Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 18/144,867

FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND FORCE CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME

Final Rejection

Filed

May 09, 2023

Examiner

BETIT, JACOB F

Art Unit

3784

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

Chang Yow Technologies International Co. Ltd.

OA Round

2 (Final)

This examiner grants 37% of cases after interview

— +16.7% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 165 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 37% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

61 granted / 165 resolved

-33.0% vs TC avg

Strong +17% interview lift

Without

With

+16.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 1m

Avg Prosecution

72 currently pending

Career history

214

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

5.9%

-34.1% vs TC avg

§103

69.6%

+29.6% vs TC avg

§102

13.1%

-26.9% vs TC avg

§112

10.5%

-29.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 165 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 09, 2023

Application Filed

Dec 11, 2024

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Mar 03, 2025

Response Filed

Sep 11, 2025

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

13/901,272

Patent 9339688

CORE EXERCISE APPARATUS

2y 12m to grant Granted May 17, 2016

13/471,296

Patent 9043275

DATA SYNCHRONIZATION USING STRING MATCHING

3y 0m to grant Granted May 26, 2015

13/644,747

Patent 9026539

RANKING SUPERVISED HASHING

2y 7m to grant Granted May 05, 2015

13/630,138

Patent 9020954

RANKING SUPERVISED HASHING

2y 7m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2015

12/763,931

Patent 8819054

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

4y 4m to grant Granted Aug 26, 2014

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

37%

Grant Probability

54%

With Interview (+16.7%)

4y 1m (~1y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 165 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.