Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/289,173

INCORPORATION OF DECISION TREES IN A NEURAL NETWORK

Non-Final OA

Filed

Nov 01, 2023

Priority

May 10, 2021 — nonprovisional of PCTUS2021031636

Examiner

JONES, CHARLES JEFFREY

Art Unit

2122

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Google LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 26% of cases after interview

— +26.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 19 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 26% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

5 granted / 19 resolved

-28.7% vs TC avg

Strong +26% interview lift

Without

With

+26.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 0m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

12.8%

-27.2% vs TC avg

§103

72.6%

+32.6% vs TC avg

§102

13.7%

-26.3% vs TC avg

§112

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 19 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Nov 01, 2023

Application Filed

May 26, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/206,164

Patent 12645930

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRAINING LOW BIT-PRECISION DEEP NEURAL NETWORK

5y 2m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

17/407,770

Patent 12582959

DATA GENERATION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND LEARNING DEVICE AND METHOD

4y 7m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

17/519,815

Patent 12380333

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING NETWORK MODEL FOR DEEP LEARNING, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 9m to grant Granted Aug 05, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 3 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

26%

Grant Probability

52%

With Interview (+26.2%)

4y 0m (~1y 3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 19 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.