Last updated: October 27, 2026

Application No. 18/436,982

BFLOAT16 COMPARISON INSTRUCTIONS

Final Rejection

Filed

Feb 08, 2024

Priority

Aug 31, 2021 — continuation of 17/463,410

Examiner

HUISMAN, DAVID J

Art Unit

2183

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Intel Corporation

OA Round

2 (Final)

This examiner grants 58% of cases after interview

— +34.1% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 688 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HUISMAN, DAVID J View full profile →

Grants 58% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

397 granted / 688 resolved

+2.7% vs TC avg

Strong +34% interview lift

Without

With

+34.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 8m

Avg Prosecution

39 currently pending

Career history

783

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

6.6%

-33.4% vs TC avg

§103

34.9%

-5.1% vs TC avg

§102

19.8%

-20.2% vs TC avg

§112

32.3%

-7.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 688 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Feb 08, 2024

Application Filed

May 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Aug 05, 2026

Response Filed

Oct 20, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/207,056

Patent 12761922

REPLICATING LOGIC BLOCKS TO ENABLE INCREASED THROUGHPUT WITH SEQUENTIAL ENABLING OF INPUT REGISTER BLOCKS

3y 4m to grant Granted Oct 13, 2026

18/301,776

Patent 12754739

DATAFLOW-BASED GENERAL-PURPOSE PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURES WITH FEEDFORWARD REGISTER LANES

3y 5m to grant Granted Oct 06, 2026

18/120,929

Patent 12737304

DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRIORITIZING ENTRIES OF AN INSTRUCTION FETCH RESOURCE

3y 6m to grant Granted Sep 15, 2026

17/076,280

Patent 12730644

MECHANISM FOR EFFICIENT MASSIVELY-CONCURRENT CONDITIONAL COMPUTATION

5y 10m to grant Granted Sep 08, 2026

16/892,202

Patent 12717582

HIERARCHICAL THREAD SCHEDULING

6y 2m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

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

Strategy Recommendation AI-generated — please review before filing

Get a prosecution strategy drawn from examiner precedents, rejection analysis, and claim mapping.

Typically takes 5-10 seconds — AI-generated, attorney review required before filing

Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

58%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+34.1%)

4y 8m (~1y 11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 688 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.