Last updated: August 30, 2026

Application No. 17/570,432

SERVER, POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD

Final Rejection

Filed

Jan 07, 2022

Priority

Jan 28, 2021 — JP 2021-011921

Examiner

LIN, ARIC

Art Unit

2851

Tech Center

2800 — Semiconductors & Electrical Systems

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

4 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +12.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 60% grant rate with +12.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 526 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 60% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

315 granted / 526 resolved

-8.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+12.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 1m

Avg Prosecution

34 currently pending

Career history

574

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

19.1%

-20.9% vs TC avg

§103

44.1%

+4.1% vs TC avg

§102

11.9%

-28.1% vs TC avg

§112

21.5%

-18.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 526 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 3 earlier events

Apr 24, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jun 27, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 27, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 02, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Jul 03, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Dec 31, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Mar 26, 2026

Response Filed

Aug 19, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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3y 4m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

17/013,521

Patent 12712117

FLAT COIL CARRIER

5y 11m to grant Granted Aug 18, 2026

17/319,286

Patent 12675625

Protecting Against Emission Based Side Channel Detection

5y 1m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/964,085

Patent 12675621

AUTOMATIC LOW LEVEL OPERATOR LOOP GENERATION, PARALLELIZATION AND VECTORIZATION FOR TENSOR COMPUTATIONS

3y 8m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/303,219

Patent 12657365

FAULT DIAGNOSTICS

3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

60%

Grant Probability

72%

With Interview (+12.2%)

3y 1m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 526 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.