Last updated: August 17, 2026

Application No. 18/374,868

USER INTERFACE THAT PRE-POPULATES ITEMS IN AN ORDER MODULE FOR A USER OF AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM USING A PREDICTION MODEL

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 29, 2023

Priority

Apr 16, 2021 — continuation of 11/810,170

Examiner

BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE

Art Unit

3624

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Maplebear Inc.

OA Round

4 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +26.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 23% grant rate with +26.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 363 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE View full profile →

Grants only 23% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

82 granted / 363 resolved

-29.4% vs TC avg

Strong +27% interview lift

Without

With

+26.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 10m

Avg Prosecution

33 currently pending

Career history

408

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

39.3%

-0.7% vs TC avg

§103

44.6%

+4.6% vs TC avg

§102

9.8%

-30.2% vs TC avg

§112

5.5%

-34.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 363 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 10 earlier events

Aug 13, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Aug 26, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jan 23, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jan 23, 2026

Notice of Allowance

Mar 16, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 15, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jul 20, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/461,508

Patent 12499469

DATA ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE OFFERS MADE TO CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS

4y 3m to grant Granted Dec 16, 2025

17/740,307

Patent 12499460

INFORMATION DELIVERY METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 7m to grant Granted Dec 16, 2025

17/362,181

Patent 12282930

USING A PICTURE TO GENERATE A SALES LEAD

3y 9m to grant Granted Apr 22, 2025

17/073,274

Patent 12236377

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING AND HANDOVER BETWEEN ONE OR MORE INTELLIGENT CONVERSATIONAL AGENTS

4y 4m to grant Granted Feb 25, 2025

17/877,834

Patent 12147927

Machine Learning System and Method for Predicting Caregiver Attrition

2y 3m to grant Granted Nov 19, 2024

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

4-5

Expected OA Rounds

23%

Grant Probability

49%

With Interview (+26.7%)

3y 10m (~1y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 363 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.

USER INTERFACE THAT PRE-POPULATES ITEMS IN AN ORDER MODULE FOR A USER OF AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM USING A PREDICTION MODEL

Interview Optional

Examiner Intelligence

Statute-Specific Performance

Prosecution Timeline

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

Strategy Recommendation AI-generated — please review before filing

Prosecution Projections

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