Last updated: July 12, 2026

Application No. 18/077,722

Untitled Application

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Filed

Examiner

NGUYEN, THE HY

Art Unit

Tech Center

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

Assignee

Meta Platforms Technologies LLC

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +31.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 74% grant rate with +31.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 321 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

NGUYEN, THE HY View full profile →

Grants 74% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

239 granted / 321 resolved

+14.5% vs TC avg

Strong +32% interview lift

Without

With

+31.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

28 currently pending

Career history

353

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.3%

-39.7% vs TC avg

§103

91.0%

+51.0% vs TC avg

§102

4.0%

-36.0% vs TC avg

§112

3.3%

-36.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 321 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 18, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Sep 16, 2025

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Sep 16, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Sep 18, 2025

Response Filed

Oct 23, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jan 23, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jan 29, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/121,335

Patent 12671523

DATA RETRANSMISSION METHOD AND ACCESS POINT DEVICE

3y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/495,217

Patent 12672061

ELECTRONIC DEVICE TRANSMITTING UE ASSISTANCE INFORMATION MESSAGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/314,399

Patent 12659099

ENVELOPE TRACKING USING DUAL TONES

3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/216,076

Patent 12647833

ON-DEMAND GUARANTEED BANDWIDTH WI-FI CONNECTION OVER A CABLE NETWORK

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

17/593,495

Patent 12641498

Synchronization for Low-Layer based Mobility Management

4y 8m to grant Granted May 26, 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

74%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+31.8%)

2y 8m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 321 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.