Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 18/466,534

MANAGING VENDOR OFFERS

Final Rejection

Filed

Sep 13, 2023

Priority

Oct 30, 2012 — CIP of 13/664,079 +2 more

Examiner

SPAR, ILANA L

Art Unit

3622

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Ycs Group LLC

OA Round

4 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +28.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 45% grant rate with +28.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 353 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 45% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

160 granted / 353 resolved

-6.7% vs TC avg

Strong +28% interview lift

Without

With

+28.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 7m

Avg Prosecution

21 currently pending

Career history

386

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.0%

-36.0% vs TC avg

§103

84.6%

+44.6% vs TC avg

§102

8.7%

-31.3% vs TC avg

§112

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 353 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 9 earlier events

May 07, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Aug 13, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Aug 18, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Sep 11, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Oct 14, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Oct 14, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Mar 05, 2026

Response Filed

May 26, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/496,700

Patent 12614142

EFFICIENT OPTIMAL FACILITY LOCATION DETERMINATION METHOD FOR CONVEX POSITION DEMAND POINT

2y 6m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

13/266,117

Patent 9234927

MEASURING INSTRUMENT AND MEASURING METHOD FEATURING DYNAMIC CHANNEL ALLOCATION

3y 12m to grant Granted Jan 12, 2016

14/208,624

Patent 9236006

DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME

1y 10m to grant Granted Jan 12, 2016

13/395,842

Patent 9214112

DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD

3y 9m to grant Granted Dec 15, 2015

13/826,834

Patent 9208708

ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

2y 8m to grant Granted Dec 08, 2015

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

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Prosecution Projections

5-6

Expected OA Rounds

45%

Grant Probability

74%

With Interview (+28.4%)

3y 7m (~11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 353 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.