Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/472,887

SURVEY ABANDONMENT PREDICTION MODEL

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 22, 2023

Examiner

LE, HUNG D

Art Unit

2161

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +6.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1083 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LE, HUNG D View full profile →

Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

977 granted / 1083 resolved

+35.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 4m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

1113

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

5.1%

-34.9% vs TC avg

§103

61.6%

+21.6% vs TC avg

§102

14.6%

-25.4% vs TC avg

§112

7.2%

-32.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1083 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 22, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 01, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Apr 16, 2026

Interview Requested

May 12, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

May 12, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR GENERATING PRODUCT BASED PROMPT

2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/678,700

Patent 12645546

METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR BACKING UP DATA AND RECOVERING DATA

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

19/019,389

Patent 12645716

AUTOMATED CONTENT CREATION AND CONTENT SERVICES FOR COLLABORATION PLATFORMS

1y 4m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/934,068

Patent 12639313

OFFLOADING GRAPH COMPONENTS TO PERSISTENT STORAGE FOR REDUCING RESIDENT MEMORY IN DISTRIBUTED GRAPH PROCESSING

1y 6m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

19/084,069

Patent 12639309

ENHANCING RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION ACCURACY

1y 2m to grant Granted May 26, 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

90%

Grant Probability

96%

With Interview (+6.1%)

2y 4m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1083 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.