Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 18/274,909

TRAVEL PLANNING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Final Rejection

Filed

Jul 28, 2023

Priority

Feb 01, 2021 — nonprovisional of PCTJP2021003513

Examiner

RINK, RYAN J

Art Unit

3619

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

NEC Corporation

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +10.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 78% grant rate with +10.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 475 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

RINK, RYAN J View full profile →

Grants 78% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

371 granted / 475 resolved

+26.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +11% lift

Without

With

+10.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

497

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§103

74.4%

+34.4% vs TC avg

§102

5.1%

-34.9% vs TC avg

§112

12.9%

-27.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 475 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 28, 2023

Application Filed

May 15, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 28, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 28, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Aug 11, 2025

Response Filed

Sep 09, 2025

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/699,302

Patent 12636795

CONTROL DEVICE

2y 1m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/693,667

Patent 12629824

TEACHING DEVICE AND ROBOT SYSTEM

2y 2m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/215,064

Patent 12625500

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS, MOBILE ROBOT

2y 10m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/443,724

Patent 12625487

Robotic Cosmetic Application Device with Machine Learning and User Preference Integration

2y 2m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/696,290

Patent 12623347

METHOD FOR THE SAFETY CONTROL, DURING DIRECT TEACHING, OF A ROBOTISED SYSTEM AND RELATIVE ROBOTISED SYSTEM

2y 1m to grant Granted May 12, 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

78%

Grant Probability

89%

With Interview (+10.7%)

2y 5m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 475 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.