Last updated: July 12, 2026

Application No. 17/687,488

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

Mar 04, 2021 — provisional 63/156,364 +1 more

Examiner

MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS

Art Unit

Tech Center

META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Assignee

Meta Platforms Technologies LLC

OA Round

4 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +68.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 29% grant rate with +68.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS View full profile →

Grants only 29% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

9 granted / 31 resolved

-31.0% vs TC avg

Strong +69% interview lift

Without

With

+68.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 8m

Avg Prosecution

31 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.9%

-35.1% vs TC avg

§103

91.7%

+51.7% vs TC avg

§102

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

§112

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 31 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 5 earlier events

Dec 11, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Dec 21, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Jan 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Mar 11, 2026

Interview Requested

Mar 17, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Mar 17, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Mar 20, 2026

Response Filed

May 07, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/959,854

Patent 12673187

FLEXIBLE MANIPULATOR

3y 9m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/588,538

Patent 12642483

Blunt Force Sensor Array

4y 4m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

17/791,089

Patent 12521065

SOCK WITH PRESSURE SENSOR GRID FOR USE WITH TENSIONER TOOL

3y 6m to grant Granted Jan 13, 2026

17/729,076

Patent 12490961

MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS

3y 7m to grant Granted Dec 09, 2025

17/673,878

Patent 12408863

SPINAL ALIGNMENT-ESTIMATING APPARATUS, SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING SPINAL ALIGNMENT, METHOD FOR ESTIMATING SPINAL ALIGNMENT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING SPINAL ALIGNMENT

3y 6m to grant Granted Sep 09, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

4-5

Expected OA Rounds

29%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+68.7%)

3y 8m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 31 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.