Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 17/246,179

MACHINE LEARNING BASED METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING ITEM RANKINGS

Final Rejection

Filed

Apr 30, 2021

Examiner

GORNEY, BORIS

Art Unit

2154

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Walmart Apollo LLC

OA Round

6 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +17.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 40% grant rate with +17.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 205 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

GORNEY, BORIS View full profile →

Grants 40% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

82 granted / 205 resolved

-15.0% vs TC avg

Strong +17% interview lift

Without

With

+17.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 9m

Avg Prosecution

2 currently pending

Career history

207

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.4%

-36.6% vs TC avg

§103

84.2%

+44.2% vs TC avg

§102

6.6%

-33.4% vs TC avg

§112

2.9%

-37.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 205 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 19 earlier events

Sep 11, 2024

Response after Non-Final Action

Sep 26, 2024

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Nov 18, 2024

Interview Requested

Dec 12, 2024

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Dec 14, 2024

Examiner Interview Summary

Dec 20, 2024

Response Filed

Sep 04, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Apr 23, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Precedent Cases

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4y 11m to grant Granted Nov 18, 2025

15/583,473

Patent 12235820

MANAGING MULTI-TENANT KEYS IN MULTI-TENANT COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS

7y 10m to grant Granted Feb 25, 2025

18/491,972

Patent 12229015

Computerized Methods and Apparatus for Data Cloning

1y 3m to grant Granted Feb 18, 2025

18/189,979

Patent 12222904

AVOIDING DATA INCONSISTENCY IN A FILE SYSTEM USING 2-LEVEL SYNCHRONIZATION

1y 10m to grant Granted Feb 11, 2025

15/969,492

Patent 12061306

Constructing Structural Models of the Subsurface

6y 3m to grant Granted Aug 13, 2024

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

7-8

Expected OA Rounds

40%

Grant Probability

57%

With Interview (+17.0%)

4y 9m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 205 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.