Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 17/584,466

ASSESSING ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL AND TARGET RETRIEVAL PROGRESSION WITH VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 26, 2022

Priority

Aug 28, 2019 — provisional 62/892,688 +1 more

Examiner

LI, SUN M

Art Unit

3685

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Ulthera Inc.

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 53% of cases after interview

— +28.1% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 744 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 53% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

391 granted / 744 resolved

+0.6% vs TC avg

Strong +28% interview lift

Without

With

+28.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 0m

Avg Prosecution

23 currently pending

Career history

763

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

20.0%

-20.0% vs TC avg

§103

61.9%

+21.9% vs TC avg

§102

14.4%

-25.6% vs TC avg

§112

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 744 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 26, 2022

Application Filed

Aug 08, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Nov 11, 2025

Response Filed

Apr 22, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Apr 27, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 03, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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PROVIDING RELEVANT INFORMATION BASED ON USAGE DATA

1y 8m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/492,293

Patent 12665062

PATIENT-LED PRESCRIPTION REFILL GROUPING SYSTEM AND METHOD

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/781,805

Patent 12655176

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PROTEIN SEQUENCE

4y 0m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/396,207

Patent 12658322

Methods and Systems for Providing Diagnosis Assistance Using Similarity Search Bi-Directional Communications to Resolve Indeterminate Diagnoses

2y 5m 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

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

53%

Grant Probability

81%

With Interview (+28.1%)

4y 0m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 744 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.