Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/285,578

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Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 04, 2023

Priority

Apr 06, 2021 — provisional 63/171,526 +2 more

Examiner

RAMESH, TIRUMALE K

Art Unit

2121

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Google LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 26% of cases after interview

— +22.1% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 26% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

12 granted / 46 resolved

-28.9% vs TC avg

Strong +22% interview lift

Without

With

+22.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 7m

Avg Prosecution

22 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.1%

-38.9% vs TC avg

§103

98.6%

+58.6% vs TC avg

§102

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 46 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 04, 2023

Application Filed

May 19, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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5y 12m to grant Granted Jan 06, 2026

17/136,054

Patent 12293284

META COOPERATIVE TRAINING PARADIGMS

4y 4m to grant Granted May 06, 2025

17/064,561

Patent 12229651

BLOCK-BASED INFERENCE METHOD FOR MEMORY-EFFICIENT CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION AND SYSTEM THEREOF

4y 4m to grant Granted Feb 18, 2025

17/039,178

Patent 12131244

HARDWARE-OPTIMIZED NEURAL ARCHITECTURE SEARCH

4y 1m to grant Granted Oct 29, 2024

16/844,335

Patent 11803745

TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FIREFIGHTING DATA

3y 6m to grant Granted Oct 31, 2023

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

26%

Grant Probability

48%

With Interview (+22.1%)

4y 7m (~1y 10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 46 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.