Last updated: July 28, 2026

Application No. 18/287,808

PHYSICS AWARE TRAINING FOR DEEP PHYSICAL NEURAL NETWORKS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 20, 2023

Priority

Apr 22, 2021 — provisional 63/178,318 +1 more

Examiner

WOO, ISAAC M

Art Unit

2163

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

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 1292 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 91% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1181 granted / 1292 resolved

+36.4% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

1310

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.6%

-37.4% vs TC avg

§103

5.1%

-34.9% vs TC avg

§102

88.2%

+48.2% vs TC avg

§112

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1292 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 20, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 20, 2026

Response Filed

Jul 20, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 27, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 27, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12689710

INTERACTING WITH REAL-WORLD ITEMS AND CORRESPONDING DATABASES THROUGH A VIRTUAL TWIN REALITY

3y 2m to grant Granted Jul 21, 2026

18/350,716

Patent 12675739

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUGMENTATION AND FEATURE CACHE

2y 12m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/816,468

Patent 12670185

LEVERAGING EPISTEMIC CONFIDENCE FOR MULTI-MODAL FEATURE PROCESSING

3y 11m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/846,428

Patent 12664463

Multitask Machine-Learning Model Training and Training Data Augmentation

4y 0m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/870,350

Patent 12664151

DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

1y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 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

98%

With Interview (+6.3%)

2y 3m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1292 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.