USPTO Examiner WONG NANCI N - Art Unit 2137

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19022852METHOD OF ORGANIZING A PROGRAMMABLE ATOMIC UNIT INSTRUCTION MEMORYJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1400NoNo
18825319Data Storage Device and Method for Buffer Occupancy-Based Data Placement to Avoid Video LossSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710YesNo
18805083FLEXIBLE MEMORY SYSTEMAugust 2024December 2025Allow1610NoNo
18804363STORAGE DEVICE, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE SYSTEMAugust 2024December 2025Allow1710YesNo
18772553PROVIDING MULTIPLE ERROR CORRECTION CODE PROTECTION LEVELS IN MEMORYJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18771972MEMORY MANAGEMENT AMONG MULTIPLE ERASE BLOCKS COUPLED TO A SAME STRINGJuly 2024November 2025Allow1610YesNo
18673276MEMORY WITH VIRTUAL PAGE SIZEMay 2024January 2026Allow2020YesNo
18649187STORAGE SYSTEM AND COMPUTING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAMEApril 2024October 2025Allow1810YesNo
18598318MEMORY SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2026Allow2320NoNo
18592763MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORYMarch 2024October 2025Allow2020YesNo
18416329Data Storage Device and Method for Configuring a Memory to Write a Requested Amount of Data Over the Memory's LifetimeJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2520YesNo
18539794APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INPUT/OUTPUT (IO) REQUEST REROUTINGDecember 2023March 2026Allow2720YesNo
18516333Data Spillover For Storage ArraysNovember 2023January 2026Allow2520YesNo
18486780STORAGE DEVICE ALLOCATING TARGET STORAGE AREA FOR TARGET APPLICATION, SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE STORAGE DEVICEOctober 2023December 2025Allow2620YesNo
18451865REAL-TIME ANALYSIS FOR DYNAMIC STORAGEAugust 2023November 2025Allow2730YesNo
18448261Dynamic Garbage Collection OperationsAugust 2023March 2026Allow3120YesNo
18349176CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR ENSURING INTEGRITY OF DATAJuly 2023November 2025Allow2820YesNo
18348267DATA TRANSFORM ACCELERATIONJuly 2023February 2026Allow3130YesNo
18097280LOGGING, STREAMING AND ANALYTICS PLATFORMS USING ANY OBJECT STORE AS PRIMARY STOREJanuary 2023October 2025Abandon3330YesNo
17572621SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA AT A STORAGE DEVICEJanuary 2022March 2026Allow5050YesNo
16418362Just-In-Time Data Migration in a Live SystemMay 2019March 2021Allow2220YesNo
16375690USING CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY TO PERFORM READ-MODIFY-WRITE OPERATIONS IN NON-VOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (NVRAM)April 2019February 2021Allow2210YesNo
16148924REDUCING EFFECTS OF READ ARRAY OPERATIONS OF READ APPARENT VOLTAGEOctober 2018April 2021Allow3020YesNo
16023056EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF STORAGE SPACE IN ARRAYS OF STORAGE DRIVESJune 2018July 2021Allow3740YesNo
15827072MODIFYING ASPECTS OF A STORAGE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH DATA MIRRORINGNovember 2017July 2019Allow2010NoNo
15826602PREVENT DISK HARDWARE FAILURE FOR CLOUD APPLICATIONSNovember 2017July 2020Allow3130YesNo
15802889FILE MANAGEMENT IN A FILE SYSTEMNovember 2017October 2018Allow1110NoNo
15652157ACCESSING PHYSICAL MEMORY FROM A CPU OR PROCESSING ELEMENT IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE MANNERJuly 2017December 2018Allow1700NoNo
14887374I/O STATISTIC BASED DEPOPULATION OF STORAGE RANKSOctober 2015November 2017Allow2510NoNo
14868558NONVOLATILE MEMORY DATA SECURITYSeptember 2015May 2017Allow1910NoNo
14845359ADDRESS PROBING FOR TRANSACTIONSeptember 2015May 2017Allow2010NoNo
14841787NONVOLATILE MEMORY DATA SECURITYSeptember 2015April 2017Allow1910NoNo
14842145FILE MANAGEMENT IN A FILE SYSTEMSeptember 2015August 2017Allow2320YesNo
14833650PARITY STRIPE LOCK ENGINEAugust 2015May 2017Allow2120YesNo
14813436EFFICIENT ENFORCEMENT OF COMMAND EXECUTION ORDER IN SOLID STATE DRIVESJuly 2015March 2018Allow3130YesNo
14813250PARITY STRIPE LOCK ENGINEJuly 2015May 2017Allow2120YesNo
14803247STORAGE SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL VOLUME HAVING DATA ARRANGED ASTRIDE STORAGE DEVICES, AND VOLUME MANAGEMENT METHODJuly 2015January 2017Allow1810NoNo
14751919ADDRESS PROBING FOR TRANSACTIONJune 2015May 2017Allow2310NoNo
13795247Method And Apparatus For Accessing Physical Memory From A CPU Or Processing Element In A High Performance MannerMarch 2013March 2017Allow4860YesNo
13763163SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BACKING UP VIRTUAL MACHINE DATAFebruary 2013February 2016Allow3630YesNo
13608559Optimizing Migration/Copy of De-Duplicated DataSeptember 2012December 2015Allow4010NoNo
13596331ACCESSING REMOTE MEMORY ON A MEMORY BLADEAugust 2012July 2015Allow3420NoNo
13594098SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS MEMORY SPACE MANAGEMENT FOR STORAGE CLASS MEMORYAugust 2012July 2015Allow3530YesNo
13593299EFFICIENT ENFORCEMENT OF COMMAND EXECUTION ORDER IN SOLID STATE DRIVESAugust 2012April 2015Allow3230YesNo
13551892METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BACKUP AND RECOVERY USING STORAGE BASED JOURNALINGJuly 2012March 2015Allow3220YesNo
13453605MERGING COMMAND SEQUENCES FOR MEMORY OPERATIONSApril 2012April 2015Allow3640YesNo
13392977SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING RECEIVED DATA UNITSFebruary 2012December 2015Allow4610YesNo
13391477STORAGE SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL VOLUME HAVING DATA ARRANGED ASTRIDE STORAGE DEVICES, AND VOLUME MANAGEMENT METHODFebruary 2012March 2015Allow3720YesNo
13399587NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES AND CONTROL AND OPERATION THEREOFFebruary 2012August 2015Allow4240NoYes
13399010Method for managing physical memory of a data storage and data storage management systemFebruary 2012November 2015Allow4530YesNo
13192104DATA CACHING IN A NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PROCESSOR ARCHITECTUREJuly 2011July 2015Allow4730NoNo
13163745MEMORY MANAGEMENT MODEL AND INTERFACE FOR UNMODIFIED APPLICATIONSJune 2011June 2017Allow6040YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WONG, NANCI N.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
2.6%
Lower 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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner WONG, NANCI N - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WONG, NANCI N works in Art Unit 2137 and has examined 32 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WONG, NANCI N's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 94% 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 WONG, NANCI N receive 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WONG, NANCI N is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WONG, NANCI N. This interview benefit is in the 13% 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, 40.5% 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 38.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 10% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 11% 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.

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.

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