Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/468,603

NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 15, 2023

Examiner

TRAN, QUOC A

Art Unit

2145

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +28.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 81% grant rate with +28.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 749 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 81% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

604 granted / 749 resolved

+25.6% vs TC avg

Strong +29% interview lift

Without

With

+28.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

14 currently pending

Career history

764

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.5%

-36.5% vs TC avg

§103

86.4%

+46.4% vs TC avg

§102

3.1%

-36.9% vs TC avg

§112

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 749 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 15, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 10, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 24, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 24, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

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3y 7m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/823,772

Patent 12645960

LEARNING APPARATUS, METHOD AND INFERENCE APPARATUS

3y 9m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/299,875

Patent 12645999

REWRITING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/322,777

Patent 12639606

RF SIGNAL CLASSIFICATION DEVICE INCORPORATING QUANTUM COMPUTING WITH GAME THEORETIC OPTIMIZATION AND RELATED METHODS

3y 0m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/012,939

Patent 12626510

VIDEO DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND RELEVANT ASSEMBLIES

3y 4m to grant Granted May 12, 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

81%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+28.9%)

3y 3m (~6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 749 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.