Last updated: August 14, 2026

Application No. 18/243,881

SEARCH ACTIVITY PREDICTION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 08, 2023

Priority

Oct 21, 2011 — provisional 61/550,371 +1 more

Examiner

LE, HUNG D

Art Unit

2161

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Recorded Future Inc.

OA Round

5 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.2% interview lift. Interview lift (+6.2%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 1092 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LE, HUNG D View full profile →

Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

984 granted / 1092 resolved

+35.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 4m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

1115

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

14.0%

-26.0% vs TC avg

§103

41.3%

+1.3% vs TC avg

§102

20.5%

-19.5% vs TC avg

§112

8.2%

-31.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1092 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 7 earlier events

May 22, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Oct 22, 2025

Response Filed

Oct 22, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Oct 29, 2025

Response Filed

Dec 16, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jun 16, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jun 18, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 31, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 1m to grant Granted Jul 28, 2026

18/319,395

Patent 12682286

GENERATING OPPORTUNITY PROFILE INSIGHTS

3y 1m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/664,014

Patent 12681999

Permissions-Aware Search with User Suggested Results and Document Verification

2y 2m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/769,269

Patent 12681934

Efficient Merging of Tabular Data with Post-Processing Compaction

2y 0m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

5-6

Expected OA Rounds

90%

Grant Probability

96%

With Interview (+6.2%)

2y 4m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 1092 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.