Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 17/944,859

MACHINE LEARNING (ML) QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR DATA CURATION

Final Rejection

Filed

Sep 14, 2022

Priority

Jun 12, 2020 — provisional 63/038,358 +2 more

Examiner

DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP

Art Unit

2683

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Samasource Impact Sourcing Inc.

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +16.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 60% grant rate with +16.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 490 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP View full profile →

Grants 60% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

293 granted / 490 resolved

-2.2% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 6m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

517

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

94.7%

+54.7% vs TC avg

§102

3.2%

-36.8% vs TC avg

§112

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 490 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 14, 2022

Application Filed

Oct 08, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jan 06, 2026

Interview Requested

Jan 21, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jan 22, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Feb 03, 2026

Response Filed

Jun 04, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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3y 7m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/455,722

Patent 12671778

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR PROHIBITING NEW USER OF PRINTING DEVICE FROM ACCESSING USER INFORMATION OF FORMER USER

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/343,484

Patent 12664754

SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING USERS WITH COLOR BLINDNESS

2y 12m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/438,251

Patent 12641186

IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE READING CONTROL METHOD

2y 3m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/045,190

Patent 12618965

TUNED MEDICAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING

3y 6m 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

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

60%

Grant Probability

76%

With Interview (+16.5%)

3y 6m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 490 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.