Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 17/823,206

Crowd-Sourced Continuous Update Data Collection for Automotive Applications

Final Rejection

Filed

Aug 30, 2022

Priority

Sep 02, 2021 — provisional 63/240,248

Examiner

KENDALL, CHUCK O

Art Unit

2192

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Aptiv Technologies AG

OA Round

5 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +7.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 87% grant rate with +7.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 920 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

KENDALL, CHUCK O View full profile →

Grants 87% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

801 granted / 920 resolved

+32.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +7% lift

Without

With

+7.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 11m

Avg Prosecution

15 currently pending

Career history

941

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

7.6%

-32.4% vs TC avg

§103

27.9%

-12.1% vs TC avg

§102

51.3%

+11.3% vs TC avg

§112

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 920 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 8 earlier events

Jun 10, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Sep 24, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Sep 24, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Oct 09, 2025

Response Filed

Jan 14, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Apr 13, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Apr 20, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 02, 2026

Non-Final Rejection (signed) (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/175,488

Patent 12632367

HARDWARE RELIABILITY DIAGNOSTICS AND FAILURE DETECTION VIA PARALLEL SOFTWARE COMPUTATION AND COMPARE

5y 3m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/941,889

Patent 12632246

DEPLOYING PATCHES VIA RPMS

3y 8m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/948,425

Patent 12632234

AUTOMATICALLY REPLACING CODE IN PROGRAM THAT MANIPULATES TWO VECTORS OF DATA TO IMPROVE EXECUTION TIME

3y 8m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/083,117

Patent 12632240

DEPLOYING ASSETS

3y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/147,407

Patent 12619417

IN SERVICE UPGRADE OF RADIO ACCESS NETWORK DISTRIBUTED UNIT OF A CELLULAR NETWORK

3y 4m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

6-7

Expected OA Rounds

87%

Grant Probability

94%

With Interview (+7.4%)

2y 11m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 920 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.