Last updated: August 17, 2026

Application No. 17/650,440

EFFICIENT OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS

Final Rejection

Filed

Feb 09, 2022

Examiner

KIM, SEHWAN

Art Unit

2129

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

4 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +66.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 60% grant rate with +66.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 150 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

KIM, SEHWAN View full profile →

Grants 60% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

90 granted / 150 resolved

+5.0% vs TC avg

Strong +67% interview lift

Without

With

+66.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 0m

Avg Prosecution

28 currently pending

Career history

185

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

19.9%

-20.1% vs TC avg

§103

46.2%

+6.2% vs TC avg

§102

7.3%

-32.7% vs TC avg

§112

24.2%

-15.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 150 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 7 earlier events

Mar 09, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 06, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Apr 10, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 09, 2026

Response Filed

Jul 28, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 28, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 31, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/046,492

Patent 12619853

DECISION-MAKING DEVICE, UNMANNED SYSTEM, DECISION-MAKING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

5y 6m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/899,124

Patent 12619921

PREDICTIVE FOG DATA CENTER MIGRATION

3y 8m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/000,845

Patent 12608592

AUTOMATED ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP (ESP) FAILURE ANALYSIS

3y 4m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

15/360,454

Patent 12602595

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING A KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION FOR FEATURES IN A MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIER

9y 4m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

16/453,380

Patent 12602580

Dataset Dependent Low Rank Decomposition Of Neural Networks

6y 9m to grant Granted Apr 14, 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

99%

With Interview (+66.7%)

4y 0m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 150 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.