Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 17/967,279

APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATRIX MULTIPLICATION REUSING MULTIPLY ACCUMULATE OPERATION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 17, 2022

Priority

Oct 19, 2021 — RE 10-2021-0139115

Examiner

LE, PHAT NGOC

Art Unit

2182

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +0.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 70% grant rate with +0.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LE, PHAT NGOC View full profile →

Grants 70% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

7 granted / 10 resolved

+15.0% vs TC avg

Minimal +0% lift

Without

With

+0.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 2m

Avg Prosecution

21 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

23.8%

-16.2% vs TC avg

§103

61.4%

+21.4% vs TC avg

§102

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

§112

12.9%

-27.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 10 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 17, 2022

Application Filed

Apr 15, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 26, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 26, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/543,492

Patent 12613675

AI CALCULATION CIRCUIT

4y 4m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

17/450,815

Patent 12541340

ACCUMULATOR FOR DIGITAL COMPUTATION-IN-MEMORY ARCHITECTURES

4y 3m to grant Granted Feb 03, 2026

17/613,932

Patent 12499175

MATRIX MULTIPLICATION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON WINOGRAD ALGORITHM

4y 0m to grant Granted Dec 16, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 3 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

70%

Grant Probability

70%

With Interview (+0.0%)

4y 2m (~5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 10 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.