Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/217,929

AUTOMATED MACHINE LEARNING PRE-TRAINED MODEL SELECTOR

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 03, 2023

Priority

Jan 30, 2019 — continuation of 11/763,154

Examiner

CHEN, ALAN S

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Amazon Technologies Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 91% grant rate with +6.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

CHEN, ALAN S View full profile →

Grants 91% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1037 granted / 1138 resolved

+31.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

33 currently pending

Career history

1163

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

7.8%

-32.2% vs TC avg

§103

31.5%

-8.5% vs TC avg

§102

41.2%

+1.2% vs TC avg

§112

12.8%

-27.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1138 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 03, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 15, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 10, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 10, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/087,357

Patent 12682225

CLIFFORD NEURAL LAYERS FOR MULTIVECTOR SYSTEM MODELING

3y 6m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/107,806

Patent 12682209

NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD FOR NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM

3y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

17/987,535

Patent 12676221

METHODS FOR AUTOMATED THERAPY AND BIOACTIVE DISCOVERY AND FOR AUTOMATED THERAPY AND BIOACTIVE DELIVERY

3y 7m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/008,808

Patent 12675707

DATA REAL-TIME MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING

3y 7m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/643,736

Patent 12670356

GENERATING REPRESENTATIONS OF INPUT SEQUENCES USING NEURAL NETWORKS

4y 6m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

91%

Grant Probability

97%

With Interview (+6.3%)

2y 9m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1138 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.