Last updated: August 16, 2026

Application No. 17/748,987

PARALLEL AND SCALABLE COMPUTATION OF STRONGLY CONNECTED COMPONENTS IN A CIRCUIT DESIGN

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 19, 2022

Priority

Jun 02, 2021 — provisional 63/196,076

Examiner

OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS

Art Unit

2186

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Synopsys Inc.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +22.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 68% grant rate with +22.4% 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

OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS View full profile →

Grants 68% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

356 granted / 526 resolved

+12.7% vs TC avg

Strong +22% interview lift

Without

With

+22.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 11m

Avg Prosecution

43 currently pending

Career history

567

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

23.3%

-16.7% vs TC avg

§103

39.5%

-0.5% vs TC avg

§102

6.2%

-33.8% vs TC avg

§112

28.8%

-11.2% vs TC avg

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

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Jan 08, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jan 08, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jan 12, 2026

Response Filed

Mar 12, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Apr 27, 2026

Interview Requested

May 05, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

May 06, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 11, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/826,393

Patent 12584379

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTCHING A TARGET WELLBORE IN A SUBSURFACE FORMATION

3y 10m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

19/170,852

Patent 12566898

Associativity and Resolution of Computer-Based Models and Data

11m to grant Granted Mar 03, 2026

17/372,622

Patent 12468867

SIMULATION METHOD, SIMULATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE

4y 4m to grant Granted Nov 11, 2025

17/393,786

Patent 12419687

NASAL IMPLANT DESIGN METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PATIENT-CUSTOMIZED NASAL IMPLANT

4y 1m to grant Granted Sep 23, 2025

17/136,307

Patent 12379718

MODEL PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR BUILDING EQUIPMENT

4y 7m to grant Granted Aug 05, 2025

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

68%

Grant Probability

90%

With Interview (+22.4%)

3y 11m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

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