSIONJuly 2022October 2022Allow300NoNo
17861651STORAGE SYSTEM SPANNING MULTIPLE FAILURE DOMAINSJuly 2022February 2023Allow710NoNo
17861018FORWARDING CODE WORD ADDRESSJuly 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17856773CONVOLUTIONAL CODE RATE MATCHING METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJuly 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17810015DATA TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHODJune 2022May 2024Allow2310NoNo
17851860TEST CIRCUIT USING CLOCK GATING SCHEME TO HOLD CAPTURE PROCEDURE AND BYPASS MODE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2022December 2023Allow1810NoNo
17843171ITERATIVE ERROR CORRECTION IN MEMORY SYSTEMSJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MERANT, GUERRIER.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
92.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(35.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(64.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
55.8%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 35.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner MERANT, GUERRIER - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MERANT, GUERRIER works in Art Unit 2111 and has examined 569 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MERANT, GUERRIER's allowance rate of 96.8% places them in the 90% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MERANT, GUERRIER receive 1.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MERANT, GUERRIER is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 91% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MERANT, GUERRIER. This interview benefit is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 47.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 92.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 58.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 35.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.8% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 8% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.