USPTO Examiner SAIN GAUTAM - Art Unit 2135

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18623242EXPLOITING VIRTUAL ADDRESS (VA) SPATIAL LOCALITY USING TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER (TLB) ENTRY COMPRESSION IN PROCESSOR-BASED DEVICESApril 2024March 2026Allow2320NoNo
18612870CACHE MANAGEMENT IN A MEMORY SUBSYSTEMMarch 2024November 2025Allow2010NoNo
18441475MEMORY DEVICE WITH COMPUTATION FUNCTION AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2120YesNo
18528272STORAGE DEVICE, STORAGE CONTROLLER AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE CONTROLLERDecember 2023September 2025Allow2220YesNo
18483043Protocol including selective output by memory of a timing reference signalOctober 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18461659MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2630YesNo
18458755MEMORY SYSTEMAugust 2023November 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18546738SIGNAL MONITORING BY A MEMORY SYSTEMAugust 2023February 2026Allow3030NoNo
18231829STORAGE DEVICE AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3040YesNo
18446692RAID INTEGRITY VERIFICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023September 2025Allow2630YesNo
18230447DATASET INTEGRITY PROTECTIONAugust 2023September 2025Allow2540NoNo
18363898MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORY BY CONTROLLING THE WRITING OF DATA TO AND READING OF DATA FROM A PLURALITY OF BLOCKS IN THE NONVOLATILE MEMORYAugust 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18227777STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING MIGRATION MANAGER, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2023January 2026Allow2930YesNo
18353103SMART LOAD BALANCING OF CONTAINERS FOR DATA PROTECTION USING SUPERVISED LEARNINGJuly 2023November 2025Allow2930NoNo
18335240STORAGE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED FILTERING OF DISCOVERY INFORMATION UTILIZING SPECIFIED CONFIGURATION DOMAINSJune 2023December 2025Allow3030YesNo
18333190STORAGE DEVICE AND RECOVERY DATA BACKUP METHOD THEREOFJune 2023April 2025Allow2220YesNo
18328774STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2023December 2025Allow3030NoNo
18205036SAFE AREA FOR CRITICAL CONTROL DATAJune 2023October 2025Allow2930YesNo
18322634Modified Representation of Backup Copy on RestoreMay 2023August 2024Allow1520YesNo
18323283Deny List for a Memory Prefetcher CircuitMay 2023January 2025Allow2010YesNo
18322522DISK ARRAY ENCLOSURE (DAE) FIRMWARE-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADESMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18115607System for Memory Resident Data Movement Offload and Associated MethodsFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3120YesNo
18168857EXPLOITING VIRTUAL ADDRESS (VA) SPATIAL LOCALITY USING TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER (TLB) ENTRY COMPRESSION IN PROCESSOR-BASED DEVICESFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3430NoNo
18099627DATA ACCUMULATIONJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2210YesNo
18147124SYNCHRONOUSLY PROGRAMMING MULTIPLE MEMORY DEVICESDecember 2022May 2025Allow2930YesNo
18082693SOFTWARE SHARING ACROSS MULTIPLE CORESDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18074542MEMORY CHIP, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND JUDGING METHODDecember 2022October 2024Allow2310NoNo
18070674NATIVE PIPELINE ELEMENT ABSTRACT SUPPORT IN STORAGE SYSTEMNovember 2022September 2024Allow2110NoNo
17993838DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM BASED ON DISTRIBUTED STORAGENovember 2022February 2025Allow3710YesNo
17989768APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT RECOVERY USING CLOUD-BASED IMMUTABLE STORAGE DEVICESNovember 2022August 2025Allow3330NoNo
18056459SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MICRO-SEGMENTATION AS A SERVICENovember 2022March 2026Abandon3940YesNo
18055760SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIER MANAGEMENT IN MEMORY-TIERING ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2022March 2026Allow4040YesYes
17976542MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3220NoNo
17953182HOST DATA STORAGE SCAN DATA RETENTION RATINGSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17931300MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORYSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17893616STORAGE OPERATION DIE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3840YesNo
17874828RELIABILITY BASED DATA VERIFICATIONJuly 2022September 2025Allow3830YesNo
17872622SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE BACKUP OF A LARGE SET OF FILES BASED ON RESOURCE AVAILABILITYJuly 2022September 2025Abandon3830YesNo
17865824MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAMEJuly 2022February 2026Abandon4340YesNo
17857519Data Access Method, Storage Medium Drive, and Storage DeviceJuly 2022August 2025Allow3740YesNo
17857679Method and Apparatus for Cache Slot Allocation Based on Data Origination Location or Final Data Destination LocationJuly 2022October 2024Allow2740YesNo
17833956INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING STORAGE DEVICEJune 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17778671mon service migration method, apparatus, and device, and readable storage mediumMay 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17748644ADJUSTABLE TIMER COMPONENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESMay 2022April 2025Allow3530YesNo
17663138BLOCK REPURPOSING BASED ON HEALTH METRICSMay 2022March 2026Allow4650YesNo
17714664USING CACHE LOSS SIGNAL AS A BASIS TO OPTIMIZE HIT RATE AND UTILIZATION THROUGH CACHE PARTITIONINGApril 2022August 2025Allow4050YesNo
17697541CIRCULAR BUFFER PARTITIONSMarch 2022January 2026Allow4650YesNo
17696586STORAGE DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEMMarch 2022June 2025Allow3940YesNo
17586896STORAGE DEVICES, STORAGE CONTROLLERS, AND OPERATING METHODS OF STORAGE CONTROLLERSJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2620YesNo
17631201MEMORY READ PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUESJanuary 2022August 2025Abandon4340YesNo
17579995HOST TRAINING INDICATION FOR MEMORY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3020YesNo
17648513METADATA IMPLEMENTATION FOR MEMORY DEVICESJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3530YesNo
17597475DYNAMIC INTERVAL FOR A MEMORY DEVICE TO ENTER A LOW POWER STATEJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4140YesNo
17557433ARCHITECTURE AND DATA PATH OPTIONS FOR COMPRESSION OF SOFT BIT DATA IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORIESDecember 2021February 2024Allow2510NoNo
17551452PRIVACY PROTECTED DATABASE QUERYINGDecember 2021March 2026Allow5140YesNo
17547592HARD DISK CONTROL METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4140NoNo
17545121REPLACEMENT CONTROL FOR CANDIDATE PRODUCER-CONSUMER RELATIONSHIPS TRAINED FOR PREFETCH GENERATIONDecember 2021March 2024Allow2820NoNo
17540546ARBITRATION TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGED MEMORYDecember 2021October 2023Allow2210NoNo
17535930STORAGE DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEMNovember 2021December 2023Allow2410YesNo
17510049REMAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR A RANGE OF LOGICAL BLOCK ADDRESSES IN A LOGICAL TO PHYSICAL TABLE OF NAND STORAGEOctober 2021December 2024Abandon3820NoYes
17499267RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND MEMORY CARDOctober 2021March 2025Allow4140YesNo
17477478INTEGRATION OF APPLICATION INDICATED MAXIMUM TIME TO CACHE TO LEAST RECENTLY USED TRACK DEMOTING SCHEMES IN A CACHE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF A STORAGE CONTROLLERSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4520YesYes
17447088STORAGE DEVICE, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHODSeptember 2021January 2025Allow4140YesNo
17412028MEMORY SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND HOST DEVICEAugust 2021May 2024Allow3330YesNo
17403079COMMAND DELAYAugust 2021February 2024Allow3030YesNo
17358222AVOIDING PARTITION COLLISIONS IN STOCHASTIC ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY FOR DATA STORED ACROSS MULTIPLE PARTITIONSJune 2021September 2025Allow5130NoNo
17358781LOW LATENCY METRICS SHARING ACROSS PROCESSOR UNITSJune 2021October 2025Abandon5120YesNo
17309867ACCESS COUNTING DEVICE, MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND MEMORY SYSTEMJune 2021January 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17356999Write Performance by Relocation During Sequential ReadsJune 2021July 2024Allow3640YesNo
17353849Modified Representation of Backup Copy on RestoreJune 2021May 2023Allow2310YesNo
17349629CACHE MANAGEMENT IN A MEMORY SUBSYSTEMJune 2021December 2023Allow3030YesNo
17304025MEMORY SYSTEMJune 2021March 2023Allow2110NoNo
17347041DATA PROCESSING METHOD, CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE, AND STORAGE SYSTEMJune 2021November 2023Allow2920YesNo
17338455TRACKING DATA LOCATIONS FOR IMPROVED MEMORY PERFORMANCEJune 2021July 2025Abandon4960YesNo
17297196DATA UPDATES FOR CONTROLLERSMay 2021October 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17326484INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY PREDICTING LIFETIME OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORMay 2021August 2023Allow2730YesNo
17320109WORKLOAD PROFILE DATA AND PERFORMANCE-BASED MEMORY MANAGEMENTMay 2021October 2025Allow5380YesNo
17316907DATA MOVEMENT BETWEEN STORAGE TIERS OF A CLUSTERED STORAGE SYSTEM BASED ON PREDICTED DATA ACCESS FREQUENCY TREND PATTERNSMay 2021August 2024Allow3960YesNo
17307293MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFMay 2021January 2023Allow2110YesNo
17244276MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFApril 2021January 2023Allow2010YesNo
17242855MECHANISMS FOR A CONTENTION FREE LOOKUP IN A CACHE WITH CONCURRENT INSERTIONS AND DELETIONSApril 2021October 2024Allow4160YesNo
17231121SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURGING DATA FROM MEMORYApril 2021September 2023Abandon2920YesYes
17201832DATA INTEGRITY CHECKING MECHANISM FOR SHARED EXTERNAL VOLUMEMarch 2021May 2023Abandon2620YesNo
17192807FLASH MEMORY AND WRITING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2021June 2024Abandon3940YesNo
17191469Protocol including a command-specified timing reference signalMarch 2021July 2023Allow2820NoYes
17184097METHOD FOR MEMORY MANAGEMENT FOR BROWSER OF TERMINAL, TERMINAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3210NoNo
17184387DATA STORAGE DEVICE ENABLING LATCHES OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DIES FOR USE AS EXTERNALLY-ACCESSIBLE VOLATILE MEMORYFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2830YesNo
17182033DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED FETCHING OF MULTILINGUAL CONTENT IN MEDIA STREAMINGFebruary 2021April 2024Allow3850YesNo
17182027NVMe Simple Copy Command Support Using Dummy Virtual FunctionFebruary 2021May 2023Allow2730YesNo
17179256JOURNAL SCHEME FOR TWO-PASS PROGRAMMING MEMORY DEVICESFebruary 2021March 2023Allow2530YesNo
17177735CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION IN A MEMORY SYSTEMFebruary 2021February 2024Abandon3640YesNo
17177647COMMAND SLOT MANAGEMENT FOR MEMORY DEVICESFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3550YesNo
17164156COMMON POOL MANAGEMENTFebruary 2021December 2024Abandon4740NoNo
17260959PROGRAMMING VIDEO DATA TO DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF MEMORYJanuary 2021August 2024Allow4340YesNo
17133987HOST-BASED AND CLIENT-BASED COMMAND SCHEDULING IN LARGE BANDWIDTH MEMORY SYSTEMSDecember 2020September 2025Allow5760YesNo
17129990INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND ACCESS CONTROL METHODDecember 2020September 2023Abandon3340NoNo
17250245INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
17108811RECOVERING MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM DATA STORAGE DEVICESDecember 2020June 2023Abandon3020YesNo
17037967MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020February 2023Abandon2820NoNo
17018817STORAGE DEVICE AND METHODSeptember 2020January 2024Abandon4040NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
23
Examiner Affirmed
11
(47.8%)
Examiner Reversed
12
(52.2%)
Reversal Percentile
80.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 52.2% 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
58
Allowed After Appeal Filing
24
(41.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
34
(58.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
68.9%
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, 41.4% 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 SAIN, GAUTAM - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SAIN, GAUTAM works in Art Unit 2135 and has examined 349 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SAIN, GAUTAM's allowance rate of 67.0% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SAIN, GAUTAM receive 3.48 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 94% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SAIN, GAUTAM is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 35% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +32.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAIN, GAUTAM. This interview benefit is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 17.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 17.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 30.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 61.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 83.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 10% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.

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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.