Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/410,101

AUTOMATIC SNAPSHOT CREATION IN VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 11, 2024

Examiner

HO, ANDY

Art Unit

2194

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +7.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 92% grant rate with +7.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1025 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 92% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

938 granted / 1025 resolved

+36.5% vs TC avg

Moderate +8% lift

Without

With

+7.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

11 currently pending

Career history

1036

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

13.4%

-26.6% vs TC avg

§103

26.2%

-13.8% vs TC avg

§102

31.9%

-8.1% vs TC avg

§112

15.4%

-24.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1025 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 11, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 03, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 25, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 01, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 02, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR API FORGE ACCELERATOR

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/295,289

Patent 12670041

REALTIME CONTEXTUAL EVENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

3y 2m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/952,955

Patent 12645480

COMMUNICATION METHOD BETWEEN VIRTUAL MACHINES USING MAILBOXES, SYSTEM-ON-CHIP PERFORMING THE COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME

3y 8m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/366,555

Patent 12645501

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EDGE RESOURCE DEMAND LOAD SCHEDULING

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/371,173

Patent 12645636

TIME MULTIPLEXING TECHNIQUE TO TRANSFORM SINGLE CORE PROCESSOR IN A MULTICORE PROCESSOR

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 02, 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

92%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+7.6%)

2y 6m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1025 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.