Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/454,241

ABNORMAL NOISE DETECTION DEVICE, ELEVATOR DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 23, 2023

Priority

Feb 07, 2023 — JP 2023-017103

Examiner

ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 59% of cases after interview

— +36.5% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 118 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 59% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

70 granted / 118 resolved

-0.7% vs TC avg

Strong +36% interview lift

Without

With

+36.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 6m

Avg Prosecution

4 currently pending

Career history

124

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

§103

61.0%

+21.0% vs TC avg

§102

34.8%

-5.2% vs TC avg

§112

1.7%

-38.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 118 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 23, 2023

Application Filed

May 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/234,481

Patent 12679693

REMOTE ELEVATOR DESTINATION DISPATCH AND AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SECURED BLE BEACONS AND SECURITY FALL-BACK

5y 2m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

17/431,431

Patent 12679692

ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE

4y 11m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

17/540,901

Patent 12609237

COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

4y 4m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

17/767,787

Patent 12603242

ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY EXTINGUISHING ARC

4y 0m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/455,682

Patent 12548709

COIL COMPONENT

4y 2m to grant Granted Feb 10, 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

59%

Grant Probability

96%

With Interview (+36.5%)

4y 6m (~1y 7m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 118 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.