Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 17/721,478

DENTAL PRODUCTS AND PROCEDURES

Final Rejection

Filed

Apr 15, 2022

Priority

Feb 27, 2012 — provisional 61/634,370 +3 more

Examiner

LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D

Art Unit

3772

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

Bay Materials LLC

OA Round

6 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +9.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 79% grant rate with +9.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 819 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D View full profile →

Grants 79% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

645 granted / 819 resolved

+8.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +9% lift

Without

With

+9.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

38 currently pending

Career history

863

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

§103

51.5%

+11.5% vs TC avg

§102

13.4%

-26.6% vs TC avg

§112

28.0%

-12.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 819 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 9 earlier events

Feb 24, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jun 18, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 23, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Jun 25, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 26, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 31, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Dec 31, 2025

Response Filed

Apr 13, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/916,358

Patent 12648838

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3y 8m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/407,813

Patent 12648633

VISUALIZATION INTERFACE FOR TRACKING DEVICE POSITION RELATIVE TO FACE DURING EYE MAKEUP APPLICATION

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

17/969,766

Patent 12642629

ALIGNMENT STATE INDICATING APPARATUS AND METHOD

3y 7m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/628,289

Patent 12636127

MANDIBULAR OR MAXILLARY DEVICES HAVING A POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITE ACTIVELY CONTROLLED FOR HARD PALATE OR MANDIBULAR GROWTH

2y 1m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

7-8

Expected OA Rounds

79%

Grant Probability

88%

With Interview (+9.3%)

2y 7m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 819 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.