Examiner Kortman Curtis J

2139-KORTMAN-CURTIS-J

Employment Information

Art Unit:2139 — Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Group:2130 — Memory Access and Control
Classes: 711 — Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
718 — Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual machine task or process management or task management/control
Phone:(303) 297-4404
Email:curtis.kortman@uspto.gov
Location:CO 80294
Title:Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg
Service:8 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

59
3-Year Grant rate: 71% over 157 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 59th

With Examiner Kortman, you have a 71% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Kortman is a medium examiner and in the 59th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Kortman, where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 2139

Examiner Kortman's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2139 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Kortman 1.8
Art Unit 2139 1.5

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Kortman has granted 51 of 74 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 69%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Kortman has granted 60 of 83 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 72%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Kortman, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 4%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17962832 Memory System And Operating Method Of Memory System Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18534473 Sustainable Storage System Patented View
17666914 Method And System Of Standards-Based Audio Function Processing With Reduced Memory Usage Patented View
18636509 Data Storage Device And Method For Handling Lifetime Read Disturb Patented View
18483790 Caching Host Memory Address Translation Data In A Memory Sub-System Patented View
18390325 Dynamic Flash Interface Module (Fim) Optimization Patented View
18533508 Optimized Handling Of High Current Consumption During An Open Block Read Patented View
18628357 Memory System And Method Of Controlling Nonvolatile Memory Patented View
17946738 Memory Chip Test Pad Access Management To Facilitate Data Security Patented View
18408007 I/o Processing Techniques In A Multi-Node System Patented View
18405998 Maximum Row Active Time Enforcement For Memory Devices Patented View
18199566 Memory Device, Memory System And Method For Operating Memory System Patented View
18432946 Access Tracking In Memory Patented View
18263665 A Data Processing Apparatus And Method For Address Translation Patented View
18480919 Storage Device, Electronic Device, And Method For Controlling Memory Patented View
18511079 System Memory Address Decoding For Interleaving Addresses Across Physical Regions Of A System-On-Chip (Soc) And Across Shared Memory Resources In A Processor-Based System Patented View
18240218 Managing Storage Devices Patented View
18124208 Firmware-Controlled And Table-Based Conditioning For Flexible Storage Controller Patented View
18472959 Write Throughput Improvement Of Flash Memory Device Patented View
18126595 Storage Controller, Computational Storage Device, And Operational Method Of Computational Storage Device Patented View
18361050 Memory Configuration Method, Apparatus, Electronic Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
18155919 Memory System And Control Method Patented View
18077864 Data Storage Device For Guaranteeing That System Resources Meet Performance Requirements, Method Of Operating The Same, And Memory Controller For The Same Patented View
18314167 Effective Dram Interleaving For Asymmetric Size Channels Or Ranks While Supporting Improved Partial Array Self-Refresh Patented View
17978940 Memory Module, Computer, And Server Patented View
18082966 Data Swapping Method And Electronic Device Supporting Same Patented View
18117384 Systems And Methods For Checking Data Alignment Between Applications, File Systems, And Computational Storage Devices Patented View
17227220 Avoiding Processor Stall When Accessing Coherent Memory Device In Low Power Abandoned View
18140578 Card Reader And Controller, And Method For Permission Management Patented View
18541683 Smart Swapping And Effective Encoding Of A Double Word In A Memory Sub-System Patented View
16828738 Read Counter For Quality Of Service Design Patented View
18116311 Method And Apparatus For Performing Mapping Table Management Of Memory Device In Predetermined Communications Architecture With Aid Of Table Analysis Patented View
17800517 Maintenance Mode For Storage Nodes Abandoned View
17710489 Secure Monitors For Memory Page Protection Patented View
17900596 Snapshot Commitment In A Distributed System Patented View
18473275 Host Device For Debugging Storage Device And Storage System Including The Same Patented View
17345267 Operational Monitoring For Memory Devices Patented View
17637143 Method For Assisting In The Identification Of Blank Sectors Of A Non-Volatile Memory Of A Microcontroller Patented View
17346136 Monitoring Flash Memory Erase Progress Using Erase Credits Patented View
17896510 Process-Based Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption Patented View
18464068 In-Memory Distributed Cache Patented View
18145877 Machine Learning-Based, System-Wide Solid-State Drive Wear-Level Balancing Algorithm To Extend The Service Life Of Solid-State Drives Patented View
15605840 Asymmetric Drive Or Blade Wear To Increase Long-Term System Reliability Abandoned View
18102825 Continuous Monotonic Counter For Memory Devices Patented View
17946541 Block Layer Persistent Memory Buffer Abandoned View
18686583 Method And Apparatus For Processing Abnormal Power Failure Of Solid State Disk, And Electronic Device And Medium Patented View
17988979 Method, Device And Computer Program Product For Locking A Storage Area In A Storage System Patented View
18337798 Memory System And Write Control Method Patented View
17711225 Management Of Thermal Shutdown In Data Storage Devices Patented View
17733225 Data Processing Method, Apparatus, Device, And Readable Storage Medium Patented View

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