Last updated: August 06, 2026

Application No. 17/526,183

GENERATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ESTIMATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LOGISTICS CONTEXTS USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES

Final Rejection

Filed

Nov 15, 2021

Examiner

SINGLETARY, TYRONE E

Art Unit

3625

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

7 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +29.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 31% grant rate with +29.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 193 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

SINGLETARY, TYRONE E View full profile →

Grants only 31% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

59 granted / 193 resolved

-21.4% vs TC avg

Strong +29% interview lift

Without

With

+29.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 6m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

231

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

24.5%

-15.5% vs TC avg

§103

51.1%

+11.1% vs TC avg

§102

11.5%

-28.5% vs TC avg

§112

11.4%

-28.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 193 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 25 earlier events

Jun 03, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 04, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 30, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Jul 03, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 16, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Sep 25, 2025

Interview Requested

Oct 16, 2025

Response Filed

Jan 09, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/594,325

Patent 12682365

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING AND ENHANCING DATA OBTAINED FROM DISTRIBUTED SOURCES IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/605,074

Patent 12657535

AUTOMATED SUPPLY CHAIN DEMAND FORECASTING

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/734,079

Patent 12657529

UPDATING SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLANS FOR AN ENTERPRISE BASED ON DETECTED CHANGE IN INPUT DATA

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/928,719

Patent 12651220

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PATH SOLUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK

1y 7m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/204,084

Patent 12646018

SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE-BASED CONTROL AND MONITORING OF A BUSINESS PROCESS

3y 0m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

8-9

Expected OA Rounds

31%

Grant Probability

60%

With Interview (+29.1%)

3y 6m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 193 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.