Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 17/977,808

NEURAL NETWORKS FOR GENERATING EMOTIVE GESTURES FOR VIRTUAL AGENTS

Final Rejection

Filed

Oct 31, 2022

Priority

Oct 29, 2021 — provisional 63/263,295

Examiner

BRACERO, ANDREW ANGEL

Art Unit

2126

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +0.0% interview lift. Interview lift (+0.0%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BRACERO, ANDREW ANGEL View full profile →

Grants 100% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

9 granted / 9 resolved

+45.0% vs TC avg

Minimal +0% lift

Without

With

+0.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 6m

Avg Prosecution

14 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

100.0%

+60.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 9 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 31, 2022

Application Filed

Jul 30, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Nov 10, 2025

Response Filed

Feb 20, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/655,489

Patent 12619870

PROGRAMMABLE NON-LINEAR ACTIVATION ENGINE FOR NEURAL NETWORK ACCELERATION

4y 1m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 1 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

100%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+0.0%)

4y 6m (~11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 9 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.