Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/482,033

MONEY STORAGE DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 06, 2023

Priority

Jan 13, 2023 — JP 2023-003517

Examiner

SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

Art Unit

3619

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 55% of cases after interview

— +15.7% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 892 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN View full profile →

Grants 55% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

491 granted / 892 resolved

+3.0% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+15.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 6m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

934

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.3%

-39.7% vs TC avg

§103

85.3%

+45.3% vs TC avg

§102

7.3%

-32.7% vs TC avg

§112

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 892 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 06, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 13, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/578,497

Patent 12633188

MONEY HANDLING METHOD AND MONEY HANDLING SYSTEM

4y 4m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/699,177

Patent 12633187

PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE

4y 2m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/769,838

Patent 12626558

COIN DEPOSIT PROCESSOR

4y 0m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/337,357

Patent 12583542

BICYCLE PARKING DEVICE

2y 9m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

17/622,940

Patent 12567298

A COIN FEEDING UNIT, A MODULE COMPRISING SAID COIN FEEDING UNIT, AND A COIN HANDLING MACHINE

4y 2m to grant Granted Mar 03, 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

55%

Grant Probability

71%

With Interview (+15.7%)

3y 6m (~9m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 892 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.