Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 17/371,551

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL BEHAVIOR OVER DATA SEGMENTS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 09, 2021

Priority

Jul 09, 2020 — provisional 63/049,689

Examiner

TRAN, AMY NMN

Art Unit

2126

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Snowflake Inc.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +44.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 36% grant rate with +44.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

TRAN, AMY NMN View full profile →

Grants only 36% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

11 granted / 31 resolved

-19.5% vs TC avg

Strong +44% interview lift

Without

With

+44.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 9m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§103

91.7%

+51.7% vs TC avg

§102

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

§112

5.1%

-34.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 31 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Jun 02, 2025

Response Filed

Sep 11, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Nov 20, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Nov 20, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Dec 01, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Dec 08, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Dec 08, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 14, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/106,966

Patent 12675683

AUTOMATED DEEP LEARNING ARCHITECTURE SELECTION FOR TIME SERIES PREDICTION WITH USER INTERACTION

5y 7m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/073,341

Patent 12664482

FEDERATED ENSEMBLE LEARNING FROM DECENTRALIZED DATA WITH INCREMENTAL AND DECREMENTAL UPDATES

5y 8m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

14/926,852

Patent 12646083

ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION FROM VENUE DATA

10y 7m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

17/200,331

Patent 12639615

ENTANGLEMENT FORGING FOR QUANTUM SIMULATIONS

5y 2m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

17/173,605

Patent 12626120

AUTOMATED PIXEL-WISE LABELING OF ROCK CUTTINGS BASED ON CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK-BASED EDGE DETECTION

5y 3m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

36%

Grant Probability

80%

With Interview (+44.3%)

4y 9m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 31 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.