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Last updated: October 27, 2026
Application No. 17/556,846

POWER AMPLIFIER WITH LINEARIZATION

Final Rejection
Filed
Dec 20, 2021
Examiner
NGUYEN, HIEU P
Art Unit
2843
Tech Center
2800 — Semiconductors & Electrical Systems
Assignee
Intel Corporation
OA Round
4 (Final)
92%
Grant Probability
Favorable
5-6
OA Rounds
0m
Est. Remaining
97%
With Interview

Interview Optional

— +5.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 92% grant rate with +5.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.
Based on 1250 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

NGUYEN, HIEU P View full profile →
Grants 92% — above average
92%
Career Allowance Rate
1151 granted / 1250 resolved
+24.1% vs TC avg
Moderate +5% lift
Without
With
+5.2%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Fast prosecutor
1y 10m
Avg Prosecution
20 currently pending
Career history
1277
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
0.6%
-39.4% vs TC avg
§103
55.6%
+15.6% vs TC avg
§102
28.3%
-11.7% vs TC avg
§112
5.2%
-34.8% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1250 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 3 earlier events
Jun 09, 2025
Response Filed
Jun 09, 2025
Applicant Interview (Telephonic)
Jun 09, 2025
Examiner Interview Summary
Sep 23, 2025
Non-Final Rejection mailed
Dec 23, 2025
Response Filed
Apr 28, 2026
Non-Final Rejection mailed
Jun 23, 2026
Response Filed
Oct 09, 2026
Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/232,901
Patent 12771305
CONTROLLING AMPLIFIER REGULATORS BASED ON AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL STATE
3y 2m to grant Granted Oct 20, 2026
18/227,027
Patent 12763783
CLOSED LOOP DAC GLITCH MITIGATION
3y 2m to grant Granted Oct 13, 2026
18/262,626
Patent 12750023
PRECISION OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER WITH A FLOATING INPUT STAGE
3y 2m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026
18/412,675
Patent 12750017
CLASS-D AUDIO AMPLIFIER
2y 8m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026
18/418,147
Patent 12750026
Tunable Effective Inductance for Multi-Gain LNA with Inductive Source Degeneration
2y 8m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026
Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

5-6
Expected OA Rounds
92%
Grant Probability
97%
With Interview (+5.2%)
1y 10m (~0m remaining)
Median Time to Grant
High
PTA Risk
Based on 1250 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.

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