Last updated: August 30, 2026

Application No. 18/353,911

SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR REDUCING AMOUNT OF MID-COMPUTATION DATA TO BE STORED, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Final Rejection

Filed

Jul 18, 2023

Priority

Jul 29, 2022 — JP 2022-122014

Examiner

HONORE, EVEL NMN

Art Unit

2142

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Canon Inc.

OA Round

2 (Final)

This examiner grants 50% of cases after interview

— +21.7% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HONORE, EVEL NMN View full profile →

Grants 50% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

13 granted / 26 resolved

-5.0% vs TC avg

Strong +22% interview lift

Without

With

+21.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 2m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

36.1%

-3.9% vs TC avg

§103

56.5%

+16.5% vs TC avg

§102

6.4%

-33.6% vs TC avg

§112

0.7%

-39.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 26 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 18, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 06, 2026

Response Filed

Aug 19, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

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17/399,470

Patent 12566942

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4y 6m to grant Granted Mar 03, 2026

17/484,623

Patent 12547946

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4y 4m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

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Patent 12547906

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3y 11m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

50%

Grant Probability

72%

With Interview (+21.7%)

4y 2m (~1y 1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 26 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.