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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/241,166

TIME SERIES MODELING PREDICTIONS USING PARTIAL HISTORY

Non-Final OA §101
Filed
Aug 31, 2023
Examiner
LAM, VINH TANG
Art Unit
2628
Tech Center
2600 — Communications
Assignee
Datarobot Inc.
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
72%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
2y 8m
To Grant
81%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 72% — above average
72%
Career Allow Rate
471 granted / 655 resolved
+9.9% vs TC avg
Moderate +9% lift
Without
With
+9.2%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 8m
Avg Prosecution
25 currently pending
Career history
680
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
2.0%
-38.0% vs TC avg
§103
47.4%
+7.4% vs TC avg
§102
31.5%
-8.5% vs TC avg
§112
14.3%
-25.7% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 655 resolved cases

Office Action

§101
DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101 35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows: Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. 2. Claim(s) 19-20 does/do not fall within at least one of the four categories of patent eligible subject matter because : The claim(s) does/do not fall within at least one of the four categories of patent eligible subject matter of a process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter. The “ computer readable medium ” is given a broadest reasonable interpretation to encompass transitory signal per se. To overcome rejection, the claim must be recited to include “ non-transitory computer readable medium ” that explicitly exclude s “transitory signal”. Such amendment would NOT consider as new matter by the Examiner. Allowable Subject Matter 3 . Claim(s) 1-18 is/are allowed. 4 . The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: Shama et al. (US PGPUB./Pat. No. 11768915 ) teach a system, method, and computer program are provided for anomaly detection in time-series data with mixed seasonality. In use, time-series data of a mixed seasonality type is received. Additionally, the time-series data is segmented, by a defined unit of time, to form a plurality of time-series data segments. Further, the plurality of time-series data segments are processed to determine one or more patterns across the plurality of time-series data segments. Still yet, the one or more patterns are stored and used to perform pattern matching for an input time-series. Dharmalingam (US PGPUB./Pat. No. 20210319008 ) teach t echniques are disclosed relating to determining a predicted time interval for querying a database beginning at a starting point in time to retrieve a specified number of records. A computer system receives a request for records from a database that stores timestamped records, where the request is for a specified number of records beginning at a starting point in time. The computer system then determines a predicted time interval for querying the database beginning at the starting point in time to retrieve the specified number of records, where the predicted time interval may be determined by a machine learning module that is trained using historical database transaction data. Such techniques may advantageously improve the efficiency of individual queries in fetching a desired amount of data from a database for applications. The subject matter of the claim(s) that could neither be found/suggested nor obviously combinable in the prior arts of record. The subject matter was a device/method including “… an indication of a first series associated with one or more time stamps before a prediction time stamp indicating a start time of a prediction range; segment a first time period associated with the first series into a second time period bounded by a first time stamp within the first time period and a second time stamp within the first time period and later than the first time stamp, and into a third time period bounded by a third time stamp within the first time period and later than the second timestamp and a fourth time stamp within the first time period and later than the third time stamp; determine a first metric associated with the third time period and based on one or more first data points of a training data set associated with the first series and having time stamps bounded by the first time stamp and the second time stamp within the second time period; generate one or more data points within the third time period based on the first metric; generate, based on a model using machine learning and input comprising the data points generated within the third time period, one or more data points corresponding to a performance of a second series subsequent to the prediction time stamp present, via the user interface, a first presentation that indicates the performance of the second series subsequent to the prediction time stamp in a coordinate space including the third time period; and present, via the user interface, a second presentation that indicates a region in the coordinate space including the third time period, the region corresponding to the performance of the second series subsequent to the prediction time stamp . ” (Claim 1 ; Claim 12 is similar), in combination with the other elements (or steps) of the device or apparatus and method recited in the claims. Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.” Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT VINH TANG LAM whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571) 270-3704 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM . Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice . If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, FILLIN "SPE Name?" \* MERGEFORMAT Nitin K Patel can be reached at FILLIN "SPE Phone?" \* MERGEFORMAT (571) 272-7677 . The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /VINH T LAM/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2628
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Prosecution Timeline

Aug 31, 2023
Application Filed
Mar 26, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §101 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
72%
Grant Probability
81%
With Interview (+9.2%)
2y 8m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
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